Michael Henderson

A familiar Ring

29 April 2017 9:00 am

Herbert von Karajan established the Easter Festival in Salzburg 50 years ago with a production of Die Walküre that is…

The ghastly truth

4 February 2017 9:00 am

Paul Johnson once wrote that the ability to say ‘really’ in 12 different ways was the birthright of every true…

The ghastly truth

2 February 2017 3:00 pm

Paul Johnson once wrote that the ability to say ‘really’ in 12 different ways was the birthright of every true…

The ghastly truth

2 February 2017 3:00 pm

Paul Johnson once wrote that the ability to say ‘really’ in 12 different ways was the birthright of every true…

Hit for six

7 January 2017 9:00 am

Frankie Howerd, the great, if troubled, comedian, was once asked whether he enjoyed performing. ‘I enjoy having performed,’ he replied.…

A pint of Landlord

8 October 2016 9:00 am

Down a lane in Keighley, in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, they brew the greatest ale in the world.…

Beer testing in 1937

A pint of Landlord

6 October 2016 2:00 pm

Down a lane in Keighley, in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, they brew the greatest ale in the world.…

Munich notebook

6 August 2016 9:00 am

It has been a strange week in Munich; a week of deceptively cool mornings, afternoons hot enough to fry eggs…

Being the best

24 July 2014 1:00 pm

This time last year, England’s cricketers were 2-0 up against Australia, two thirds of the way towards their third consecutive…

Farewell, Claudio Abbado

23 January 2014 3:00 pm

Fellini’s credo ‘the visionary is the only true realist’ could also be applied to the life of Claudio Abbado, who…

Farewell, Claudio Abbado

23 January 2014 3:00 pm

Fellini’s credo ‘the visionary is the only true realist’ could also be applied to the life of Claudio Abbado, who…

The pity of war

19 September 2013 1:00 pm

Of all folk memories the Blitz remains one of the most enduring. In the autumn of 1940 the Luftwaffe strafed…

The pity of war

19 September 2013 1:00 pm

Of all folk memories the Blitz remains one of the most enduring. In the autumn of 1940 the Luftwaffe strafed…

Bracing Beethoven

11 April 2013 1:00 pm

Established 32 years ago in Salzburg, the Hagen Quartet can fairly be described as venerable. It may be said equally…

Bracing Beethoven

11 April 2013 1:00 pm

Established 32 years ago in Salzburg, the Hagen Quartet can fairly be described as venerable. It may be said equally…