Rejoice that Hyperion’s impeccable back catalogue is finally available to stream
At the beginning of the 1980s a former ice-cream salesman called Ted Perry drove a London minicab to raise money…
So which Naomi do you think I am? The saga of Klein vs Wolf
Naomi Klein had got used to being confused with Naomi Wolf. Then Covid hit and it was no longer a joke
Why I had to let go of my late sister’s house
Why I had to let go of my late sister’s house
Why is this genius playing to a half-empty Royal Albert Hall? Benjamin Grosvenor Prom reviewed
There were times during last Friday’s First Night of the Proms when it felt as if we’d been transported back…
Has the Vatican abandoned beauty?
Has the Vatican abandoned beauty?
The search for the next pontiff is turning ugly
The search for the next pontiff is turning ugly
The greatest female composer you’ve never heard of
One of the most intriguing piano concertos of the late 19th century is unknown to the public – and no…
The coronation music was – mostly – a triumph
Sir Hubert Parry was upgraded from knight bachelor to baronet by King Edward VII in 1902, and my goodness he…
Discover who wrote the catchy music for the coronation of the cannibal Emperor Bokassa
If being asked to write music for the coronation of a king is an honour, then doing it for an…
Inside America’s Satanist movement
The rise of America’s Satanists
How to lose friends and ghost people
The fine art of snubbing
Why does everyone hate Max Reger?
The German composer Max Reger, born 150 years ago next week, is mostly remembered today for countless elephantine fugues and…
The unknown German composer championed by Mahler
I was sceptical when the lady on the bus to Reading town centre told me that her father knew Liszt.…
Cardinal Pell’s righteous fury at the Vatican’s theological direction
Cardinal Pell, a former head of Vatican finances, does not criticise Pope Francis directly in the piece he’s written for…
Cardinal Zen’s conviction shows that no one is safe in Hong Kong
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the 90-year-old retired bishop of Hong Kong, has been convicted of failing to register a humanitarian…
King Charles III’s love of classical music
Damian Thompson on King Charles III’s love of classical music
Vatican II has always been seriously misunderstood
People no longer moan about most of the things that bothered them during my childhood. You don’t hear old folk…
Papal bull: the shame of the Vatican’s dealings with China
The shame of the Vatican’s ‘respectful dialogue’ with the CCP
Why Queen Elizabeth was a Presbyterian when she died
When the Queen died, she was actually a Presbyterian. That’s because she was in residence at Balmoral, and all British…
BBC radio has excelled itself over the past week
Listening to BBC Radios 3 and 4 over the past week has been like meeting an old friend who, after…
Why the Tories should gamble on Kemi Badenoch
There’s only one candidate for prime minister with the guts to dismantle the self-loathing culture of identity politics that is…
An intimate, lucid and unforgettable new James MacMillan work
On Tuesday night I was at the world première of a motet by Sir James MacMillan and I don’t think…
Pope Francis has betrayed Cardinal Zen
When Cardinal Joseph Zen, the 90-year-old former Bishop of Hong Kong, was arrested by Chinese authorities on Wednesday and charged…
