Anna Lapwood is disengaged

Maggie Smith and Carol Burnett We have all seen the tributes to Dame Maggie Smith  who died last month aged almost 90.   Carol Burnett, now 93, is an American comedian, actress, and singer, a grande dame […]

The tenor Nicky Spence, subject of the second Lebrecht Interview at 2145 tomorrow night on BBC Radio, had a turbulent childhood which stabilised only when his mother moved with him to Scotland. He started singing, […]

The death has been made known of Alan Grieve, CBE, founder of the Jerwood Foundation which in 34 years gave away an eight-figure sum to visual and performing arts in the UK. He never bothered […]