Martha Argerich, 83 today, plays Prokofiev in Hiroshima

With Ryanair, it’s almost as if they go to work each day wondering how to inflict more distress on their passengers. This just in from the violinist Esther Abrami: Today I was refused boarding on […]

Puccini’s adaptation of the novel by Abbé Prévost had a complicated gestation. An alarmingly long list of librettists attempted to satisfy the composer’s demands in terms of dramatic structure and fine verbal detail. Was Puccini […]

Holy Cow – Rijksmuseum Click here to watch Here’s a charming and quirky little video about a little-known aspect of the artworks in this great museum in Amsterdam – its cows. Friso Lammertse, Curator of […]