Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn

Pictures have reached us from Friday night’s John Williams concert at the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Walt Disney Hall. The veteran composer, 93, made what was described as a ‘surprise appearance’ after a performance of […]

The classical guitar world is in mourning for Valérie Duchâteau, who died today of cancer. In addition to her international career, Valérie was joint director of Guitare Classique magazine with her husband, Jean-Jacques Voisin. She […]

What did Vermeer’s Woman Reading a Letter learn from the correspondence? What is Rembrandt’s Night Watch talking about just before marching out? And who will catch the maiden’s slipper in Fragonard’s The Swing? The Secret Life of Paintings is a unique […]