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Celebrating Shostakovich

Michael Kennedy A lthough the 100th anniversary of Shostakovich’s birth is still six months away, Manchester staged a six-week celebration in January and February encompassing......

Mad Days

Peter Phillips M usic festivals, like any public undertaking to do with ‘art’, put their planners on their mettle. As much creative thought can go into the format and the......

Exploding Myths

Ursula Buchan I have been talking tosh. Well, not entire tosh, but certainly substantial dollops of wishful thinking and airy, groundless supposition. I have come to this......