In classical music, Victor Hochhauser orchestrated Britain

Norman Lebrecht remembers the extraordinary impresario, who has died aged 95

In praise of Noam Sheriff, the composer who was an Israeli trailblazer

Norman Lebrecht pays tribute to the first local-born composer to have work performed by the Israel Philharmonic

The new director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra must recapture the young

Twenty-nine year-old Lava Shani's appointment, which skips two generations, will rejuvenate an orchestra that has been coasting for years

It was the start of a human disaster


Norman Lebrecht gives a personal account of life during the Six Day War

Tax bill that fell short by a tenor

No regrets over our battle with Ken the dissimulator

Review: Orchestra of Exiles

Serenade to a new life

Point and counterpoint

Norman Lebrecht questions claims of harmony.

Jewish conductor Petrenko signals new era for Berlin Philharmonic

Kirill Petrenko is the first Jew to lead what was once the ‘Nazi orchestra’

Compose yourself, Daniel: an open letter

Norman Lebrecht writes a regretful open letter to the conductor Daniel Barenboim

To be a Jew here is no longer a statement of pride. For my family, this is the end of history

A perfectly harmonious Hebrew

We prefer a life in letters to a biography

Detecting a nasty side to Maigret

A fear of foreigners pervades the Daily Mail

In praise of Verdi, the musical mensch

Beautiful music does not drown out shameful history of the past