The box office cannot be the measure of good art
Public subsidy is vital if a wide range of arts are to flourish, says Ivan Hewett
Public subsidy is vital if a wide range of arts are to flourish, says Ivan Hewett
Mixed playing and irksome postmodern humour meant that these distinguished visitors undersold themselves, says Ivan Hewett
Art might inpire silent rapture but it also teaches us how to listen and talk to each other, says Ivan Hewett
The famous violinist doesn't deserve the indignation she's faced for her actions, says Ivan Hewett
New technology has made great culture available to everyone, yet there is a downside, says Ivan Hewett
This fabulous production of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate was a joy from start to finish, says Ivan Hewett
The sheer vividness of the performance of Handel's work won me over, says Ivan Hewett
A rewarding evening of American film and theatre music was lifted onto a different plane by an amazingly exuberant reinterpretation of Gershwin, says Ivan Hewett
Tippett's Priam or Britten's Requiem? - Ivan Hewett knows which he prefers
Christian Tetzlaff is not the austere virtuoso he seems to be, says Ivan Hewett.