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Blogs - James Inverne

Dame Janet Baker's speech from the Gramophone Awards

Transcribed, one of the most quietly moving speeches the awards has witnessed

Hilary Hahn interviews a fish

The leading violinist (presumably) turns satirist

ENO’s The Passenger disappoints

A Holocaust opera sadly isn’t up to the task

Philadelphia Orchestra, at the Proms with a point to prove

A great orchestra returns, in more ways than one

Israel Philharmonic triumphs despite protests

Mehta's players have audience on their side

Semyon Bychkov's non-Verdian Verdi at the Proms

A riveting but unusual Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall

Discovering Colin Davis's Nielsen in Aix

Adventures of a couple sitting next to me in the stalls

Why Gidon Kremer is wrong to moan about Verbier

The star violinist criticises festival's showcasing of stars

A triumph in Aix-en-Provence

Natalie Dessay's first European Violetta reviewed

A visit to Aix-en-Provence

Notes from a French festival that balances tradition and reinvention