Proms 2023He was mentored by Ligeti, too shy to meet Beckett, and half of one of the greatest ever musical and romantic partnerships. As his opera arrives at the Proms, the avant garde master gives a rare interview
György Kurtág is not speaking metaphorically when he says he is quite content to spend the time he has left “living on Ligeti street”. He is with a small crowd gathered outside the Budapest Music Centre – in which he also resides – for the renaming ceremony of the road on which it stands. Read More...
PhotographyHe may have been a nasty, detestable person – but John Deakin's portraits of Soho characters and artists changed photography The boozer who bottled bohemia: John Deakin's photographs of bygone Soho – in pictures
George Melly called him a "vicious little drunk of such inventive malice and implacable bitchiness that it's surprising he didn't choke on his own venom". Woolworths heiress Barbara Hutton described him as "the second nastiest man I've ever met" Read More...
Isle of Man TT This article is more than 7 months oldSpanish motorcycle rider Raul Torras Martinez dies at Isle of Man TT racesThis article is more than 7 months oldExperienced TT competitor had taken part in 21 races46-year-old’s death is 267th fatality in history of eventSpanish motorcycle rider Raul Torras Martinez died in a crash during the Isle of Man TT races on Tuesday night, organisers said in a statement. Read More...
