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Suna Erdem

Britain’s Oxford problem

For generations, the country has been run by the graduates of a single university. How can we protect public life from its over-confident, under-principled hordes?

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Rhapsody in Blue at 100: An ear tuned to the world

A century old, Rhapsody in Blue blends rhythms from the Black jazz age and from the Europe that George Gershwin left behind

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Marina Abramovic, Willem Dafoe and the killer opera that’s dividing audiences

The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas is framed around a catalogue of operatic demises

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The Ukraine orchestra that Putin can’t silence

Currently touring the UK, the NSOU’s Kyiv rehearsals are regularly interrupted by drone attacks

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Robbery with violins: Brexit’s assault on classical music

Britain’s young classical musicians find their futures have been stolen as Brexit wrecks their opportunities

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Where the Lennon meets Lenin

Ivo Josipović, Croatia’s former president and self-confessed Beatles obsessive, has composed his own opera about the murder of John Lennon

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The centenary no one wants to remember

The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne crushed hopes of a homeland for Turkey’s Armenian and Kurdish minorities. Today, hostilities remain

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Celebrating thirty years of classical music’s Davos

The world’s musical elite gather in Switzerland for the Verbier Festival to entertain and teach, rather than take over the world

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Sweden is finally joining Nato. What took them so long?

The Turkish president has finally seen sense and removed his veto over Swedish membership. But he wants something in return

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The plight at the end of the tunnel for Greece

The country thought it was finally putting the financial crisis behind it. But a fatal train crash has thrown the general election into doubt

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Claim that tune: When Puccini sued Al Jolson

The recent Ed Sheeran plagiarism court case revives the old question of where music really comes from

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What will come after Erdoğan?

Only one thing has united Turkey’s fractious opposition – hatred of the president. Now they may inherit his financial crisis

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Will Finland’s Dancing Queen lose her crown?

The world loves Sanna Marin, but as an election looms, her country may not feel the same

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Is diplomacy dying?

The era of gentle persuasion, finding understanding and preventing conflict seems to be coming to an end. Can it be revived?

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Living in the shadow of the butcher

Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb war criminal, is dying. For one of the families he ripped apart, his fate means nothing

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Not enough left in the tank: The pressures faced by women leaders

Nicola Sturgeon’s departure continues a pattern of leaders finding themselves broken by politics’ hostile environment for women

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Why classical music is not a one-way street

Traditionally it’s assumed that there is only a west-to-east movement but there has been a rich tradition the other way

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Will the earthquake bring the end of Erdogan?

This year’s election could be the tragedy-hit country’s last chance to avoid an authoritarian regime

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Lord Frost and the gang want to save the day

Once again, Frost has proved he wants to have his cake and eat it too

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Whatever happened to Paul Nuttall?

He was tipped to be the next Nigel Farage - but then the much-derided former UKIP leader went off the radar

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Escaping into the piano

The French composer who grew up in a cult and found solace in the power of music

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The classical music industry has collapsed, and Brexit is to blame

Extra paperwork, border checks and additional costs for exports - Brexit has destroyed the livelihoods of countless musicians

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Why does Greece want to jail the real-life heroine of The Swimmers?

One of the inspirations behind the acclaimed movie, Sara Mardini is on trial for helping other refugees

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The children of the revolution

One generation of world leaders has failed to halt climate change. The next generation intend to change all that

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DeSantis must silence Trump if he is to become president

The Republican front-runner would be a fool to write off his former friend

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We could help stop more boat tragedies with safe and legal routes for asylum seekers – why don’t we try it?

The government are still asking the wrong questions and finding the wrong answers about migrant crossings

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Handel: the original pop star?

Classical music's challenge today is to revolutionise thinking and reinvigorate interest. A new, showy Messiah is one step

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Switzerland is the EU’s new problem child – why would anyone want to copy that?

Even the Swiss hate the sort of deal that government sources are eyeing up for Britain

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We have learned nothing from the tragedy of The 27

A year on from tragedy in the Channel, the British government still does not understand those who claim asylum, or how to treat them fairly and safely

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The art of protest

Climate campaigners are blocking roads and defacing artworks. But is anyone listening?

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Songs for dark times

In a world beset by war, turmoil and climate panic, Schubert’s 200-year-old Winterreise seems more pertinent than ever

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A need for earthquake diplomacy

Reconciliation between Turkey and Greece could be simple, despite historic enmities. But who has the political will?

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