Irish composer John Buckley: ‘I never try to write music that’s difficult to play. It’s just the way it emerges’
Buckley studied flute with the renowned Doris Keogh. “Certainly, the virtuosity did not come out from my own playing of the ...
Our critics pick spring's most anticipated L.A. arts, theater, classical music, pop and comedy shows
Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar/SZA, Ali Wong, Ricky Gervais, Buddhist art, a queer photography retrospective, the Ojai and Seoul (in L.A.!) music festivals, "Life of Pi" and "Hamlet" highlight our staff's ...
‘Critics aren’t convinced by him’: David Hockney’s curator on art world snobbery
Sir Norman Rosenthal on our ‘very peculiar’ modern world, artistic disagreements with King Charles and his work on Hockney’s ...
David Hockney’s curator: ‘His life has not necessarily been perfect but he finds joy in his paintings’
But not just luck. Dogmatic, radical and tempestuous, with a particular facility for upsetting people, the curator and art historian Sir Norman Rosenthal – “just Norman, please” – has been one of the ...