Opinion

When was the birth of hi-fi? Barry Willis argues it might have been 100 years ago when record labels embraced new electrical technologies and moved away from the ‘acoustic era’

Startled by the price tags in recent product announcements, Barry Willis believes that some quarters of the high-end audio trade are aping the shock and awe tactics of contemporary art

Whenever the BBC makes changes to the sacred rituals of Radio 3, howls of protest follow. New scheduling introduced in February did bring the usual cries of 'dumbing down'. Personally, the changes didn't bother me very much because I'd got so much into the habit of time-shifting my radio listening.

The legacy of jazz pianist Dave Brubeck lives on in a new prize that seeks to bridge the gap between an artist’s musical education and a recording career. Steve Harris salutes its founder

As a follower of cricket and football, I got used years ago to seeing professionals at the top of their game (sorry), who had been born within the current millennium. But conductors? DG has lately been making a song and dance about their latest signing, Tarmo Peltokoski. Born in April 2000, he is now principal guest conductor of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and DG has recorded and filmed them together in a trio of Mozart’s mature symphonies.