Damian Thompson

Damian Thompson is an associate editor of The Spectator

Second coming

27 November 2014 3:00 pm

Earlier this month the Wigmore Hall was sold out for a Schubert recital by a concert pianist whose only solo…

The erotic Mary, left, by Gregor Erhart (c.1515–20) and the penitent Mary, right, by El Greco (c.1577)

There’s something about Mary

22 November 2014 9:00 am

A bogus history book and a new oratorio turn Mary Magdalene into the wife of Jesus and a human rights activist. Damian Thompson feels sorry for the poor woman

The Catholic civil war

8 November 2014 9:00 am

Uncertainty over how much reform Pope Francis wants is splitting his church into factions

What iff?

18 October 2014 9:00 am

Would musical history have turned out differently if Alexander Glazunov hadn’t been smashed out of his wits when he conducted…

What iff?

16 October 2014 2:00 pm

Would musical history have turned out differently if Alexander Glazunov hadn’t been smashed out of his wits when he conducted…

What iff?

16 October 2014 2:00 pm

Would musical history have turned out differently if Alexander Glazunov hadn’t been smashed out of his wits when he conducted…

Follow the lieder

4 October 2014 9:00 am

Just how much fun is it listening to all 650 of Schubert’s songs, asks Damian Thompson

Bach triumphant

20 September 2014 9:00 am

A few weeks ago I was at the perfect wedding. My young friend Will Heaven, a comment editor at the…

Bach triumphant

18 September 2014 1:00 pm

A few weeks ago I was at the perfect wedding. My young friend Will Heaven, a comment editor at the…

Bach triumphant

18 September 2014 1:00 pm

A few weeks ago I was at the perfect wedding. My young friend Will Heaven, a comment editor at the…

Waiting for the backlash

6 September 2014 9:00 am

The headlines give British Muslims good reason to worry

The Pope’s war

23 August 2014 9:00 am

Francis really is determined to reform his church: but his targets are not the ones that liberals might expect

‘Ashtray Annie’

23 August 2014 9:00 am

This year marks the centenary of a pianist whom London orchestral players nicknamed ‘Ashtray Annie’. Only at the keyboard did…

‘Ashtray Annie’

21 August 2014 1:00 pm

This year marks the centenary of a pianist whom London orchestral players nicknamed ‘Ashtray Annie’. Only at the keyboard did…

‘Ashtray Annie’

21 August 2014 1:00 pm

This year marks the centenary of a pianist whom London orchestral players nicknamed ‘Ashtray Annie’. Only at the keyboard did…

Handling Handel

19 July 2014 9:00 am

The Hallelujah Chorus crops up in the most unexpected places, says Michael Marissen in his new book about Handel’s Messiah.…

Handling Handel

17 July 2014 1:00 pm

The Hallelujah Chorus crops up in the most unexpected places, says Michael Marissen in his new book about Handel’s Messiah.…

Handling Handel

17 July 2014 1:00 pm

The Hallelujah Chorus crops up in the most unexpected places, says Michael Marissen in his new book about Handel’s Messiah.…

The real God wars

28 June 2014 9:00 am

The West’s politicians generally aren’t interested in religion. Increasingly, that means they don’t understand the world

Inspired messiness

21 June 2014 8:00 am

Can you tell how intelligent a musician is by listening to him play? Last year I discovered a recording of…

Inspired messiness

19 June 2014 1:00 pm

Can you tell how intelligent a musician is by listening to him play? Last year I discovered a recording of…

Inspired messiness

19 June 2014 1:00 pm

Can you tell how intelligent a musician is by listening to him play? Last year I discovered a recording of…

Running out of time

24 May 2014 9:00 am

If I live as long as my father, I’ll be checking out on 9 December 2017. Since every man in…

Running out of time

22 May 2014 1:00 pm

If I live as long as my father, I’ll be checking out on 9 December 2017. Since every man in…

Running out of time

22 May 2014 1:00 pm

If I live as long as my father, I’ll be checking out on 9 December 2017. Since every man in…