Ives Denk album review — Jeremy Denk and Stefan Jackiw celebrate an American maverick
Charles Ives’s violin and piano sonatas are given joyous performances in a two-disc set marking his 150th anniversary ...
Bob Neuwirth album review — boozy, boogying country-rock
The late musician was best known as Bob Dylan’s consigliere, but this remastered edition of his 1974 debut brings him into the spotlight ...
Jeremy Hunt warns Reeves against ‘declinism’ on UK’s prospects
Hunt said Rachel Reeves, his Labour successor as chancellor, had been too gloomy and had fuelled a mood of “declinism” but he ...
Giotto’s genius blooms afresh in Padua
Restoration of the biblical frescoes in the Scrovegni chapel reveals the Italian painter to be not just the maestro of human ...
Introducing Slate Money: The Week of Minor Apocalypses
Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss a few things that have been circulating in the news ...
Births, deaths and piano recitals — classical music to look forward to in 2025
Celebrations of Pierre Boulez and Dmitri Shostakovich, a festival of Mahler and a Mark-Anthony Turnage twist on a cult Danish classic ...
China steps up campaign for single people to date, marry and give birth
Women receive cold-calls about family planning and universities asked to offer ‘love courses’ to tackle demographic crisis ...
De Beers amasses biggest diamond stockpile since 2008 financial crisis
De Beers Group has amassed its biggest stockpile of diamonds since the 2008 financial crisis, laying bare the group’s ...
US drugstores vanish as pressures mount on business model
Retrenchment in industry has led to concerns about the spread of ‘pharmacy deserts’ with limited access to medicines ...
UK government art collection should be more visible to public, says minister
Founded in 1899, the Government Art Collection displays works of art in UK government buildings, including Downing Street, Whitehall departments and embassies. It comprises 15,000 prints, paintings, ...
Chess champion Magnus Carlsen leads gambit to capture ancient game
Magnus Carlsen has a vision to transform the ancient game of chess. The grandmaster, a contender to be the greatest player in history, is convinced that a revamped version complete with heart rate ...
12 Days of Stories to Share
Your favourite FT journalists, including Gideon Rachman, Claer Barrett, Simon Kuper and more, select the stories that have stayed with them from the past year ...