James Inverne

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Jun 1, 2018, 12:00 PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra is right to come to Israel

Illustrative: Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra in Tianjin. (Wikipedia)

Culture primarily inspires personal, private reactions, which is why an orchestra is almost never wrong to play

Jan 16, 2018, 10:59 AM

The hunt for Heifetz’s quarry

A member of Kibbutz Ein Harod plowing a field, 1934 (Kluger Zoltan, GPO)

Imagining the reverb of a 1926 violin concert in the silent valley near Kibbutz Ein Harod jumped me back in time

Jul 16, 2014, 12:40 PM

Fresh thinking on Gaza? Give it to Egypt.

It has, by almost any measure, been a depressing week. Make that, a depressing few years. Make that - well, ever since Hamas was voted in, or since Gaza was given to the Palestinians and they scorched the earth...

Jun 10, 2014, 2:44 AM

Matti Caspi played piano where?

A hunt for a great video of Israel's pop legend found him tickling the ivories in the most unlikely place

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About Me

James Inverne is a playwright, author, editor and also runs a classical music consultancy. He was formerly the editor of Gramophone Magazine, and performing arts correspondent for Time Magazine