*Lebrecht, Norman: -Norman Lebrechtis the author of twelve works of non-fiction, including the international bestsellers The Maestro Myth, Why Mahler?and The Life and Death of Classical Music,which have been translated into seventeen languages. His first novel, The Song of Names,won a Whitbread Awar...

*Lebrecht, Norman: -Norman Lebrechtis the author of twelve works of non-fiction, including the international bestsellers The Maestro Myth, Why Mahler?and The Life and Death of Classical Music,which have been translated into seventeen languages. His first novel, The Song of Names,won a Whitbread Award and is now an award-winning film. He writes for the Spectator and the Wall Street Journal *, and is working on his fourth novel. He lives in London. Follow him at @NLebrecht and visit normanlebrecht.com.