Prince Charles is due to meet senior EU figures in Brussels later and a visit by Gordon Brown will soon follow. During the prince's two-day trip, he will give a speech on climate change to the European Parliament. The prime minister has not visited the European Commission since he took office and was criticised for arriving late to sign the Lisbon Treaty. A commission official said the trip was "imminent"...
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The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
ON CHRONICLE Best of the New 2010 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Every January the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine makes its picks for the best new arrivals in Greater Boston: intriguing people, fresh ideas, great hangouts...
Ruddigore, Grand Theatre, LeedsBarenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin, Royal Festival Hall, LondonJurowski/OAE, Roundhouse, London
The Independent
The Independent
Daniel Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin; Rienzi/Deutsche Oper
The Observer
The Observer
"That's it," declared Daniel Barenboim briskly, as the last note of his four-concert series ended. He might have added "for now, folks" but he'd have been drowned out. The crowds were already cheering music's equivalent...
Maria Joao Pires on handing back the keys
The Times
The Times
When the small, wiry figure of Maria João Pires takes to the Barbican stage on Tuesday to play Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 2 with the London Symphony Orchestra, you should savour her performance more than usual. For...


