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...“I greatly respected his no-nonsense honesty and direct approach,” says Mark Kelmanson, who compiles for the FT under the pseudonym Monk....
...Brown, she says, is a reverent colour, worn by monks, while the baby blue is a symbol of innocence....
...It adds up to a dazzling showcase for Mehldau’s ability to deconstruct a contemporary repertoire that includes classical music and rock as well as jazz — here readings of Monk, Lennon-McCartney and Brahms...
...Performers included Paul McCartney, Status Quo, Genesis, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits and Pink Floyd....
...A three-time winner of the FT’s Strategist of the Year award, he also sits on the board of Harley-Davidson and, with a Benedictine monk, wrote The Manager and the Monk, a discourse on responsible and sustainable...
...“This spring/summer a number of designers showed their collections with flats on the catwalk, notably Christopher Kane and Stella McCartney,” says Ruth Chapman, director and co-founder of the London luxury...
...Anna Healey: former special adviser to Harriet Harman and wife of Jon Cruddas MP Roger Liddle: an adviser on European matters to Labour John Monks: gen sec of European TUC (and previously head of national...
...Monk’s “Rinkle Tinkle” and “Well You Needn’t” – played as an encore – were re-envisaged, and the centrepiece was an epic solo reading of Ravel’s “Bolero”....
...I don’t mind Madonna being paid a lot: it’s for a performance,” says Mr Whitworth, who once famously paid Paul McCartney $1m to play at his wife’s birthday....
...Tend to end up very pro- or very anti-monk. Eton College Age: 13 to 18. Fees: £1,260 a term. 1,250 boys. Headmaster: WEK Anderson....
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