Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2002) Winner
Norman Lebrecht
ノーマン・レブレヒト
Nōman Reburehito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-07-11 （London, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- London → Israel
Career
- Occupations
- Music journalist, Author, Broadcaster
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- The Daily Telegraph, London Evening Standard, The Sunday Times, BBC Radio 3
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasmonean Grammar School | — | General | — | 幼少期 | United Kingdom |
| Kol Torah Rabbinical College | — | Rabbinical studies | — | 1964-1965 | Israel |
| Bar-Ilan University | — | — | — | 1966-1968 | Israel |
| Hebrew University | — | — | — | — | Israel |
Hasmonean Grammar School
General
Period:
幼少期
Country:
United Kingdom
London Jewish school
Kol Torah Rabbinical College
Rabbinical studies
Period:
1964-1965
Country:
Israel
Yeshiva
Bar-Ilan University
Period:
1966-1968
Country:
Israel
Ramat Gan
Hebrew University
Country:
Israel
Jerusalem
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Whitbread Award | The Song of Names | 新人小説部門 | Whitbread | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Cremona Music Award | — | Communication | Mondomusica and Cremona Pianoforte | 受賞 |
Whitbread Award
2002
Work:
The Song of Names
Category:
新人小説部門
Organization:
Whitbread
Result:
受賞
Cremona Music Award
2014
Category:
Communication
Organization:
Mondomusica and Cremona Pianoforte
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Song of Names
2002 Historical fictionA tale of two boys growing up in wartime London and the impact of the Holocaust.
HolocaustFriendshipMusic
Adaptations
- [Film] The Song of Names / François Girard (2019)
The Game of Opposites
2009 NovelAnother novel.
Why Mahler?
2010 Music criticismHow Mahler and his ten symphonies changed the world.
Gustav Mahler
Genius and Anxiety
2019 Social historyHow Jews changed the world from 1847-1947.
JewsHistory
Bibliography
- Discord: Conflict and the Making of Music (1982)
- The Book of Musical Anecdotes (1985)
- Mahler Remembered (1987)
- The Maestro Myth (1991)
- When the Music Stops (1996)
- The Song of Names (2002)
- Why Mahler? (2010)
- Genius and Anxiety (2019)
Adaptations
- The Song of Names (film, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ProvocativeSensationalistGossip-oriented
- Recurring Motifs
- Classical music industryPowerScandals
Legacy
Known as one of the most controversial figures in classical music journalism, influential yet criticized for sensationalism and inaccuracies. Owner of the Slipped Disc blog.
Quotes
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'It is the human comedy, that's what I like.'
Source: VAN Magazine interview (2018)
Trivia
- Launched Slipped Disc blog in 2007, attracting over 1 million readers monthly.
- Faced defamation lawsuit in 2007 leading to book withdrawal.
- Jewish British background.