THE MONTH IN NUMBERS

800

…recitals given in Birmingham’s Town Hall and Symphony Hall by Thomas Trotter in his role as City Organist, a post he has held since 1983. …broken foot, suffered by

Bryn Terfel in Bilbao, forcing the bass-baritone to pull out of Wagner’s Flying Dutchman.

25,100,000

…views of Anna Fedorova’s live performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, making it the most watched concerto on Youtube to date.

9

…Swiss tenors on one stage, keeping delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos entertained while awaiting the late arrival of US President Donald Trump (above).