THE MONTH IN NUMBERS

47

… years of playing at the top level by 2023. And at that point, reveals the Emerson Quartet (above), it plans to call it a day.

89

… year-old David Watts, who runs CD retailer Penny Post Classic, has announced his retirement.

1

… Isolde but two Tristans in one Prom, as tenor Simon O’neill lost his voice, and Neal Cooper took over in Act III.

250

… years old this year, an anniversary being celebrated in style by The Royal Swedish Academy of Music, the oldest such institution north of the Alps.