St John said, "In the beginning was the word", while Goethe claimed that, "In the beginning was the deed". But my contention is: In the beginning was sound.
In Berlin I will argue that we have lost the ability to make value judgements about public standards - all because of political correctness and bad education.
In the first of my lectures from Jerusalem I will talk about how music is the great equaliser as I have discovered in my West-Eastern Divan Orchestra which brings together young Arab and Israeli musicians.
We end in Jersualem to explore power. Music has shown me that there is a fundamental difference between power and strength which could map a new journey for our politics.
