 From 2002 until 2015 he was an arts columnist and assistant editor of the "Evening Standard", writing a weekly column.Gilbert Kaplan wrote that "From his perch in London he has covered and uncovered the classical music world in his full-page weekly column in the "Evening Standard" which through the internet is must-reading around the world ... concentrating on reporting on the organizations and the people managing – or as he often sees it, mismanaging – the classical music world as well as the stars who dominate this culture.All this with a sensibility normally associated with a political reporter or even a police reporter.