Celebrating the incomparable Nancy Wilson on her birthday. (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018). No one else had her phrasing or her voice. Never forgotten. She was also an actress and hosted her own TV series, and she was a Civil Rights activist. In 1986, she was dubbed the Global Entertainer of the Year by the World Conference of Mayors. She received an award from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in 1993; the NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award in 1998, and

🎼📝 “There’s not a dull bar in it.” Conductor John Wilson reflects on the melancholy beauty of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto, which he wrote after a four-year struggle with depression. Watch John Wilson Celebrates Rachmaninov at the Proms on BBC iPlayer | BBC Arts