Arise, Sir András... and Dame Hilary and Sir Dan...

[Nick Armstrong]

Very glad to learn about Sir András Schiff's honour, ditto those for Dame Hilary Mantel and Sir Daniel Day-Lewis

[Barbirollians]

No Dame Ida H again though !

[french frank]

Very glad to learn about Sir András Schiff's honour, ditto those for Dame Hilary Mantel and Sir Daniel Day-Lewis

I homed in on the wrong story - "10 Famous Faces" (of whom 2/3 I did not know) - so missed the bit about Sir Andrew. Clearly he's not Famous Enough ... And Maggie Smith becomes a CH.

[pastoralguy]

No Dame Ida H again though !

[Beef Oven!]

Very glad to learn about Sir András Schiff's honour, ditto those for Dame Hilary Mantel and Sir Daniel Day-Lewis

Indeed, a very proud moment for all of them.

[ardcarp]

...which goes to show how ridiculous [sorry if this is going to offend people] the honours system is.

[MrGongGong]

And NOTHING for Trevor Wishart (though i'm not sure that he would accept it ? )

[Beef Oven!]

...which goes to show how ridiculous [sorry if this is going to offend people] the honours system is.

It's only ridiculous if you think it has any fundamental meaning.

[BBMmk2]

I wonder if Ida Haendel has turned an honour down?

[Barbirollians]

I wonder if Ida Haendel has turned an honour down?

I doubt it she has a CBE .

[pastoralguy]

I doubt it she has a CBE .

As well as an incredible talent for playing the fiddle... (If somewhat dissipated with age. )

[Richard Tarleton]

Two extracts from two different articles in "Gramophone":-

Oh – and should our current Minister for the Arts (whoever he or she happens to be this month) be reading this perchance, why isn’t Mr Bream Sir Julian? Perhaps like Vaughan Williams and JB Priestley he has been offered a knighthood and declined for his own good reason. If not, please forward his name to the Honours Committee without delay. The greatest and most influential classical guitarist of our age deserves no less.

He breaks off when the phone rings. 'Doctor’s appointment,' he explains on his return. 'I’ve been with this place for a year now, but they keep calling me Sir Julian. It’s all rather embarrassing because I can’t find the way to tell them it’s just Mr Bream.' But then this is one of the greatest British musicians of the 20th century. Perhaps those who compile the honours lists should take the hint.

One of life's little mysteries

[teamsaint]

meanwhile, in other totally absurd news..... (for any number of reasons)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/professor-colin-blakemore-honoured-10-years-after-being-denied-knighthood-9536139.html

[Honoured Guest]

Eliza Carthy (for services to Folk Music) and Cerys Matthews (for services to Music) have both accepted MBEs.

[teamsaint]

Eliza Carthy (for services to Folk Music) and Cerys Matthews (for services to Music) have both accepted MBEs.

what a shame. But so it goes. Thanks for the info though, HG.

( I wonder if any of the Oysterband, who are probably more successful than Eliza, ever got offered one ?)