George Kennedy: “I was born in Hungary in 1930 and have been living in Sydney since 1957. When I arrived in Australia, I did not speak English and had to take odd jobs to make a living. Eventually I got an appointment with a large Sydney daily, The Sun, as their classical-music writer. I was with them for 16 years during which I wrote more than 500 articles. I’ve retired from my newspaper post but remain active in broadcasting. Since November, 1989, I’ve hosted a fortnightly radio program, Mastersingers, on Radio 2MBS-FM, a classical station on the air 24 hours the year round. My lifelong love affair with music started with opera when, age nine, I accompanied my parents to a performance of Carmen. Over the past 60 years I have been an ardent listener with a particular interest in the philosophy of aesthetics.”