Cardus

/ ˈkɑːdəs /

noun

1. CardusSir Neville18891975MBritishMUSIC: criticSPORT AND GAMES: cricket writer Sir Neville. 1889–1975, British music critic and cricket writer

Example Sentences

Not for nothing did the critic Neville Cardus once suggest that to witness Walter conduct was to be “visited by an act of grace.”

From New York Times

The stature of “the most masterful of all modern conductors,” as the critic Neville Cardus anointed him, has since wilted in the egotistical heat cast by his erstwhile protégé, constant betrayer and eventual successor: Leonard Bernstein.

From New York Times

“The author explains that Neville Cardus was unknowable but this book does a very fine job indeed of guiding us through his career and motivations.”

From Reuters

Hamilton’s book shows how Cardus changed sports journalism while also making him something of a star in his own right.

From Reuters

Cardus belied his impoverished origins to also prosper in another class-conscious profession, becoming a music critic of international renown.

From Reuters