classical music & opera
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2 February 1908: On his first visit to London, The Observer reviews Claude Debussy conducting his works at the Queen’s Hall
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The gala concert that closed the biennial competition showcased the prodigious talents of the two winners, while Julia Fischer – a previous winner – gave a glorious performance of Bartók’s first concerto
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Streisand, Sinatra and Sting, the Empress Sisi and the sun king - the soprano on her musical inspirations on and off the opera stage
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After the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s speed dating-style search for a new director, 29-year-old Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla prepares to immerse herself in British musical life
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This carefully conceived programme of choral music reveals the connections between Arvo Pärt and Renaissance composers William Byrd and Thomas Tallis
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With a voice that could soar over any orchestra and that is beautiful in the extreme, the Mexican tenor is proving his credentials on the world stage
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These works by the Belgian composer have a magpie range of influences – from African percussion to Indonesian gamelan music – and an approachable air
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Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Schwarz
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The Cardinall’s Musick/Carwood
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The Royal Opera House has issued a content warning to opera-goers who’ve bought tickets for Lucia di Lammermoor. It’s a slippery slope
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Conductor says he will step down at end of current season as troubled company is ‘evolving into something I do not recognise’
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Watch 17-year-old Julian Trevelyan perform Le Courlis in a truly spectacular outdoor setting
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Streetwise Opera are to perform the Matthew Passion, one of the most demanding works in the choral repertoire. In her diary, director Penny Woolcock records how the musicians, many of them living on the street, conquered the dark side of Bach
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For the centenary of the great violinist’s birth, Daniel Hope, his protege from the age of two, remembers their life on the road – including the time his priceless violin, nicknamed Lord Wilton, went missing
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