Classical music & opera
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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel and Renée Fleming join the company’s ambitious pan-continental living-room soiree
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Live, physically distanced performances planned at Alexandra Palace for audience in cars (or on bicycles)
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Celebrations for the 250th anniversary of his birth might have been paused but why not test your knowledge of the composer who said: ‘To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.’
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3 out of 5 stars.
Les Six & Satie: Works for Piano 4 Hands review – breathless charm
3 out of 5 stars.The husband-and-wife piano duo delight in works by Poulenc, Milhaud, Tailleferre and co
People
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From Kubrick to Aphex Twin, Lynch to Radiohead, the Polish composer’s otherworldly sounds have inspired musicians and soundtracked some of cinema’s most haunting moments
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Actors, stars, singers and peers pay tribute to the ‘life-enhancing’ writer and director, who has died aged 85
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