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Elena Langer and David Pountney’s work was performed at the Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Guest flautist Hubert Laws stunned in this performance at Milton Court
The opening programme includes tributes to great black American musicians and an audiovisual collaboration, Reich Richter Pärt
A song that reflected a time of fear and anxiety has enjoyed enduring popularity
The Australian singer impressed with a show that was full of meaningful pauses
The Texas-based singer’s second album finds him coming of age with a conventional take on romance
After the collapse of the romantic relationship of two of the band members comes a double album exploring the wreckage
The Manchester trio make ample use of futuristic synthesisers and psychedelia on their debut album
The Argentine trio return with free-flowing, sun-kissed sounds on their third album
Eight improvised and compelling piano duets incorporate musical homages to pianists past
Iván Fischer brings out the vast wealth of details in the composer’s music, resulting in a recording unlike any other
Pop fans in the Anglosphere are growing more tolerant of different languages
Take a look around the music mogul’s London home
There’s charm in a production that apparently coins a new genre, ‘documentary opera’
Yep, there's a Beatles film coming out next year.
Do back catalogs carry the same financial aura in the digital age?
Opera showstoppers are written for sopranos, so the Italian mezzo has turned to the castrato repertoire for inspiration
The great producer and songwriter was the presiding genius at this celebration of his work — though others did the heavy lifting
Manfred Trojahn’s work is impressively staged, and sung by a first-rate cast
Rattle’s conducting and Sellars’ spartan staging raised the dramatic temperature at the Royal Festival Hall
Conductor Riccardo Chailly relishes a critical edition of the score in David Pountney’s Milan production
The Georgian pianist’s recital was lavished with applause, but there were major flaws
The Canadian rapper was a master of his own world at this London show
Iain Bell’s new work is hit-and-miss but its cast of veteran singers is a big draw at the London Coliseum
A hit for Them in 1965, the track resonated among acts with a certain attitude and energy