A lot hung upon the delivery last night of Henning Kraggerud, whom I last witnessed leading performances of Strauss’s ...

Who goes to the theatre to feel sad? That is, knowing full well that they won’t be going home with a skip in their step. Many ...

Tenor titan Joe Lovano is thrilled by how Homage has turned out. He actually told me so himself in person a few weeks ago, ...

Tenor titan Joe Lovano is thrilled by how Homage has turned out. He actually told me so himself in person a few weeks ago, ...

Kahchun Wong returned to the symphony with which he made his first big impression conducting the Hallé – and made a big ...

Director Louise Courvoisier has put herself firmly on the film map with this story of young Totone and his little sister, ...

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In a world of macho super-achievers like Jack Reacher and Ethan Hunt, maybe it’s time to hear it for the nerdy guys. The ...

Tired after a hard day at the office? You might think you need a Classic FM-style warm bath, but the blast of Prokofiev’s Second Symphony, one of the noisiest in the repertoire, is the real ticket to ...

With a sound that's instantly recognisable, Justin Vernon – known as Bon Iver - continues to astonish. Purveyor of wonder, ...

Langenu are a black metal band. On stage at Estonia’s Tallinn Music Week, they are fearsome. Blood-vessel-burstingly intense. Tempering their force with twists into progressive, psychedelic-adjacent ...

When Vladimir Jurowski returns to what used to be “his” London Philharmonic Orchestra, you’d better jump. I would have done ...