How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
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How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
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Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
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How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
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Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
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Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?
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Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?
Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
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Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future
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How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future
Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
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Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals
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The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals
Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
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