Their friendship and musical partnership spans four decades. As the legendary Hungarian composer turns 100, cellist Steven Isserlis celebrates a musician of boundless imagination, humour – and his vi…
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Sacconi Quartet review – new Freya Waley-Cohen work reveals ensemble at their finest ⊕
Wigmore Hall, London
Marking 25 years since their formation, Dances, Songs & Hymns for Friendship was informed by the composer’s observations of the four musicians in and out of rehearsal
Founded at th…
9 days ago
Tamás Vásáry obituary ⊕
Conductor and pianist highly regarded for his elegant interpretations of Chopin and Liszt
The Hungarian pianist Tamás Vásáry, who has died aged 92, was highly regarded for his elegance and clarity of …
30 days ago
Why Max Richter’s Hamnet needle-drop left me cold | Tom Service on music ⊖
In a new weekly column about the world of classical music, Tom Service bemoans Hollywood turning pieces into slop through overuse. Plus: Philip Glass withdraws his symphony from the Kennedy Center
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63 days ago
The perfect morning routine: how to build a happy, healthy start to the day – from showers to sunshine ⊕⊕⊕
You don’t have to wake at 5am or commit to hardcore exercise. But by working out a handful of habits that suit you, and introducing them slowly, you can change your life
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72 days ago
Even Happy Birthday has a dark side: my quest to tell the history of the world in 50 pieces of music ⊕⊕
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The Nazis adopted Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Happy Birthday hides a tale of corporate greed. And Putin uses Shostakovich’s Leningrad symphony as a call to arms. That’s why I put them in my soundtrack to…
76 days ago
Dorothy Parker ‘fwowed up’ in a 1928 review of which children’s classic? The Saturday quiz ⊕
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From demon, equal and encyclopedia to The Tour of Life and Before the Dawn, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 Inflation adjusted, what is the highest-grossing film of all time?
2 What was r…
80 days ago
Hannigan/Chamayou review – strange and beautiful musical magic ⊕⊕
Wigmore Hall, London
Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou were exhilarating and extraordinary in John Zorn’s monumental Jumalattaret; a beautifully intimate performance of Messiaen’s Chants de Terre…
3 months ago
Víkingur Ólafsson: Opus 109 album review – pianist’s concept album opens up transcendent vistas ⊕
(Deutsche Grammophon)
Olafsson’s account of Beethoven’s Op 109 is one of the most beautiful on record, the centrepiece of a recording that links the composer to Bach and Schubert
Disinclined to follow …
4 months ago
Keir Starmer shares post-punk passion and revisits musical past ⊕⊕
Prime minister praises Scottish band Orange Juice and shares details about his family life in Radio 3 interview
Keir Starmer has said he is a fan of the Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice and northe…