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Repeating Patterns, Purcell Room, London
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Feb 26, 2013
Keith Jarrett, Royal Festival Hall, London
The pianist bared his soul in a terrific performance before a spellbound audience
Feb 26, 2013
OAE/Schiff, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
With András Schiff playing Mozart concertos on a copy of an 1802 fortepiano, this was an unusually successful enterprise
Feb 25, 2013
Kanye West, Hammersmith Apollo, London
Clad in unfastened straitjacket and yeti mask, the “luxury rap” maestro cast himself as the isolated and tortured solo artist
©Keith Saunders
Feb 24, 2013
Philharmonia Orchestra/Ashkenazy, Royal Festival Hall, London
A bracing aperitif of music by John Zorn preceded a nicely judged pairing of Britten and Shostakovich
©Ken Howard
Feb 24, 2013
Parsifal, Metropolitan Opera, New York
Strong music-making is the strength of this production, with Jonas Kaufmann performing the title role with rare sensitivity
Feb 24, 2013
Atoms for Peace, Oval Space, London
Even in a stripped-down format, the rewards of Yorke’s conversion to electronic music rang out
Feb 22, 2013
Gustavo Dudamel: not just another maestro?
Once the poster-boy of El Sistema, one of the world’s most sought-after conductors talks about his philosophy of life and music
Feb 22, 2013
Maxim Vengerov, Barbican, London
The violinist’s elegance in Fauré’s ‘Après un rêve’, his sole encore, meant the old magic was back
Peter Aspden
Feb 22, 2013
An artist finds his groove
Dinos Chapman, purveyor of infernal images that make your flesh crawl, has made his first album
Feb 21, 2013
Werther, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Jonathan Boyd is excellent in the title role, but this production lacks emotional impact
Feb 20, 2013
UBS Soundscapes, LSO St Luke’s, London
A Turnage-composed showcase for bass player John Patitucci was the most successful element in this jazz-themed evening
Feb 19, 2013
Ciboulette, Opéra Comique, Paris
This raucous opérette revival revels in campery and kitsch – but also delivers irresistible music and exceptional singing
Feb 19, 2013
Keaton Henson, Freud Museum, London
Though seemingly sensitive and fragile, the singer-songwriter here revealed a tougher sensibility
Feb 19, 2013
Marc Johnson, Ronnie Scott’s, London
There was a powerful sense of history in this gig from the bass player’s trio, featuring his wife Eliane Elias on piano
Feb 18, 2013
Medea, Coliseum, London
David McVicar’s production lacks substance, but Sarah Connolly delivers a triumphant performance in the title role
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