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5:42pm
Conducted by the composer himself, this is a triumphant work that carves out a unique place in modern opera
Mar 11, 2013
There were signs here that the Icelandic band are beginning to negotiate their aesthetic impasse
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From
WORLD
Mar 10, 2013
Philharmonic to publish historical research on its website
Mar 10, 2013
In the hands of Truls Mork, Lutoslawski’s Cello Concerto became a powerful, defiant opera without words
©Rick Pushinsky
Mar 8, 2013
‘Unclassifiable’ composer Seaming To talks about her new song-cycle and three generations of musical inspiration
Mar 8, 2013
A lonely champion of Schoenberg’s work draws a full house for a collection of musical ‘problem children’
©Bridgeman
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THEATRE & DANCE
Mar 8, 2013
Dame Marie Rambert, a founding figure of British Ballet, witnessed the 20th century’s most celebrated theatrical brawl
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Mar 8, 2013
Forget burning out and not fading away, the Dr Feelgood guitarist’s farewell tour is the real rock-and-roll way to go
©James Ferguson
Lunch with the FT
Mar 8, 2013
With the £1.2bn takeover of EMI, a 52-year-old Londoner has emerged as ‘the music industry’s most powerful man’
Mar 7, 2013
Everyone worked hard to overcome adversity on the opening night of the New York Philharmonic’s month-long season
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COMPANIES
Mar 6, 2013
Jakarta concert was dropped after extremist threats
Mar 6, 2013
Benoît Mernier’s new work is a charming, uplifting mix of music and theatre
Mar 6, 2013
Based on two Radiohead tracks, Steve Reich’s latest piece seems more concerned with building an atmosphere than his earlier work
Mar 6, 2013
The keyboardist was in storming form, but what really impressed were the contrasting styles of his musicians
Mar 5, 2013
The fans offered adulation; their hubristic heartthrob gave them soulless pop, well-drilled moves and a two-hour wait
Mar 5, 2013
Zandonai’s opera returned to the Met after an absence of nearly 30 years sounding vital and looking sentimental
Mar 5, 2013
The pianist sees a ‘limitless panorama’ in Beethoven’s middle-period sonatas – but never quite evoked them at this recital
Mar 4, 2013
The Hollywood diva was visibly frail at times – but gave her all to the cabaret songs in this Rest is Noise programme
Mar 4, 2013
Word power: two festivals tackle the lives of two 20th-century Chinese writers in opera and dance
In search of the right note
Yamaha’s president explains why playing guitar will just have to wait until retirement