Violin virtuoso joins ‘real battle’ to save classical music from UK funding cuts
by There is no piece of classical music so sentimental about orchestras as Haydn’s Farewell Symphony. One by one, as the last movement closes, the musicians …
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The coronation of the king will take place on Saturday, May 6 – Getty The coronation of HM The King and HM The Queen took …
The reason and the cue; A game for the living in a time of extinction; Jules and Jim; Supernova – review
The longest Hamlet on Broadway the story was staged in 1964. Richard Burton was the Prince; John Gielgud directed it; Elizabeth Taylor, newly married to …
Vortex review: pure pleasure and virtuosity
Break convention it has been shaking the foundations of Sadler’s Wells since 2004, when the theater first opened its doors wide to this joyous celebration …
the revolutionary life of artist Gwen John
There are few better examples of the tendency to view female artists’ work through an overly biographical lens than in the case of Gwen John. …
What happened when I booked a vacation not knowing where I was going
“It was also a joy to discover a new destination as fast as my father,” says Emma Beaumont I ruin my holidays. As a chronic …
Ed Sheeran wrote a song about my small Scottish town. That’s why it’s fully deserved
Sitting in the corner, near the only traffic light in the town of Aberfeldy, is the Black Watch pub. This is where an impromptu chant …
Unruly passenger behavior is on the rise – here’s why
Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids – Alamy If you’ve recently witnessed an angry outburst on an airplane, or even seen the police waiting for a particularly …
All hymns, songs and classical sheet music in full
the Ascension Choir singing during the Coronation ceremony The coronation was celebrated in both traditional and modern music, with a dazzling array of performers, including …
South African soprano Pretty Yende sings at the coronation
South African soprano Pretty Yende grew up in a small town in eastern South Africa, 8,000 miles from where she sang at the coronation of …