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Fun, XOYO, London
Riding high with a UK top 10 hit, the New York band radiated exuberance at this London gig
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George Benjamin, Royal Festival Hall, London
A two-day retrospective shows that the British composer’s work is best savoured in small doses
May 14, 2012
LSO/Gergiev, Barbican, London
The LSO’s Stravinsky Festival began with the austere Mass before taking off with a glittering Firebird led by Valery Gergiev
May 14, 2012
Matthew Shipp and Sabir Mateen, Café Oto, London
This free jazz gig didn’t exactly break the mould but it was delivered with warmth, heart and an overriding sense of form
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May 13, 2012
BBCSO/Vedernikov, Barbican, London
Finnish composer Kalevi Aho’s Trombone Concerto, here receiving its UK premiere, was a typically individual piece of work
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May 12, 2012
Rappers and reality
Is Kanye West and Jay-Z’s brand-obsessed ‘luxury rap’ the moment hip-hop lost touch with its roots? Ludovic Hunter-Tilney talks to Chuck D and Ice-T
©Laia Abrill
May 12, 2012
Music and memory
Catalan musician Jordi Savall talks about the grief of losing his wife and musical partner Montserrat Figueras
May 12, 2012
Grimes, XOYO, London
A beguiling psychedelic excursion featuring music that mixes catchy rhythms with elaborate embroidery
May 12, 2012
Juan Diego Flórez, Royal Albert Hall, London
A pair of arias from Spanish zarzuelas turned up the emotional heat on a solo operatic night that had a pleasantly old-fashioned feel
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May 11, 2012
Iraqis hope for change as maestro returns
Musician is a symbol of an artistic renaissance
May 9, 2012
Cage@100, Kings Place, London
Coffee cans and a Peruvian donkey’s jawbone were among the instruments in this varied celebration of John Cage’s centenary
May 8, 2012
Les Indes Galantes, Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse
Laura Scozzi’s effervescent staging gives Rameau’s opéra-ballet a daringly contemporary political edge
May 7, 2012
Einstein on the Beach, Barbican, London
At its best, Philip Glass’s opera brings words, music and visuals into perfect alignment
May 6, 2012
Inner Voices, Kings Place, London
This pairing of music by Sibelius and David Matthews resulted in some exhilarating, invigorating playing
May 6, 2012
Alabama Shakes, Electric Brixton, London
Throaty, vibrant vocalist Brittany Howard was the focal point of this gig by the retro-loving Alabama band
May 5, 2012
School for cool
Gilberto Gil – musician, mentor and Brazil’s former culture minister – tells Jan Dalley about his teaching and touring
May 5, 2012
Battle of Britten
Richard Fairman recalls the controversy surrounding Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ and assesses its place in the canon
May 5, 2012
Peak performances
Conductor Stephen Barlow talks about his musical career and his new challenge of putting the Buxton Festival on the map
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