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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:56:06 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:41:15 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/life-arts/music http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/life-arts/music http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b01fbf42-d7fe-11e2-b4a4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Staged in a country church, Mahogany Opera’s production brings some of Britten’s finest music back into circulation, Richard Fairman writes Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:56:06 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b01fbf42-d7fe-11e2-b4a4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b01fbf42-d7fe-11e2-b4a4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5d5a3444-d81d-11e2-b4a4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Through a thick impasto of sound the rock veteran and his band delivered old favourites and new rambling jams, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:55:15 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5d5a3444-d81d-11e2-b4a4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5d5a3444-d81d-11e2-b4a4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fe8fa796-d73b-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct In a break with tradition, choreographer Mark Morris was the music director of this year’s four-day Bay Area festival, writes Allan Ulrich Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:54:37 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fe8fa796-d73b-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct fe8fa796-d73b-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/23ed1a9a-d7f6-11e2-9495-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Opera North’s ‘performance for the concert hall’ reaps the benefit of today’s abundance of good Wagner voices, Andrew Clark writes Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:54:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/23ed1a9a-d7f6-11e2-9495-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 23ed1a9a-d7f6-11e2-9495-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0c188e3a-d74d-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The punk veteran’s first gig in five years was an intense affair, featuring a recital of the Kaleidoscope album, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:18:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0c188e3a-d74d-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0c188e3a-d74d-11e2-8279-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b0ab0d62-d746-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct John Graham-Hall’s Aschenbach is gripping, while Edward Gardner shows that is is as fine a Britten conductor as any around today, writes Richard Fairman Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:16:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b0ab0d62-d746-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b0ab0d62-d746-11e2-8279-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/01859ac8-d73c-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct This production of Massenet’s last opera is dominated by Jean-François Lapointe’s world-class performance as Mark Antony, writes Francis Carlin Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:15:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/01859ac8-d73c-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 01859ac8-d73c-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7988bc1c-d502-11e2-9302-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The set drew heavily on Ono’s recent material. But the general tone of the music was backward-looking, evoking a vanished era of avant-rock Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:22:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7988bc1c-d502-11e2-9302-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7988bc1c-d502-11e2-9302-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f92761ac-d4fe-11e2-9302-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct This tribute to the founding father of modern jazz organ also featured an appearance from James Brown’s former trombonist, writes Mike Hobart Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:16:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f92761ac-d4fe-11e2-9302-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct f92761ac-d4fe-11e2-9302-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/051e14f6-d1d5-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Korean sound of London’s K-Music festival is not just K-Pop. A band that plays geomungo seeks to synthesise the traditional and the exotic Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:43:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/051e14f6-d1d5-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 051e14f6-d1d5-11e2-9336-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6f1048a0-d416-11e2-a464-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Yo-Yo Ma brings together three of the most prestigious cello concertos premiered by the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:39:10 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6f1048a0-d416-11e2-a464-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6f1048a0-d416-11e2-a464-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b24ae31c-d1e3-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The singer-songwriter talks about his rise to the top of vocal jazz – and that famous headgear Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:29:11 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b24ae31c-d1e3-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b24ae31c-d1e3-11e2-9336-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c73ed9c-d367-11e2-95d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The identical twins displayed a new vibrancy with a suite of brightly-hued pop songs from their successful recent album Heartthrob, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:41:37 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c73ed9c-d367-11e2-95d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4c73ed9c-d367-11e2-95d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fbbcb828-d278-11e2-aac2-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct In Rossini’s own time, this was one of his least successful operas; Garsington’s UK stage premiere makes it seem one of his best, Andrew Clark writes Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:30:42 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fbbcb828-d278-11e2-aac2-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct fbbcb828-d278-11e2-aac2-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b75d8ad4-d1a8-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Saxophonist Adam Waldmann’s folk-inflected jazz ensemble combined cut-and-thrust instrumentals with tight vocal showcases, writes Mike Hobart Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:29:30 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b75d8ad4-d1a8-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b75d8ad4-d1a8-11e2-9336-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/88f6da22-d1aa-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Michael Grandage’s production, with its late 1960s setting, is fast establishing itself as a Glyndebourne classic, writes Laura Battle Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:21:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/88f6da22-d1aa-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 88f6da22-d1aa-11e2-9336-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/610034fc-d1a8-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Chamber music was the attraction in this memorable celebration of the iconoclastic composer’s 75th birthday, writes Martin Bernheimer Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:21:00 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/610034fc-d1a8-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 610034fc-d1a8-11e2-9336-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aae0355c-d1aa-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Jonathan Harvey’s opera is performed with admirable dedication but its themes are not really the stuff of music drama, writes Andrew Clark Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:20:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aae0355c-d1aa-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct aae0355c-d1aa-11e2-9336-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d23e5332-c786-11e2-9c52-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Leipzig celebrates the birthday of Richard Wagner, its most controversial son, with exhibitions, opera productions and tributes Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:29:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d23e5332-c786-11e2-9c52-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_music%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d23e5332-c786-11e2-9c52-00144feab7de