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Rowdy theatregoers at the Whitney Houston musical are part of a theatrical tradition as old as Greece
Thomas Adès conducted three pieces in the latest instalment of the LPO’s Stravinsky festival
The unlikely pairing of the two composers reflected a broach church of religious faith in music
The year-long series began with works from the composer’s musical adolescence
Simon Rattle conducts UK premiere of this 1945 collaboration between seven composers
The conductor triumphed in a challenging all-Stravinsky programme
A fine production of Stravinsky’s opera from Simon McBurney
Salonen conducted a programme that included Tansy Davies’s concerto for four horns
‘Petrushka’ and ‘L’enfant et les sortilèges’ exuberantly reimagined by UK collective 1927
Three very Russian works added up to an interesting, but unsatisfactory evening
Philharmonia conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has an affinity with the Russian composer’s music
Finnish National Opera presents a burlesque reading of Stravinsky’s morality tale
Two Stravinsky ballet scores were performed with power but lacked subtlety
Wide-ranging sets from vocalist José James, bassist Eddie Gomez and saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings
Boulez’s orchestration has plenty to seduce the ear but an absence of humanising warmth
Augusta Read Thomas’s new work sounded unadventurous in comparison with older, rarely heard pieces
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and François-Frédéric Guy get every subtle detail in place even in the most complex dances
In Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, the Bay Area ensemble has an excellent music director
A celebration of Pierre Boulez’s 90th birthday featured an edgy take on one of his favourite works
The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich perform based on two versions of ‘The Rite of Spring’, with David Zinman conducting
A puppeteer captures the atmosphere of natural cataclysm in Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’
Gil Shaham explores the deep link between concertos, which emanated from an era of political exile and impending disaster
Linda Brovsky’s decision to set Verdi’s opera in fascist-era Italy undermines dramatic sympathy
Dame Marie Rambert, a founding figure of British Ballet, witnessed the 20th century’s most celebrated theatrical brawl. By Clement Crisp
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