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A programme that featured four pieces by female composers
The composer voyaged boldly into the realm where rock meets classical
A wizard of the piano but also tender, playful, lyrical when called for — and still only 25
A new work by Philip Venables satirises popular entertainment while challenging gender conventions
The concert hall reopened with an exuberant concert from the Chineke! Orchestra
Dizzying Kathak moves combine with powerful sound and visuals but the absence of Khan himself is felt
The singer and keyboardist conjured up distant times and faraway places at this Meltdown gig
The singer-songwriter looked serene, though her songs told a different story
A promising work about bereavement failed to express its meaning on a set ill-suited to its venue
The violinist effortlessly replaced Midori, with a bright and brisk performance of some fiendishly difficulty pieces
The work, here receiving its London premiere, conveys the composer’s gift for exploration
Frisell played his guitar with precision, while Weston and Harper explored jazz’s African roots
Marsalis and his compact, muscular quartet were an ideal opening act for this year’s festival
The Benin diva kicked up a storm in London, blurring the boundaries between auditorium and stage
The French duo gave immaculately honed performances of Beethoven violin sonatas
Percussion festival celebrates the work of Steve Reich with three existing works and a premiere
An imaginative ‘re-envisioning’ of John Coltrane’s four-part suite
Dutch composer Michel van der Aa’s new work transcended its philosophical pretensions
A programme of highly contrasted pieces from the Argentinian pianist
The Berlin-based ensemble demonstrated its flexibility in a programme of Beethoven and Brahms
The pianist siblings were undeterred by an interruption to their performance
Georg Friedrich Haas’s composition piece was played with unflinching concentration and finesse
The composer and his wife duetted in this evening of typically shy, softly-spoken music
A 13-piece band and a 100-strong choir celebrated Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
Exhausting tedium amid swivelling spotlights from an Austrian breakdance ensemble
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