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A refreshingly sober evening of American miniatures from Paris Opera Ballet
The singers are in fine voice, but this is a self-indulgent production of Philip Glass’s opera
These specially commissioned duets rarely stretched the stars they were created for
Gidon Kremer ‘keeps in step with the times’, performing Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and other engaging music
Young pianists brought variety and passages of memorable beauty to a marathon sitting of 20 works
Bright Sheng’s ensemble offered a broad expressive range and a finely hewn sense of craft
The performances varied in their ability to sustain a dialogue with Bach’s music
A straight-talking autobiography that explores the milieu behind the composer’s minimalist music
A Balanchine work was faithfully performed, but other pieces didn’t play to the company’s strengths
In a mixed bill of contemporary works, the choreography struggles to do justice to its dancers
Each half of the concert opened with a plainchant, with The Sixteen offering a rewarding starting-point for the series
Andrei Zvyagintsev’s film is a savagely powerful portrait of Putin’s Russia
Childs’ 1979 ‘Dance’, with music by Philip Glass, is vintage minimalism
Kafka, Glass, Hampton: this new chamber opera is a dream ticket
Philip Glass’s score adds coherence and depth to long-time collaborator Godfrey Reggio’s film
This three-and-a-half-hour performance of Philip Glass’s epic work was compelling – up to a point
Two ‘remixes’ of Terry Riley’s pioneering minimalist piece yielded mixed results
A round-up of the week’s cinema releases
A new Naresh Sohal composition reached for the stars and the Britten Sinfonia offered a string selection
Pierre Audi, one of the key players in European opera, talks about making sparing choices that are exactly to his taste
Philip Glass’s imaginative score contrasts with a clunky libretto
The 25-year-old’s third premiere of the year was inventive and visually arresting
Nico Muhly’s festival of new music began with three premieres, including his own ‘Outrage’
The Austrian town’s brand new opera house opens with a Philip Glass premiere and a pyrotechnic take on ‘Parzival’
Philip Glass’s new opera portrays the entertainment mogul as racist, despotic and megalomaniacal
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