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Nathalie Stutzmann, the French-born contralto turned conductor, will succeed Robert Spano...

Nathalie Stutzmann, the French-born contralto turned conductor, will succeed Robert Spano...

Read the reviews that composer, pianist and teacher Louise Farrenc received in the middle of the 19th century, and the kinds of gendered, backhanded c

With help from a spectacular Cynthia Erivo, the L.A. Phil stages a gala that does not disguise how we've been through hell to get back to Disney Hall.

After years of critical neglect, a spate of new recordings are shining a light on our nation's homegrown music

Edinburgh Festival

Verdict: Slow-burning break-up ballads Rating: Five years ago, Laura Mvula seemed set to become a huge star. The Birmingham singers second album, The Dreaming Room, won a prestigious Ivor Novello award, and she became a firm favourite of Elton John and Prince. The latter covered one of her songs, Green Garden, and offered regular advice before his death in 2016. But wider success proved elusive, leaving the classically-trained Mvula fearing for her future. Was her piano-led soul and jazz too c...

(5 out of 5 stars) "I fell asleep at a performance of Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony" some years ago. It is a LONG piece. I would not recommend it as a first Vaughan Williams purchase, unless you are a particular fan of choral music. On the other hand, I couldnt ignore it. Robert Shaw (Americas "Mr. Choral Music") described this symphony on the radio as "the most beautiful piece of choral music written in the 20th century". Wow! That covers 100 years, you know. And I deeply enjoy o...

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Introducing new recordings from Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich, Gothic Voices, Thomas Trotter and Andrew Von Oeyen