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01 July, 2021 — By Michael White Don Giovanni. Photo: Mark Douet THERE used to be a time when song recitals felt like an endangered species. People found them too intense, too difficult to follow – not least when the texts were in a foreign language. But that’s changed, I’m glad to say, thanks to a new breed of outstanding younger singers whose electrifying presentation is at least as good as rock stars (even without lights and mics), and to a growing universe of song-based ...

What’s on TV this weekend: Scandi crime thriller Beck returns for a long-awaited eighth series The i 16 hrs ago Gerard Gilbert 9.30pm, BBC Four No doubt much to the chagrin of both Canadians and Americans, it’s not always that easy to differentiate between the two from this side of the pond – especially when it comes to musicians. On the nearest Friday to Canada Day (1 July), this archive collection of BBC archive footage of Canadian pop and rocks stars might throw up a ...

Malcolm Arnold's Fifth Symphony shoots for the stars in a programme of British rarities. Classical music review by Richard Bratby

5 things you should know about Malcolm Arnold 5 things you should know about Malcolm Arnold Here are five things you need to know about Malcolm Arnold, the British musician behind some of the most beautiful film scores around British composer Sir Malcolm Arnold was a legendary musician in his time, known primarily for his beautiful film scores. This year marks the centenary of the composer’s birth, and to celebrate, Cheltenham Music Festival will be screening two of his most beloved films— ...

The Proms 2021: your complete guide on concert dates and how to book tickets At last, the Proms will welcome live audiences back to the Royal Albert Hall. Here’s our selection of the best concerts of the 2021 season 3 June 2021 • 1:43pm Finally: music returns to the Royal Albert Hall Credit: I-Wei Huang / Alamy Stock Photo Hallelujah – the 127th season of the Proms, long rumoured and much hoped for, is actually happening. Given the present weird circumstances, in which the Proms along wit...

At last, the Proms will welcome live audiences back to the Royal Albert Hall. Here’s our selection of the best concerts of the 2021 season

NZSO and RNZB perform in Kerikeri and Whangarei: The Soldiers Tale and Town and Country 14 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read NZSO Principal Conductor in Residence Hamish McKeich and NZSO players performing The Soldiers Tale, which will be in Kerikeri next month. Photo / Stephen ACourt. NZSO Principal Conductor in Residence Hamish McKeich and NZSO players performing The Soldiers Tale, which will be in Kerikeri next month. Photo / Stephen ACourt. Northern Advocate Northland classical music and...

Enid Bagnold’s 1955 English play The Chalk Garden, a Broadway hit before it opened in the West End, is usually described as a comedy because of Bagnold’s acerbic dialogue and droll appreciation of intricate employer-servant dynamics. Enid Bagnold’s 1955 English play The Chalk Garden, a Broadway hit before it opened in the West End, is usually described as a comedy because of Bagnold’s acerbic dialogue and droll appreciation of intricate employer-servant dynamics. If most of th...

Published: April 7, 2021 at 3:46 pm Malcolm Arnold did not hold back on the percussion when writing his Fourth Symphony – alongside the usual symphonic forces, the orchestra includes bongos, tom-toms and maracas – and, as the composer himself explained in 1971, the 1960 work’s distinctive Afro-Caribbean flavour had been prompted by recent events and their aftermath. Advertisement ‘I was appalled that such a thing could happen in this country,’ wrote Arnold about the 1958 Not...

Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘I remortgaged my home to buy a Stradivarius’ Julian Lloyd Webber tells how his upbringing helped to shape his work ethic, and how an injury almost spelt the end of his career 14 March 2021 • 5:00am ‘No one seems to believe it when the name Lloyd Webber name is used, but money was tight’ As a solo cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber, 69, has performed with many of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors. In 2014, he was forced to stop playing after sustaining a ...