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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 festivals that offer them a platform. The London Song Festival is actually one of the smaller fixtur...

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 few surprises for British viewers (personally I assumed Joni Mitchell was Californian), while Leonar...

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 Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) and Whistle Down the Wind (1961). Here are five things you sh...

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 with every other festival had to be planned amidst ever-shifting goalposts regarding social distancing ...