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Bath BachFest review – joyous and mesmerising music making

The festival’s new artistic director Adrian Brendel presided over – and was a key part of – a day of virtuosic and adventurous performances

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Woman says American Airlines derailed her Cabo bachelorette trip. She can’t believe the employee’s reaction to her crying: ‘Delta would never’

A bride and her nine-woman bridal party spend months planning for her Cabo bachelorette party. However, an American Airlines cancellation quickly throws off their plans. What the check-in agent says adds insult to injury.

The Mary Sue

Snippets? Apps? Visuals? Why classical music should stop trying to be pop

Classical music’s blessing is also its curse: you’ve simply got to pay it attention. Plus: No wonder Rossini was an Olympics hit – he invented disco

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My cultural awakening: Bach helped me survive sexual abuse as a child

For pianist James Rhodes, the composer’s music expressed feelings that he could not put into words – and kept helping him as his mental health suffered in adulthood

The Guardian - UK

Paul Taylor Dance Company review – hail to the athletes of the gods!

Full of postcard moments, this showcase for Taylor’s choreography harks back to a more straightforward, analogue age – and is all the better for that

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Bride-to-be boards Delta flight to Miami bachelorette party. Little did she know the flight attendants would crown her Biscoff queen: ‘I’m gonna cry’

Flight attendants on a Delta flight to Miami, Fla., realize that one of their passengers is heading to her Bachelorette trip. They put together a hilarious gift with Biscoff cookies, a popular airplane snack, that nearly brings the bride to tears.

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Justin Baldoni urges judge to toss Blake Lively lawsuit over ‘petty slights’

A trial is scheduled for May 18

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Bach: Sonatas & Partitas album review – Capuçon brings warmth, restraint and reflection

These performances of Bach’s solo works are elegant and persuasive – balancing a modern tone with an alert awareness of period style

The Guardian - UK

Sting is thankful to The Beatles for inspiring songwriters to try

Sting's touring guitarist Dominic Miller has revealed the singer and he have discussed the importance of The Beatles in inspiring generations of songwriters to try and craft tracks.

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“Like Bach, I think the Beatles are some of the only composers that you can play badly and it still sounds good”: Sting guitarist Dominic Miller on why the Beatles' harmonies are “indestructible”

Miller has recently released a songbook that sees some of the most beloved Beatles tunes come to life with solo guitar arrangements

Guitar World

“I can sing it in the original key, with no backing tapes at all. I sing it at every show”: The smash hit ’80s power ballad that wouldn’t die

And after 30 years, the singer is still waiting for a reunion with his old band

MusicRadar

Shock and awe: our critics pick their best live classical events of 2025

Turnage’s Festen at the Royal Opera House swept all before it, but there was plenty of extraordinary new music, exhilarating performances and triumphs of talent, commitment and resourcefulness across the UK this year. We pick our best moments

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Amadeus review: classical music is Bach and better than ever in Sky's retelling of a tumultuous composer rivalry

Forget everything you know about the history, the play and the movie – Sky's interpretation of Amadeus will make you see the story with fresh eyes.

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"Humans will be doing all the serious music transcription for the foreseeable future": Songscription review

This AI-powered transcription tool promises to convert any audio file into sheet music, tab or MIDI. But can it really match the skills of a professional?

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Víkingur Ólafsson: Opus 109 album review – pianist’s concept album opens up transcendent vistas

Olafsson’s account of Beethoven’s Op 109 is one of the most beautiful on record, the centrepiece of a recording that links the composer to Bach and Schubert

The Guardian - UK

‘All roads lead to Grace Jones’: visual artists on the music that fires them up in the studio

Chris Ofili loves steel pans. Lindsey Mendick adores Self Esteem. And Ragnar Kjartansson enjoys everything from Bach to the Cure. Artists reveal the bangers that get their creative juices fizzing

The Guardian - UK

Gli Incogniti/Beyer: Bach from Italy album review – fascinating collection sizzles and shines

Violinist Amandine Beyer and the musicians of Gli Incogniti juxtapose original works by Vivaldi and the Marcello brothers with the Bach compositions they inspired and influenced

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The New Bachelorette Is Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives' Taylor Frankie Paul, And The Internet's Reactions Are All Over The Place

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"He's the Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart of the riff": Gibson salutes Tony Iommi in star-studded new film series

Iommi: The Godfather Of Heavy Metal features interviews with Brian May, Slash, Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett, Scott Ian and more

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BBCPhil/Weilerstein/Fröst; Arvo Pärt at 90 review – star clarinettist captivates and delights

The evening’s two proms brought wildly contrasting energies. The BBC Phil were on blistering form and, late-night, the Estonian Philharmonic Choir were immaculate even if the programme felt a little bland

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: tailoring comedy Alterations gets a fitting tribute

Pin-sharp comedy from the National Theatre’s Black Plays Archive, a 12-hour ‘theatre-rave’ and Rachel Zegler’s balcony performance of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina are among this month’s highlights

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BBCSSO/Wigglesworth/Batsashvili review – detailed and monumental Bruckner

The BBC Scottish chief conductor’s reading of Bruckner’s Seventh was thoughtful and balanced. Mariam Batsashvili was an enthralling soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 20.

The Guardian - UK

The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90

The Estonian composer’s music of simplicity, spirituality – and silence – is universally appealing and enduringly rewarding. We pay tribute ahead of his milestone birthday

The Guardian - UK

Roger Norrington: a maverick, an irresistible firebrand and a musical visionary

The conductor, whose historically informed evangelism helped transform the classical music world, has died. Tom Service remembers a man who looked to the past to find a fresh and thrilling present.

The Guardian - UK

‘I gave Tom Cruise an impromptu organ lesson!’ Anna Lapwood on her classical mashups – and her all-night Prom

She is the hottest property in classical music, a dazzling musician who can play Bach one minute and mix up Robbie Williams the next. Will her epic ‘explosion of energy’ Prom blow the Albert Hall roof off?

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