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Sacconi Quartet review – new Freya Waley-Cohen work reveals ensemble at their finest

Marking 25 years since their formation, Dances, Songs & Hymns for Friendship was informed by the composer’s observations of the four musicians both in and out of rehearsal

The Guardian - UK

Alfred Brendel obituary

One of the greatest pianists of his generation who bestrode the musical world for six decades

The Guardian - UK

Majestic, rigorous and sheer fun: the best of Alfred Brendel’s recordings

As the musical world mourns the celebrated pianist, we assess his wide recording legacy and pick the 12 best, from Russian rarities to quickfire Beethoven

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“Want to scare people these days? Forget about Satan and drugs. Bring on the evolutionary biologist”: Nightwish were accused of seeking to shock by working with Richard Dawkins. Instead they explored the poetry of science

Endless Forms Most Beautiful started with a handwritten letter and resulted in an extraordinary, inspiring concept album – plus the professor’s first-ever prog performance at Wembley Arena

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Argerich/Maisky/Ivanov review – legendary pianist brings her irrepressible brilliance to chamber music programme

Martha Argerich joined with Mischa Maisky and Yossif Ivanov to perform music by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schubert, but it was her solo Bach that was a special evening’s particular highlight

The Guardian - UK

LPO/Jurowski review – a fervent treatment of two works rich in intensity

Haydn’s Mass in Time of War met John Adams’s elegy for victims of 9/11 in this dramatic concert, superbly controlled by Vladimir Jurowski

The Guardian - UK

Takács Quartet review – a superlative performance in which the music never sits still

Britten’s second string quartet was framed by forward-looking works by Haydn and Beethoven with each work sounding fresh in an entrancing concert

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What are you Haydn? The hoaxers who fooled the classical music world

One wrote six sonatas and claimed they were by Haydn. Another used a ghostwriter to write his symphony – and pretended to be deaf. So how did they manage to hoodwink the experts?

The Guardian - UK

The Block’s Ricky & Haydn Claim ‘Extreme Pressure’ Pushed Them To Fire Their Builder In Shock Move

“The Block isn’t your normal building site.”

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The Block 2024: Every Single Room Reveal & The Results In One Place

Kylie did NOT react well.

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Catriona Price on the 10 things that changed her life

1Who I happened to get as a first fiddle teacher

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The Block 2024 Cast: Meet The 10 Phillip Island Contestants Competing For A Massive Cash Prize

The youngest couple may be the ones to stir up the most drama.

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‘It’s quartet Disney World!’ Getting to grips with world’s biggest string quartet festival

This year’s String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam saw big names and rising stars play 113 works from Beethoven to Larcher, plus masterclasses, a DJ – and free biscuits. Can you have too much of a good thing?

The Guardian - UK

Classical home listening: Mozart and CPE Bach from the Dunedin Consort; Cuarteto Quiroga’s Atomos

The baroque specialists thrill in a new edition of Mozart’s C minor Mass, while the Spanish string quartet go to the edge with Beethoven, Bartók and more

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LSO/Hannigan review – season opens with haunting Vivier and superb Strauss

The London Symphony Orchestra’s associate artist Barbara Hannigan conducted a programme that mixed mainstream repertoire by Haydn and Strauss with less familiar music from the second half of the 20th century.

Evening Standard

LSO/ Hannigan at the Barbican review: the virtuoso orchestra flourished under this mesmerising conductor

Barbara Hannigan is a supremely mobile conductor, at times almost dancing, her hands shaping the music like a sculptor

The Canberra Times

Big program for Canberra Symphony's new season

Evening Standard

The BBC Proms fights for its future

Hurt by arts cuts, gender balance criticisms and a post-Brexit lack of musicians from Europe, this year’s event is rife with insecurity. But, says Opera Now’s editor Hattie Butterworth, there is also defiant innovation...

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The latest death notices and funeral announcements from Swansea this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones

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The week in classical: The Pearl Fishers; Takács Quartet – review

Opera North’s latest concert staging goes big on pearls, with commitment to match. And the peerless Takács give a masterclass in delayed gratification

Bangkok Post

A jolly night indeed

As if a continuation of the joy and exuberance of recent Songkran festivities, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra's latest concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre on April 21 was a singularly lighthearted and delightful affair, full of playful energy and vivacity.

Wales Online

Family pays tribute to ‘legendary’ Welsh gran who broke world record for her unbelievable collection of Christmas baubles

‘There will forever be a massive void in our lives. Christmas will never be the same again.'

Irish Mirror

Dad slams pub for not serving disabled son a drink for 18th because he's 'not normal'

Hadyn has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and global development delay and so was refused alcohol by the pub

The Guardian - UK

LSO/Hannigan review – every note spoke volumes in uncompromising programme about grief

From the desperate sadness of Vivier’s Lonely Child to Berg’s Violin Concerto in memory of Manon Gropius, Barbara Hannigan brought fragility and fire to this London Symphony Orchestra programme

The Independent UK

Sir András Schiff review, Wigmore Hall: His whimsical manner and fluency of touch make this Christmas concert unforgettable

The Hungarian’s recitals are so sought-after that he has to repeat each of his programmes to keep up with demand

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