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Proms 2010: Orchestre National de France have real sinew

The Orchestre National de France and its music director Daniele Gatti evoked a palpable sense of danger Comments

English folk has its fling at 5000 Morris Dancers Weekend

500 Morris Dancers Weekend was all rather lovely and oh-so-very-English. And determinedly modern Comments (1)

Swaggering encore from Sim�n Bol�var String Quartet

The Sim�n Bol�var String Quartet are at the upper end of the �youth� spectrum, the youngest 25, but their spark remains undimmed Comments (1)

Kylie Minogue to end UK tour with two dates at O2

Kylie Minogue has promised a �euphoric journey of joy, excitement and glamour� on her British tour next year, her first UK dates for three years Comments

Brits head East as awards ceremony switches from Earls Court to O2

The 02 will host the Brit Awards for the first time after trying to secure them for five years Comments

Sound Check: The Nick Hornby sessions

Bestselling author Nick Hornby�s love of pop is well documented � now he is putting his own words to someone else�s music Comments

Proms 2010: Familiar territory for Sir Simon Rattle

Marvellous playing and bold, illuminating programming made Berlin Philharmonic's Prom with Sir Simon Rattle a delight Comments

Proms 2010: Thrilled by a call of the wild

Antonacci may be a soprano but her rich vibrato allows her into mezzo-soprano repertoire, notably Carmen Comments

CDs of the week: Brandon Flowers is a Killer on the run

When the rest of The Killers decided to take a holiday after seven years on the road, Brandon Flowers was impelled into the studio Comments

Robert Plant is a king on the country road

If only more musicians would grow old like Robert Plant. Acknowledging that heavy rock is best left to the kids Comments

Proms 2010: Power and pantomine for Hansel and Gretel

In the case of Engelbert Humperdinck�s Hansel and Gretel, there were even some theatrical coups that Glyndebourne didn�t get Comments

Proms 2010: Europe unites with purpose

Who said today�s youth has the attention span of a gnat? Incomplete it may be but Bruckner�s Ninth Symphony demands 60 minutes of focused attention Comments

Look on the bright side, Eels

Though still uncommunicative and inclined towards heavy, distorted rock, Eels' Mark �E� Everett came close to being perky Comments

Slow start but strong finish at Reading Festival

Veteran punk band Blink 182 brought Reading Festival to a close on Sunday, striking the final power chord on the summer�s favourite rock event Comments

Fatboy Slim steals the show at South West Four

With big names on the bill South West Four was destined to be epic and (mostly) did not disappoint Comments (1)

Keith Lockhart goes to Hollywood at Prom

The BBC Concert Orchestra's Prom, its first under its new principal conductor Keith Lockhart, hinted at its range Comments (2)

Going back in time at The London Electronic Dance festival

The London Electronic Dance festival was new for 2010, although with Leftfield and Aphex Twin headlining it felt more like being transported to a field somewhere in 1995 Comments (1)

Henry Wood is the man who made The Proms

The Proms' current director, Roger Wright, salutes a pioneer conductor, the great Henry Wood Comments

Top marks for effort as hyperactive Jamie Cullum sets the late-show stage alight

The hyperactive Jamie Cullum - billed as 'the most famous young jazz musician in Britain' - is an ideal choice for the late-show Prom Comments (1)

CDs of the week: Katy Perry, Richard Thompson and Everything Everything

Katy Perry's second album turns everything up to 11 while Richard Thompson's 13 new songs have been recorded in front of a live audience Comments

The Runaways - the girl band who put sex in rock

A new film about prototype punk group The Runaways reminds us that concerns about the sexualisation of pop go back a long way Comments

Minimalist brilliance from Wildbirds and Peacedrums

The spooky, minimal sounds of married duo Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werliin are a far more appropriate modern soundtrack for Sweden than Abba Comments

Proms 2010: Tradition wins the day

The BBC Symphony Orchestra under David Robertson screamed, rattled and rolled through Mark-Anthony Turnage's Hammered Out Comments

They get along: The Libertines bounce back

The Libertines reignited their old spark for their first gig in six years Comments (4)

Proms 2010: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra capture the full Nordic mood

Leif Ove Andsnes and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra delivered an electricfying performance at the Royal Albert Hall Comments

V Festival has all the hits ... but not the history

Now 15 years old, the V Festival attracts an audience of fake tans and stag dos and has never attained the mythology of its more venerable summer rivals Comments (2)

Proms 2010: Keeping genius in order

The complexity of Strauss and Scriabin disguised the ample talents of The Sydney Symphony at the Albert Hall Comments

Proms 2010: Can the spirit of Haydn survive in a stateside suburb?

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra brought clarity and litheness to Schumann, deploying their modestly sized forces to excellent effect Comments

Proms 2010: A wider glimpse of rare genius

A near-capacity audience had the opportunity to hear one of Bart�k's finest pieces but one all too rarely performed Comments

Cosi Fan Tutte is a love game of two halves

Vignette Productions' highly entertaining Cosi Fan Tutte is a traditional production made special by its edgy surroundings at The Village Underground Comments