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Pick of the Proms - from Bollywood to Barenboim

26.05.09
No other festival offers so much for so little money. Here is a round-up of the concerts not to be missed as part of this year's Proms festival.... more

Happy 100th birthday for Elliott Carter

17.12.08
Elliott Carter's birthday celebration by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Oliver Knussen brought together six scores all composed in the 21st century.... more

Huw Watkins' provocative experiment

08.10.08
People sat on chairs or lounged on bean-bags and were free to wander around or collect drinks from the bar for the Huw Watkins premiere.... more

Music

08.10.08
Live music, be it opera or rock festivals, is proving more popular than ever — and is offering a desperately needed financial lifeline. London remains the heartbeat of the industry. ... more

Eötvös is the modern music man

30.07.08
After a space shuttle concerto and a psalm about Frank Zappa, next month Peter Eötvös will unveil his new Márquez opera at Glyndebourne. ... more

Musical adventure at Aldeburgh Festival

24.06.08
The audienceat the Aldeburgh Festival sat enthralled, as if collectively stunned by a most Gallic coup de foudre.... more

Fantasy world brought to life

31.03.08
The BBC Symphony Orchestra nailed its modernist colours to the mast at the Barbican with works by Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Berg and Britten.... more

Double dose of brilliance

30.08.07
Both Mariss Jansons and Oliver Knussen put in five-star performances at the Albert Hall.... more

Mahler, bright but not warm

13.06.07
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen celebrate their return to the Royal Festival Hall last night, including a performance of Mahler's Third Symphony. ... more

The edge of the audible

14.03.07
It is a measure of the respect and affection in which the late Gyorgy Ligeti was held that the QEH could be packed for this posthumous tribute.... more

Zodiac suite is a real star

07.12.06
Three of Germany's best-known composers - Henze, Stockhausen and Kagel - received UK premieres at the Queen Elizabeth Hall under the skilful direction of Oliver Knussen.... more

CDs of the week

18.08.06
Outkast get up to mischief on their latest album, Paris Hilton is bad but not quite as bad you might expect, and the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble offer some lively Turkish grooves.... more

Aisle full of Voices

02.08.06
Concert review: Voices is a modern work which sets poetry by Ho Chi Minh and others to music. And, Nick Kimberley says, this performance was an appropriate 80th birthday present for composer Hans Werner Henze.... more

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