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A work reborn: Mahler's Resurrection

28.09.09

For all its popularity in recent times, Mahler's Symphony No 2 (Resurrection) cannot ever be entered into lightly ... more

Crunch! Another posh shop closes

03.02.09

The posh recession is upon us. I discover this on my yearly pilgrimage to the children's clothes shop, Young England, in Elizabeth Street... more

The face of modern opera

14.01.09

The first big event in London�s music calendar is the UK premiere of Die tote Stadt, Korngold�s 1920 work that finally brought opera into the real world... more

Anyone for caf� culture?

08.10.08

A new exhibition celebrates the Viennese coffee houses where Mahler, Strauss and Schnitzler would exchange ideas. If only there were a modern London equivalent... more

Resounding triumph for Mahler's greatest work

10.07.08

Mahler's Symphony No8 exploits the prodigious echo to provide the kind of overwhelming spiritual experience that the symphony should be.... more

Mahler�s silence and savagery

22.04.08

Valery Gergiev is a firm believer in the dramatic pause and his audience at the Barbican were captivated by it.... more

Co-ordinates are set for the Proms, Doctor

09.04.08

A special episode of Dr Who, written by Russell T Davies and presented by Freema Agyeman, is to be screened at the Albert Hall as part of the BBC concert series.... more

Gergiev catches the feverish passion

14.01.08

The LSO's new principal conductor Valery Gergiev showed he is not a man for half-measures during his sell-out performance at the Barbican.... more

Gods, dwarfs and naked nymphs

03.10.07

Those lucky enough to get their hands on a ticket for the sellout Das Rheinhold will find themselves in Wagner heaven.... more

Volkov in control

02.08.07

The second of Ivan Volkov's Proms with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra proved neatly balanced.... more

First night of Bussell's farewell to ballet show

15.05.07

Darcey Bussell, the last world-class ballerina Britain has produced, starts her farewell to fans tonight.... more

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