For Ed Miliband’s partner, and David Miliband’s wife, the brothers’ rivalry for the Labour leadership has been harrowing. Anne McElvoy on the women who must rebuild the family ... more
Nicola Benedetti, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year, won the Young British Classical Performer prize at the Classical Brit awards but almost didn't show up at the ceremony.... more
Classical music may have suffered from a rather stuffy image in the past but Myleene Klass has done her best to dispel that theory. The former Hear'Say singer stole the show as she arrived to present the nominations for the Classical Brit Awards last night... more
Simon Rattle made his Glyndebourne debut at 22. Now at 24, Robin Ticciati is following in his footsteps of his great mentor - and he's terrified.
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With breathtaking timing and delicacy, there were moments in Mitsuko Uchida's solo passages where impish freedom threatened to become wilfulness.... more
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more
One of the LSO's starriest guest conductors, Antonio Pappano drew delighted gasps and a spontaneous round of applause from a capacity audience at the Barbican Hall.... more
As the LSO performed Handel's Messiah at the Barbican it was the departure of their principal conductor that was on everyone's minds rather than the advent of the Newborn King.... more
Pianist Evgeny Kissin has great talent, but as he demonstrated at the Barbican, he often squanders it in displays of crashing insensitivity. Conductor Colin Davis didn't help matters either.... more
Punk rock, the raucous voice of rebellion in the Seventies, is to be celebrated with an exhibition at one of Britain's most august arts institutions.... more
Last night's LSO event with the revered Sir Colin Davis and a world-class orchestra could not draw the crowds. Is the concert-going public experiencing Proms fatigue, asks Fiona Maddocks?.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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