With its August music festival, Jean Nouvel-designed concert hall, restaurants and museums, Sarah Sands finds the Swiss lakeside city has culture down to a fine art... more
It's always disappointing when a top performer has to cancel, but when the London Symphony Orchestra's subs' bench can call up such an able replacement as Maria João Pires, no one is likely to complain... more
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
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
This production of Wagner's Parsifal is a showcase of some magnificent music and has some excellent performances, but fails to capture the drama of its story and its characters.... more
The BBC Symphony and London Symphony Choruses raised the roof at the Albert Hall as Bernard Haitink's unhurried approach to Mahler's Resurrection Symphony eventually paid dividends.... more
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