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You're hired! Young maestro is orchestra's apprentice

13.08.09
leading London orchestra has appointed an 'apprentice' conductor after running a competition based on Alan Sugar's BBC television show... more

Bellini's star-blessed lovers

03.03.09
Whatever the reservations, the calibre of Garanca and Netrebko's singing is exceptional in I Capuleti e i Montecchi.... more

Grandage, the one-man hit machine

11.12.08
After the triumphant opening of his Twelfth Night last night, the Donmar’s artistic director tells how the play has been as good as therapy for him... more

Elektra's score is revelatory

10.11.08
What makes Susan Bullock so commanding an Elektra is not just her raw, visceral power but also a capacity for sweet-toned lyricism.... more

Hallé Orchestra is reborn

30.07.08
Under Mark Elder the Hallé is once again playing with security of technique and a radiance of tone reminiscent of Barbirolli's period.... more

The 25 must-see Proms

16.07.08
The 2008 Proms caters for all tastes, prejudices and proclivities as never before. Here are the moments you can't miss.... more

Slimline Voigt returns in triumph

17.06.08
Having lost several stone thanks to gastric bypass surgery, Deborah Voigt made a glorious return to the Royal Opera House, showing off her slimline look and gleaming tone in Ariadne auf Naxos.... more

Joan Bakewell, Paul O'Grady, Victoria Wood and Des O'Connor on honours list

13.06.08
Comedienne Victoria Wood, TV presenter Paul O'Grady, Eastenders actress June Brown, broadcaster Joan Bakewell, screenwriter Lynda LaPlante and entertainer Des O'Connor are all receiving birthday honours from the Queen... more

The Vaughan identity

30.04.08
He has been out of fashion for more than 50 years, but now composer Ralph Vaughan Williams's vision of Englishness is being celebrated once again.... more

Bid to banish our prejudices about Elgar

08.11.07
Elgar was unembarrassed to wear his heart on his sleeve and, in that respect, this Englishmen was decidedly European. It's time we learnt, says Fiona Maddocks. ... more

Youth on fine Proms form

06.08.07
Saturday's Prom, spirited into energetic life by Mark Elder, showed the 150-odd teenagers of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain on fine form.... more

Verdi back at full blast

23.04.07
Mark Elder, ever an accomplished Verdian, directed a well-paced and impassioned performance of Stiffelio, with fine woodwind solos and some wonderfully hushed string passages.... more

Chilling portrait of a warrior

19.02.07
Joshua Bell's vigorous account of Brahms's Violin Concerto was the triumph of the London Symphony Orchestra's Janacek Day, says Fiona Maddocks. ... more

Musicians to challenge aircraft instrument ban

11.09.06
Musicians are challenging security rules banning instruments from being taken on flights as hand luggage. They say they would rather cancel concerts than risk stowing instruments in the hold.... more

Spirited end to a triumphant season

11.09.06
Mark Elder proved the ideal witty showman at the Last Night of the 112th Proms Season, as he led the BBC Symphony and Chorus in a lively, if lengthy, finale.... more

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