Many of the capital's young musical talents fail to reach their potential in the cash-strapped state school system. Now the Mayor is launching a scheme
aimed at raising £2million towards teaching the stars of tomorrow... more
A guitar player who won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music after sending an audition tape from the war-torn Balkans as a teenager has topped the classical charts with his debut album... more
Fashion's brightest new star Tali Lennox models this season's colour-blocking trend and opens up about her unconventional rock'n'roll upbringing
... more
The daughter of Elton John’s favourite jeweller tells Liz Hoggard that she feels sorry for the spoiled and humourless character that she plays on screen... more
As many as 10 London universities will lose all their funding for teaching under proposed cuts to higher education, the National Union of Students warned... more
Here's a loud message from the ad industry to the Tories: the single biggest client winner at last night’s Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Effectiveness Awards was the Central Office of Information... more
If the voices occasionally lacked the last degree of finesse in the Bach Cantata Series, commitment was absolute from the Royal Academy of Music.... more
Classical guitar is in desperate need of a personality. Step forward Xuefei Yang, a groundbreaking young musician who is making frets fashionable.... more
South African mezzo-soprano Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi may be the star of Carmen Jones, but the rivalry between two brothers from New Cross steals the show.... 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.
... more
The Royal Academy of Music's double-bill pleased the audience with nimble productions by Orpha Phelan and no shortage of youthful promise from all over the world.... more
A scorned lover hopes, dreams, play acts, vomits and finally slits her wrists - this staging of La Voix Humaine is agony set to a luscious score, says Fiona Maddocks.... more
CDs of the week: Unfeasibly leggy girl band Frank will get you dancing around your handbag, British-Asian producer Rishi Rich's debut album looks destined for the bargain bin and Senor Coconut releases an album of Latin covers of the Yellow Magic Orchestra.... more
Afternoon:
8°c
