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Stalker stole my identity and left me living in fear, says renowned violinist

21.10.11
A leading solo violinist told how she is being hounded by a stalker who stole her identity online after she spurned his marriage proposal... more

Sir Charles Mackerras was master of his art

05.11.10
In a career spanning 60 years, Charles Mackerras changed the way we hear vast swathes of the classical repertoire... more

Yevgeny Sudbin is the pianist you have to hear

24.03.10
The superstars grab all the attention but a new generation of even more exciting players is making itself heard. It’s all about taking control of the music, Yevgeny Sudbin tells Geoffrey Norris... more

The perfect way to spend Valentine's Day in London

09.02.10
If you want to treat your lover to a really special day out in London, read this. ... more

Nigel Kennedy was intense and brilliant

11.09.09
Plenty of people would have Nigel Kennedy thrown into the Tower of London for alleged crimes against classical music decorum... more

Salonen and Philharmonia brush up nicely

18.08.09
For his Prom with the Philharmonia, Esa-Pekka Salonen offered works in which dance played a role, and if the audience wasn't dancing in the aisles, it was not for want of orchestral energy... more

Philarmonia closes Southbank season

01.07.09
A performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra brought its South Bank season to a close but there was no sense of end-of-term laxness. ... more

Nigel Kennedy to open Tower Festival

16.04.09
Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy is to perform at the gala opening of the Continental Airlines Tower Festival.... more

Venezuelan youth orchestra to star in the new season at Festival Hall

14.04.09
The orchestra now hailed as the most successful youth music project in the world is taking up residence in the Southbank Centre... more

Maazel shows his magic touch

03.04.09
If a little dramatic character went missing, the closing funeral march had a real feeling of grief barely choked back in Maazel's show.... more

The heart-breaking moment I realised my mother had cut me off forever, by violin virtuoso Vanessa-Mae

07.08.08
The e-mail finally put paid to any hopes of a reconciliation. 'My daughter is nearly 30. That part of my life is well and truly over.' ... more

Pilgrim's Progress brought to life

23.06.08
The Pilgrim's Progress marked the 50th anniversary of the composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams's death, and it pulled out all the stops.... 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

Rattle to conduct every Schumann symphony

18.04.08
Sir Simon Rattle will conduct all Schumann's symphonies and pianist Alfred Brendel will play his final London concert in the new classical music season at the Southbank Centre... more

Opera survives in concert

21.08.07
An exquisite balance of weight and detail, Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle proves opera can survive in concert.... more

Enjoying a renaissance

11.06.07
Warwick Thompson talks to Jude Kelly, the artistic director of the Southbank Centre, about the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall.... more

Audience invited to participate in 'virtual' orchestra

18.08.06
Fancy yourself as a bit of a musician? Then why not pop down to the South Bank, where the very first virtual orhestra has just been installed.... more

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