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Hot Tickets - Weekend gigs

02.09.11
Here are the biggest gigs in the capital this weekend...... more

The Proms: London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski - review

27.07.11
The principal conductor launched Kodály's Dances of Galánta as if intent on doing the dancing himself... more

Sound check: Anna Calvi is the new face of art rock

10.06.11
A highlight of this year's Meltdown is otherworldly Anna Calvi, whose powerful vocal range goes from whisper to scream in one easy move... more

Simón Bolívar returns as star of Southbank's new season

28.01.11
The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra from Venezuela will return to the Southbank in what will be the highlight of the centre's classical season for 2011/12... more

The dark side of Wills and Kate's uni mate Jules Knight

09.12.10
Baritone Jules Knight is full of praise for his newsworthy former flatmates. As he tells Richard Godwin, he too knows about the pressures that a life of privilege, broken families and duty can bring... more

Facing the music: the man who discovered the fiddle at the London Philharmonic Orchestra

30.09.10
Orchestra boss Tim Walker tells David Cohen how he found a devastating fraud — and recouped every last penny ... more

Opening this week: Stephen Fry, Passion and Krapp's Last Tape

20.09.10
Our weekly round-up of the week's best new shows, exhibitions and concerts...... more

Orchestra chief faces prison over £645,000 fiddle

01.09.10
Former finance chief at the London Philharmonic Orchestra faces jail for a swindle involving thousands of pounds to fund holidays, designer clothes, art and jewellery... more

Proms 2010: Power and pantomine for Hansel and Gretel

01.09.10
In the case of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, there were even some theatrical coups that Glyndebourne didn’t get... more

London Philharmonic Orchestra boss 'used fraud to improve house'

04.02.10
Cameron Poole, the man who allegedly swindled the London Philharmonic Orchestra out of more than £560,000, spent hundreds of thousands of pounds renovating his six-bedroom house, it is claimed... more

Swindle 'cost London Philharmonic Orchestra £2.3m'

03.02.10
The losses suffered by the London Philharmonic Orchestra after it was swindled by its finance director have soared to £2.3 million, a court heard today... more

Orchestra's finance boss 'siphoned off £560,000'

23.11.09
Financial director of the publicly-funded London Philharmonic Orchestra faces claims that he took £560,000 to fund an extravagant lifestyle... more

Magic of Italy in L’Elisir d’Amore

24.07.09
Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) is one of the few bel canto comedies to have survived but it needs bold direction.... more

Chinese opera devised by 3,000 children wins classical award

13.05.09
A Chinese opera created by 3,000 primary school children in Hackney has won one of classical music’s top awards... more

End this downloads ban

25.02.09
As a Dutch radio station celebrates Haitink’s 80th birthday with free music online, it’s time for the BBC to stand up to the music industry... more

Vlad the impaler

26.11.08
The London Philharmonic's intense Russian conductor Vladimir Jurowski will continue to take the orchestra to new heights.... more

Music

08.10.08
Live music, be it opera or rock festivals, is proving more popular than ever — and is offering a desperately needed financial lifeline. London remains the heartbeat of the industry. ... more

London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski perfectly serve German masters

29.09.08
Chief conductor Vladimir Jurowski chose an illuminating programme of German repertoire for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, each piece throwing light on the other two. ... more

Festival is backstage pass to the artistic heart of city

06.08.08
Hundreds of London theatres, museums and cinemas are throwing open their doors to give the public a weekend of behind-the-scenes access... more

Carmen with a difference

07.07.08
Bizet's Carmen is usually presented as a big-stage spectacular but not in David McVicar's Glyndebourne production.... more

London Philharmonic premiere designed to excite

06.06.08
A musical work inspired by the people of south London will be premiered on Saturday, marking the 75th anniversary of the London Philharmonic Orchestra... more

A vehement and polished account

06.03.08
If some conductors throw themselves over the precipice dragging their players with them, Vladimir Jurowski is not one.... 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

Violinist to perform music she inspired

24.09.07
Rising violinist Nicola Benedetti will this week perform the premiere of a piece written for her by the composer Sir John Tavener.... more

'New' hall a boon to Mozart

14.06.07
The Royal Festival Hall returned after a two-year closure to host Mozart's Piano Concerto No20, headed by Vladimir Jurowski... more

250,000 welcome back Festival Hall

11.06.07
More than a quarter of a million people flocked to the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall at the weekend.... 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

Cosi's colourful revival

23.05.07
Nicholas Hytner's production of Così fan tutte is back at Glyndebourne in resounding style a year after its first appearance, says Fiona Maddocks.... more

Jarvis heads for Meltdown

02.05.07
Jarvis Cocker has taken up the role of artistic director of the Royal Festival Hall's Meltdown and the former Pulp front man has assembled an eclectic line-up.... more


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