Recently, orchestras from the US have been rare birds in London. But this week the Proms offers the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Manfred Honeck... more
The section of musical history labelled Works for String Quartet and Orchestra is slender but it includes some distinguished entries, not least Elgar and Schoenberg... more
Terrence Malick's powerful, impressionistic epic of the love and loss in one American family may not be an easy watch but it's so good you should see it twice... more
El sistema, Venezuela's revolutionary music education programme, has been running for decades. One of its latest products is Christian Vásquez, a 26-year-old conductor who is already making waves... more
Booking is now open for this year's eight-week-long classical music extravaganza - let our critics guide you through what's on offer, from Gustavo Dudamel to DJ Switch... more
While professional orchestras have to ration their resources, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain boasts an almighty gathering of talent... more
Maverick director Terry Gilliam is taking another dive into the unknown as he directs his first opera, tackling the monumental Damnation of Faust by Berlioz, which is seen more often in the concert hall than on the opera stage... more
The Proms performance of Berlioz's Te Deum under the talented young Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki conjured the apocalyptic spirit of the piece.... 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
From blockbuster films and open-air theatre to the Last Night of the Proms and Prince, it promises to be a memorable summer of entertainment in London. Our critics have picked their favourites.... more
Garish and often over-heated, the London Schools Symphony Orchestra under artistic director Peter Ash put on a show at the Barbican that would have made many full-time orchestras pround.... more
Last night's LSO event with the revered Sir Colin Davis and a world-class orchestra could not draw the crowds. Is the concert-going public experiencing Proms fatigue, asks Fiona Maddocks?.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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