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The Gallagher brothers, Prince, Wagner, Kubrick, Mad Men… Are they really above criticism? Our writers think not
Sunday night’s performance was the culmination of an expanded five-day series at the Barbican, and it was a triumph
From top-class blues by the sea to the sound of burning pianos, this season is packed with visionary music-making
The technical brilliance of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra was slightly undermined by a tricksy concept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
The London Philharmonic Orchestra finally completed its Ring cycle in a suitably chilling venue, and Samara Joy lives up to her name
From Florence and the Machine to Doctor Who, this year’s festival hits all the right notes. Here’s a round-up of the hottest tickets
Now based in Berlin, the superstar conductor talks about why it wouldn’t be safe for him to return to his homeland
Other maestros threw tantrums – Davis just got on charmingly and intelligently with the job in hand, and players loved him for it
Beyond Taylor Swift, Nell Mescal sheds the nepo baby status, Blue Lab Beats are pure joy, while Pearl Jam are enjoying themselves again
The Russian pianist skilfully captured the many shades of the composer’s expression in this gruelling but rewarding concert at Wigmore Hall
From an old-school crooner with a “coffee-and-cream” voice, to farewell tears for Mark Elder
The celebrated Italian musician on Chopin, Modernism – and the fate of Italian democracy, from Mussolini to Berlusconi
The 86-year-old jazz legend on playing with Miles Davis and Duke Ellington – and a horrific story from his family’s past
This Aladdin’s cave of music-making contraptions is under threat of closure. Can its plucky team of staff and volunteers save it?
With a clunky English libretto and garish technicolour costumes, this outlandish touring production is saved by its subtle performances
From Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard’s romance to the invention of tools, great music can lift a film to new heights. Here’s our selection