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Raymond Cohen obituary

4787 days ago
Guardian MusicViolinist recognised for his exceptional beauty of soundRaymond Cohen, who has died aged 91, was one of the last of a generation of versatile and brilliant violinists, as comfortable playing a concerto, leading an orchestra or, as he did in his early... more info

Yakov Kreizberg obituary

4788 days ago
Guardian MusicRussian conductor who settled in the US and was a favourite with the BBC Proms audienceThe Russian conductor Yakov Kreizberg, who has died aged 51 after a long illness, made his home in the west and carved a significant reputation for himself both in... more info

Another view on Douglas Gordon's k.364

4795 days ago
Guardian MusicViola player Paul Silverthorne is left puzzled and irritated by Douglas Gordon's film about a Mozart concertI've played Mozart's K364 – the Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for violin, viola and orchestra – many times, so I was keen to see t... more info

London Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle, Barbican, review

4801 days ago
The TelegraphSir Simon Rattle's distaste for the London Orchestral scene is well known, yet it was striking how relaxed he and the orchestra were. Rating: * * * * * more info

LSO/Gergiev – review

4805 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonThe London Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor has his sceptics, and they are rarely more vocal than when it comes to his Mahler. It's fast, flashy and lacking proper schooling – or so the usual charges run, ascribing to Gergie... more info

Mahler: Symphony No 8 – review

4805 days ago
Guardian MusicLondon Symphony Chorus/London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra/Tennstedt(LPO, two CDs)If there was ever any doubt that Klaus Tennstedt was a conductor for whom the recording studio was a rather confining space, and whose inspirational qualities bloss... more info

The secret of Berlin's shine | Charlotte Higgins

4810 days ago
Guardian MusicOur orchestras would be as great as the Berlin Philharmonic if only they weren't worked so hardIn the horn players' dressing room at the Philharmonie, the home of the Berlin Philharmonic, there is a poster from an old marketing campaign. The slogan i... more info

Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle – review

4813 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Festival Hall, LondonSimon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic's London residency closed with Mahler's Third Symphony, one of music's grandest statements.Conceived on the greatest of scales, it attempts to portray the entire universe, beginning ... more info

Radio 3 rolls back the years with a return to broadcasting live concerts

4820 days ago
Guardian MusicExcitement promised as four-year-old policy of playing mainly pre-recorded music gets the silent treatment• Is live better for Radio 3? Read Charlotte Higgins on cultureIn a radical change of policy for BBC Radio 3, the network's controller, Roger ... more info

Tom Service on the difference between British and European orchestras

4820 days ago
Guardian Music'Do British orchestras play too perfectly?'Are our orchestras as good as they should be? That might seem an odd question, since we're living through something of a golden age in this country. In London, the London Symphony are at the top of their gam... more info

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