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The best classical concerts for Christmas 2010

5117 days ago
Guardian MusicStockhausen, Mahler, Wagner, Schumann, Benedict Mason – yes, and an outstanding Handel's Messiah in EdinburghmusikFabrik The outstanding Cologne-based group take up residence for the final weekend of the Huddersfield contemporary music festival, pl... more info

Verdi: Otello, CD review

5127 days ago
The TelegraphSoloists, London Symphony Orchestra, cond Sir Colin Davis. Rating: * * * * more info

LSO/Davis - review

5127 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonElgar's Violin Concerto was exactly 100 years old on Wednesday, and the London Symphony Orchestra, which recorded the work under the composer, naturally marked the anniversary with a performance. Colin Davis conducted and the soloist ... more info

Maurice Murphy: the unsung classical hero of Star Wars and beyond

5141 days ago
Guardian MusicThe LSO's former principal trumpeter, who died yesterday, was an essential part of the soundtrack to our musical livesMaurice Murphy, who died yesterday, is an essential part of the soundtrack to your musical life – even if you don't realise it. Ma... more info

Observations: Flick the baton and win a prize

5141 days ago
The Independent Next week, 20 young conductors will compete in London for a prize of £15,000 and the chance to work for a year as assistant conductor to the London Symphony Orchestra. Whence comes this contest, some of whose winners are now established stars? Step... more info

Ehnes/LSO/Noseda - review

5141 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonThe London Symphony Orchestra have programmed no fewer than eight violin concertos for the current season, with guest soloists including Viktoria Mullova and Nikolaj Znaider. Tuesday night's visitor was the Canadian James Ehnes, who p... more info

It'll take more than Bach and a beer to give the young a taste for the classical

5148 days ago
Guardian MusicNew research suggests young people are put off by formal concert formats. But educating them is what will really engage them – not just allowing them to bring in a drinkSo young-ish people, aged from 24-36, hate classical music. OK, that's a wee bi... more info

Philanthropy: how the tax breaks work

5148 days ago
Guardian MusicTax breaks relating to philanthropy are frequently misunderstood, and fiendishly complex. Here's a guideTo accompany my piece about cultural philanthropy in today's G2, I thought I'd bring you an extended footnote on the tax advantages of philanthrop... more info

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 – review

5148 days ago
Guardian MusicAndsnes/London SO/Pappano(EMI)There's no disputing the high standard of Leif Ove Andsnes's pianism in both these concertos, among the most technically demanding in the repertoire – nor the equal brilliance with which Antonio Pappano and the London ... more info

Eric Whitacre: Light & Gold – review

5153 days ago
Guardian Music(Decca)This one will be big. Initial takers will be choral singers already swept away by the American Whitacre's glowing harmonies and generous melodies. Some will have encountered him via his "Lux Aurumque" used for the YouTube virtual choir, seen b... more info

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