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Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic – review

5097 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Barbican, LondonGustavo Dudamel has been controversial of late. He has long been a star, and rightly so, thanks to his association with the tremendous impact made by the Simón Bólivar Youth Orchestra from his native Venezuela. Yet away from the... more info

Gerald Finzi: the quiet man of British classical music

5097 days ago
Guardian MusicGerald Finzi's greatest inspiration – and greatest works – came from his love of English poetry. Mark Padmore celebrates the composer's gentle and lyrical pleasuresIn our hectic world of instant gratification many people still turn to pursuits th... more info

J Dilla: the Mozart of hip-hop

5097 days ago
Guardian MusicChildhood cello lessons paid dividends for the late J Dilla when he shook up urban music with his maverick beats. Now the classical world is saluting one of its ownThe classically trained virtuoso Miguel Atwood-Ferguson grew up listening to Mozart, B... more info

Takács Quartet – review

5098 days ago
Guardian MusicQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonAfter devoting their London appearances last season to Beethoven, the Takács Quartet's three Southbank recitals in the current term range much more widely. Their second emulated the basic outline of the first, two months ... more info

The top 10 composers

5100 days ago
Guardian MusicAn American list of the top 10 composers of all time will raise a few highbrow eyebrowsFor a fortnight, the classical music critic of the New York Times, Anthony Tommasini, has been engaged in a curious task: determining the top 10 composers of all t... more info

Peter Andry obituary

5100 days ago
Guardian MusicClassical music executive with Decca, EMI and WarnerPeter Andry, one of the leading executives of the golden age of recording, has died aged 83. In a career that took him to three major companies of the postwar era – Decca, EMI and Warner – he cu... more info

The diva of all data: why we should take note of these musical numbers

5100 days ago
Guardian MusicBachtrack's website reveals a string of interesting stats, such as a shift in audiences' tastes towards modern classical musicHere's a fun game: what was the most performed work of classical music throughout the world last year? Who was the busiest c... more info

The top 10 composers of all time

5101 days ago
Guardian MusicIs compiling a list of the top 10 composers of all time a fatuous exercise, amusing parlourgame or serious pursuit?For the past fortnight, the classical music critic of the New York Times, Anthony Tommasini, has been engaged in a curious task: determ... more info

Orchestra of WNO/Koenigs - review

5101 days ago
Guardian MusicSt David's Hall, CardiffIn this programme, spanning three and a half centuries and from Bach to Kurtág, the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera could have made no stronger a statement of their credentials. If only the company's choice of operas could ... more info

Artemis Quartet - review

5101 days ago
Guardian MusicWigmore Hall, LondonOpinion remains divided about whether Beethoven's late B flat quartet Op 130 works best with its original last movement – published and often performed separately as the Grosse Fuge Op 133 – or with its significantly tamer su... more info

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