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Flashpoint: Bianca Jagger and theatre critic's spat at the opera

5028 days ago
Guardian MusicAccusations fly as critic Mark Shenton blasts Jagger's use of flash photography during Einstein on the Beach, while she makes assault claimIt was one of the arts events of the year: audiences in Britain had waited nearly four decades to see a complet... more info

Einstein on the Beach – review

5030 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, London Philip Glass's list of stage works stretches well beyond 20. The majority have reached Britain, but until now Einstein on the Beach – the work he devised in 1976 with director Robert Wilson, launching his career as an opera compose... more info

Vale of Glamorgan festival – review

5033 days ago
Guardian MusicBarry Memorial HallThe Vale of Glamorgan's artistic director John Metcalf has never been afraid of change. After two decades of festivals, he decided to programme only the work of living composers; two decades further on, he's now opted for a major c... more info

Seven days on stage: the Cultural Olympiad unveils its full lineup

5038 days ago
Guardian MusicTim Minchin and Stephen Fry are among the new Cultural Olympiad acts, while protestors take to the stage at Stratford-upon-Avon and encourage audiences to rip up their seatsStarter's ordersAfter more than a few false dawns, the Cultural Olympiad fina... more info

The five myths about contemporary classical music

5039 days ago
Guardian MusicContemporary classical music is devoid of melody and appeal, all noise and no fun. At least, that's the cliche. But this is music that is very much at the heart of our modern world1. It all sounds like a squeaky gateThere are two sides to this. Fi... more info

English National Opera's new season includes controversial Disney story

5041 days ago
Guardian MusicFictionalised account of animator's life, one of nine new productions and six revivals to be staged by the company, will depict Walt Disney as racist and misogynistA new work by Philip Glass about Walt Disney will have its UK premiere at English Nati... more info

How we made: Philip Glass and Robert Wilson on Einstein on the Beach

5042 days ago
Guardian Music'I asked Philip Glass how he composed – and he gave me a mathematical equation'Philip Glass, composerBob and I met in 1973. I went to see a show of his called The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin, a silent piece that lasted 12 hours, from 7pm to 7... more info

CFCF - Exercises (album stream)

5046 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Following a stellar string of recent mini-releases, CFCF is back with Paper Bag Records for Exercises. The record doesn't drop until April 24, but you can now stream the eight-track collection below. A press release notes that influences for th... more info

Icebreaker/Scottish Ensemble – review

5049 days ago
Guardian MusicOld Fruitmarket, GlasgowThis was the first of three nights devoted to violinist and Scottish Ensemble director Jonathan Morton – not as a player, but as a curator. The idea was to stage what might be his typical Spotify playlist, and for his usual... more info

The top classical picks for spring

5056 days ago
Guardian MusicEinstein on the Beach finally reaches Britain, Daniel Barenboim brings Bruckner to London, and a 50th-anniversary performance for Britten's War RequiemThe Bruckner ProjectDaniel Barenboim's latest London residency with the Berlin Staatskapelle focuse... more info

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