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Levellers @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London | The folk-rock legends celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Zeitgeist album with a show of hard-hitting lyrics, spiralling intensity and beautiful melodies
Levellers @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London review: “Poignant, melodic storytelling”
The folk-rock legends celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Zeitgeist album with a show of hard-hitting lyrics, spiralling intensity and beautiful melodies
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November 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Levellers @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London | The folk-rock legends celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Zeitgeist album with a show of hard-hitting lyrics, spiralling intensity and beautiful melodies
Wyldest - The Universe Is Loading | All about growth and resilience, Zoë Mead's latest details a personal universe that has eventually loaded
Wyldest – The Universe Is Loading
All about growth and resilience, Zoë Mead's latest details a personal universe that has eventually loaded
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November 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Wyldest - The Universe Is Loading | All about growth and resilience, Zoë Mead's latest details a personal universe that has eventually loaded
Runo Plum - Patching | A languid, wistful and understated introduction to a musician we'll be hearing a lot more from
Runo Plum – Patching
A languid, wistful and understated introduction to a musician we'll be hearing a lot more from
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November 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Runo Plum - Patching | A languid, wistful and understated introduction to a musician we'll be hearing a lot more from
The Devil's Den review – Druid, Dolmen and the Devil in Leeds' Howard Assembly Room | Opera North and Shadwell Opera partner to bring an obscure story to life
The Devil’s Den review – Druid, Dolmen and the Devil in Leeds’ Howard Assembly Room
Opera North and Shadwell Opera partner to bring an obscure story to life
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November 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Devil's Den review – Druid, Dolmen and the Devil in Leeds' Howard Assembly Room | Opera North and Shadwell Opera partner to bring an obscure story to life
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler at the Royal Festival Hall | Jakub Hrůša and the Philharmonia navigate Mahler’s elusive Seventh Symphony with luminous clarity and sweep, delivering a performance of imagination and power that outshone a few bumps along the way
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler at the Royal Festival Hall
Jakub Hrůša and the Philharmonia navigate Mahler’s elusive Seventh Symphony with luminous clarity and sweep, delivering a performance of imagination and power that outshone a few bumps along the way
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November 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler at the Royal Festival Hall | Jakub Hrůša and the Philharmonia navigate Mahler’s elusive Seventh Symphony with luminous clarity and sweep, delivering a performance of imagination and power that outshone a few bumps along the way
The Lemonheads - Love Chant | Their first album of new material in 20 years makes the case that Evan Dando has lost none of his old magic
The Lemonheads – Love Chant
Their first album of new material in 20 years makes the case that Evan Dando has lost none of his old magic
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November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Lemonheads - Love Chant | Their first album of new material in 20 years makes the case that Evan Dando has lost none of his old magic
Danny Brown - Stardust | The Detroit rapper sounds recharged and energetic on his sixth album
Danny Brown – Stardust
The Detroit rapper sounds recharged and energetic on his sixth album
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November 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Danny Brown - Stardust | The Detroit rapper sounds recharged and energetic on his sixth album
Anna von Hausswolff - Iconoclasts | This maximalist listening experience of breadth and depth is richly rewarding - and an entirely stunning achievement
Anna von Hausswolff – Iconoclasts
This maximalist listening experience of breadth and depth is richly rewarding - and an entirely stunning achievement
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November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Anna von Hausswolff - Iconoclasts | This maximalist listening experience of breadth and depth is richly rewarding - and an entirely stunning achievement
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček and Bruckner at the Barbican | Simon Rattle returns to the Barbican with the BRSO for an electrifying Taras Bulba and an eloquent, beautifully paced, radiantly played Bruckner 7 – an evening that cements this partnership’s…
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček and Bruckner at the Barbican
Simon Rattle returns to the Barbican with the BRSO for an electrifying Taras Bulba and an eloquent, beautifully paced, radiantly played Bruckner 7 – an evening that cements this partnership’s exceptional musical chemistry
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November 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček and Bruckner at the Barbican | Simon Rattle returns to the Barbican with the BRSO for an electrifying Taras Bulba and an eloquent, beautifully paced, radiantly played Bruckner 7 – an evening that cements this partnership’s…
The Railway Children review – a new opera journeys from Glyndebourne to the Southbank | Mark-Anthony Turnage’s take on the classic book enjoys a semi-staged performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Railway Children review – a new opera journeys from Glyndebourne to the Southbank
Mark-Anthony Turnage’s take on the classic book enjoys a semi-staged performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
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November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Railway Children review – a new opera journeys from Glyndebourne to the Southbank | Mark-Anthony Turnage’s take on the classic book enjoys a semi-staged performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Symphonic Gospel Celebration review – LSO and over three hundred voices at Barbican Hall | London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Community Voices are joined by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir for a powerful evening of Spirituals and Gospel
Symphonic Gospel Celebration review – LSO and over three hundred voices at Barbican Hall
London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Community Voices are joined by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir for a powerful evening of Spirituals and Gospel
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Symphonic Gospel Celebration review – LSO and over three hundred voices at Barbican Hall | London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Community Voices are joined by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir for a powerful evening of Spirituals and Gospel
Dead Man Walking review – a complete triumph for English National Opera | ENO’s Dead Man Walking, the first professional staging of Jake Heggie’s opera in the UK, grips from first note to last – a stark, humane triumph led by Christine Rice and Michael Mayes on blistering form as Sister Helen…
Dead Man Walking review – a complete triumph for English National Opera
ENO’s Dead Man Walking, the first professional staging of Jake Heggie’s opera in the UK, grips from first note to last – a stark, humane triumph led by Christine Rice and Michael Mayes on blistering form as Sister Helen Prejean and Joseph de Rocher
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November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dead Man Walking review – a complete triumph for English National Opera | ENO’s Dead Man Walking, the first professional staging of Jake Heggie’s opera in the UK, grips from first note to last – a stark, humane triumph led by Christine Rice and Michael Mayes on blistering form as Sister Helen…
The Leipzig Legacy review – Spiritato knock Bach out of the park at Smith Square Hall | Specialist Baroque group Spiritato work their usual magic with works by Fasch, Graupner and J S Bach in another concert from The London Baroque Festival
The Leipzig Legacy review – Spiritato knock Bach out of the park at Smith Square Hall
Specialist Baroque group Spiritato work their usual magic with works by Fasch, Graupner and J S Bach in another concert from The London Baroque Festival
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November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Leipzig Legacy review – Spiritato knock Bach out of the park at Smith Square Hall | Specialist Baroque group Spiritato work their usual magic with works by Fasch, Graupner and J S Bach in another concert from The London Baroque Festival
Rosalía - Lux | Backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, the Catalan superstar's latest is a dizzying, unmatchable experience
Rosalía – Lux
Backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, the Catalan superstar's latest is a dizzying, unmatchable experience
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November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Rosalía - Lux | Backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, the Catalan superstar's latest is a dizzying, unmatchable experience
Midlake - A Bridge To Far | Modern-folk-rock outfit raise the bar on sixth album, equal parts quiet enchantment and bold dynamism
Midlake – A Bridge To Far
Modern-folk-rock outfit raise the bar on sixth album, equal parts quiet enchantment and bold dynamism
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November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Midlake - A Bridge To Far | Modern-folk-rock outfit raise the bar on sixth album, equal parts quiet enchantment and bold dynamism
Spanish Sketches review – Sinfonia Smith Square’s unconventional but enjoyable contribution to LFBM | Music with a Spanish flavour from the 16th to the 21st centuries for the London Festival of Baroque Music
Spanish Sketches review – Sinfonia Smith Square’s unconventional but enjoyable contribution to LFBM
Music with a Spanish flavour from the 16th to the 21st centuries for the London Festival of Baroque Music
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November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Spanish Sketches review – Sinfonia Smith Square’s unconventional but enjoyable contribution to LFBM | Music with a Spanish flavour from the 16th to the 21st centuries for the London Festival of Baroque Music
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Thomas Søndergård conducts Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky at the Royal Festival Hall | Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha joins Thomas Søndergård and the Philharmonia in a luminous evening of music-making that explores love, loss and transformation, in a fitting…
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Thomas Søndergård conducts Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky at the Royal Festival Hall
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha joins Thomas Søndergård and the Philharmonia in a luminous evening of music-making that explores love, loss and transformation, in a fitting tribute to Christoph von Dohnányi
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November 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Thomas Søndergård conducts Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky at the Royal Festival Hall | Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha joins Thomas Søndergård and the Philharmonia in a luminous evening of music-making that explores love, loss and transformation, in a fitting…
Stella Donnelly - Love And Fortune | The follow-up to 2022's Flood is a more reflective, inward looking collection, having been inspired by a falling out with a formerly close friend
Stella Donnelly – Love And Fortune
The follow-up to 2022's Flood is a more reflective, inward looking collection, having been inspired by a falling out with a formerly close friend
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November 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Stella Donnelly - Love And Fortune | The follow-up to 2022's Flood is a more reflective, inward looking collection, having been inspired by a falling out with a formerly close friend
Der Wald / Lucrezia review – two one act operas at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Interesting rarities showcase singers’ talents to the full
Der Wald / Lucrezia review – two one act operas at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Interesting rarities showcase singers’ talents to the full
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November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Der Wald / Lucrezia review – two one act operas at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Interesting rarities showcase singers’ talents to the full
The Makropulos Case review – mesmerising Janáček at Royal Ballet and Opera | Jakub Hrůša’s electrifying conducting and Ausrine Stundyte’s commanding Emilia Marty anchor Katie Mitchell’s provocative new take on Janáček’s strange, spellbinding opera in a first for Covent Garden
The Makropulos Case review – mesmerising Janáček at Royal Ballet and Opera
Jakub Hrůša’s electrifying conducting and Ausrine Stundyte’s commanding Emilia Marty anchor Katie Mitchell’s provocative new take on Janáček’s strange, spellbinding opera in a first for Covent Garden
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November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Makropulos Case review – mesmerising Janáček at Royal Ballet and Opera | Jakub Hrůša’s electrifying conducting and Ausrine Stundyte’s commanding Emilia Marty anchor Katie Mitchell’s provocative new take on Janáček’s strange, spellbinding opera in a first for Covent Garden
Cat Burns - How To Be Human | The Celebrity Traitors star is first and foremost a songwriter of rare talent who is unafraid to show her real self
Cat Burns – How To Be Human
The Celebrity Traitors star is first and foremost a songwriter of rare talent who is unafraid to show her real self
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November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Cat Burns - How To Be Human | The Celebrity Traitors star is first and foremost a songwriter of rare talent who is unafraid to show her real self
Khovanshchina review – a superb revival of Mussorgsky’s epic in Berlin | Claud Guth’s gripping revival of Khovanshchina at the Staatsoper Berlin turns Mussorgsky’s vast operatic canvas into an evening of rare intensity, that’s both brilliantly staged and sung
Khovanshchina review – a superb revival of Mussorgsky’s epic in Berlin
Claud Guth’s gripping revival of Khovanshchina at the Staatsoper Berlin turns Mussorgsky’s vast operatic canvas into an evening of rare intensity, that’s both brilliantly staged and sung
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November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Khovanshchina review – a superb revival of Mussorgsky’s epic in Berlin | Claud Guth’s gripping revival of Khovanshchina at the Staatsoper Berlin turns Mussorgsky’s vast operatic canvas into an evening of rare intensity, that’s both brilliantly staged and sung
Sean Panikkar interview – Makropulos, Mitchell and the alchemy of singing truth | We caught up with acclaimed tenor Sean Panikkar on the eve of his return to Covent Garden as Albert Gregor in the company’s first ever staging of Janáček’s The Makropulos Case
Sean Panikkar interview – Makropulos, Mitchell and the alchemy of singing truth
We caught up with acclaimed tenor Sean Panikkar on the eve of his return to Covent Garden as Albert Gregor in the company’s first ever staging of Janáček’s The Makropulos Case
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November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Sean Panikkar interview – Makropulos, Mitchell and the alchemy of singing truth | We caught up with acclaimed tenor Sean Panikkar on the eve of his return to Covent Garden as Albert Gregor in the company’s first ever staging of Janáček’s The Makropulos Case
Tristan und Isolde review – incandescent Wagner at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin | Sublime music-making from Donald Runnicles and an outstanding cast can’t disguise the dramatic emptiness of Michael Thalheimer’s new Tristan und Isolde in Berlin
Tristan und Isolde review – incandescent Wagner at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin
Sublime music-making from Donald Runnicles and an outstanding cast can’t disguise the dramatic emptiness of Michael Thalheimer’s new Tristan und Isolde in Berlin
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November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Tristan und Isolde review – incandescent Wagner at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin | Sublime music-making from Donald Runnicles and an outstanding cast can’t disguise the dramatic emptiness of Michael Thalheimer’s new Tristan und Isolde in Berlin
La bohème review – Opera North revives their go-to production in Leeds | Both snow and tears flow in Puccini's tale of Bohemian life in Paris
La bohème review – Opera North revives their go-to production in Leeds
Both snow and tears flow in Puccini's tale of Bohemian life in Paris
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November 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
La bohème review – Opera North revives their go-to production in Leeds | Both snow and tears flow in Puccini's tale of Bohemian life in Paris