Stalwarts and new works abound in a magical Classical Pride, plus the best of July’s classical concerts
Sunday night’s performance was the culmination of an expanded five-day series at the Barbican, and it was a triumph
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Sunday night’s performance was the culmination of an expanded five-day series at the Barbican, and it was a triumph
The first country singer to headline BST was greeted with the kind of feverish reception usually reserved for Hyde Park’s legacy acts
The charismatic songstress proved her star status with solo hits and Mac favourites – and spoke movingly of her grief over McVie’s passing
Taylor Swift’s only true rival in music has been attacked for his ‘horrifying’ behaviour. But what’s behind his cartoonish tabloid persona?
Sunday night’s performance was the culmination of an expanded five-day series at the Barbican, and it was a triumph
From top-class blues by the sea to the sound of burning pianos, this season is packed with visionary music-making
The stories behind the greats - a celebration of musical nostalgia
50 years ago, The Faces bass player set loose a convoy of can-can dancers, fire eaters and ‘distinctly unfunny’ clowns on the British public
The troubled drummer known as ‘Bonzo’ was prone to violence and excess on a terrifying scale. Was he a maniac, or just misunderstood?
If this tightly honed album had been a young band’s debut, we’d be clambering over ourselves to proclaim Kasabian rock’s saviours
Taylor Swift’s only true rival in music has been attacked for his ‘horrifying’ behaviour. But what’s behind his cartoonish tabloid persona?
Blathering presenters, baffling omissions, patchy sound… The pleasure and pain of watching the world’s biggest music festival at home
From top-class blues by the sea to the sound of burning pianos, this season is packed with visionary music-making
They’ve leant into the ‘sad dad’ thing with their mournful indie rock ballads
The RnB star had one of the most spectacular sets ever seen at Worthy Farm – not that the audience cared
Costumes will sit alongside music awards, storyboards and previously unseen items from the singer’s archive
The rock band sold its catalogue for a record-breaking £1 billion. Decades after they last performed, how can they still command such sums?
The star will join the ranks of Elton John and David Bowie as she closes the festival tonight – only the third black woman to do so