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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mozart - Caught on Camera

Dame Felicity Lott obituary

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“Back in the ’70s he got up with us and played Train Kept A-Rollin’. That was amazing, but of course I was intimidated. He’s a genius. He’s Mozart!”: Joe Perry salutes his guitar heroes Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck

“He was always pushing the edge – going into jazz”

MusicRadar

‘Feels very special’: Michael Sheen to star as Salieri in new production of Amadeus

A co-production with the Welsh National Theatre set up by the actor last year, the play will open in Cardiff before a 16-week run in London’s West End

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What does the dark side of the moon sound like? Nasa’s sonifications are helping us imagine

As Artemis II returns from the dark side of the moon, Nasa’s transformations of electromagnetic energy into sound remind us that everything is vibrating – even while the astronauts are listening to Chappell Roan

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Martha Argerich and Dong-Hyek Lim review – legendary pianist and mentee create musical magic

This thrilling and idiosyncratic concert moved from Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos to Rachmaninov, Ravel and Schumann

The Guardian - UK

“You start putting expectations on yourself. ‘OK, I’ve got to compete with Bach and Beethoven and Mozart and The Beatles!”: An in-depth conversation with rock guitar’s most maverick virtuoso, Paul Gilbert

Featuring: his “mouse” heartbeat, the jazz pianist so good he's “inhuman” and the most courageous thing a shredder can do

MusicRadar

Mozart with meatballs, in an Ikea: how opera is facing its existential crisis

In an attempt to find new audiences and save money, opera companies are ‘throwing spaghetti at the wall’ to see what sticks. It often works

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Met Opera slashes season to lowest in 60 years amid financial strain

The Metropolitan Opera cut back its 2026-27 season due to a tight budget, even as ticket sales improved slightly

The Independent UK

Tamás Vásáry obituary

Conductor and pianist highly regarded for his elegant interpretations of Chopin and Liszt

The Guardian - UK

Così fan tutte at ENO: Has a broad humour that Mozart might have enjoyed

4/5 English National Opera’s production of Mozart’s classic transports the tale to 1950’s Coney Island with dazzling mayhem the result

Evening Standard

Così Fan Tutte review – witty circus staging has its tongue firmly in its cheek

Phelim McDermott’s 2014 production addresses the cynicism, cruelty and outdated sexual politics of Mozart’s opera with humour and sass; a strong cast make this an enjoyable evening

The Guardian - UK

Angelin Preljocaj's Parc is reborn at the Paris Opera with a new generation of dancers

Throughout February, Angelin Preljocaj revives "Le Parc", his masterpiece created 32 years ago, with the young dancers of the Paris Opera. Whispers, glances and sensual pas de deux plunge the audience into the heart of the games of love and desire.

Euronews

Top Films: w/c Saturday, January 31

Top films to watch week beginning Saturday, January 31

The Independent UK

Warren Buffett’s blind spot: Did the digital economy leave him behind?

Warren Buffett posted pedestrian investment returns over the last years of his career, due largely to a failure to grasp the potential of Big Tech.

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Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings album review – treasures from the vaults are a wonderful surprise

This six-disc collection to mark the late pianist’s 80th birthday is full of treats and includes rare ventures into Chopin and Copland, along with Lupu’s legendary rendition of Bartók at Leeds in 1969

The Guardian - UK

Protein Dance: The Magic Flute review – charming family show conjured out of Mozart opera

The classic quest story is stylishly simplified for a young audience and an energetic cast of just four, choreographed by Luca Silvestrini to a melodious Frank Moon score

The Guardian - US

‘I’m all for instilling more playfulness’: the unusual musical world of Stephen Prina

The uniquely irreverent artist, whose work includes everyone from Mozart to Sonic Youth, has a career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art

The Mary Sue

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WDR SO Cologne Chamber Players: The Romantic Room, Chamber Works by Spohr album review – plenty to discover

The early 19th century German composer wrote a prodigious amount of music, little of it known today. This rewarding collection features his larger-scale chamber works

The Guardian - UK

Mozart’s Women: A Musical Journey review – Lauren Laverne helms an insight-free night that goes out with a bang

Coliseum, LondonIf you wanted to learn about the composer’s female influences, you would have been disappointed – but the arias eventually built to an electric climax

The Guardian - UK

Vienna Philharmonic/ Welser-Möst review – mighty ensemble strike gold with Bruckner

The Austrian legends glided through Mozart and Tchaikovsky but found grand and powerful direction in Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony

The Guardian - UK

Mozart: Six String Quintets album review – deep understanding of these under-appreciated works

Spunicunifait (their name taken from a nonsense word used by Mozart) perform these six quintets with flexibility and easy athleticism

Metal Hammer

"He's the Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart of the riff": Gibson salutes Tony Iommi in star-studded new film series

Iommi: The Godfather Of Heavy Metal features interviews with Brian May, Slash, Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett, Scott Ian and more

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Royal Concertgebouw / Mäkelä review – Proms showcase legendary orchestra and its star signing

The masterly Amsterdam ensemble were at the Proms for two concerts with their Chief Conductor Designate Klaus Mäkelä. In works by Berio, Mahler, Mozart, Prokofiev and Bartók there was dazzling playing and immaculate attention to detail

The Guardian - UK

David Rendall obituary

Tenor who sang at La Scala and Glyndebourne and although dogged by misfortune lived life to the full

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