Each European nation has its own rich and complex culture – there’s no such thing as 'European music'
Every nation’s classical music is different from its neighbours’, and full of apparent opposites too
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‘We felt like the SAS of choirs’: welcome to a Carols from King’s like no other
The race to save the nation’s favourite Christmas broadcast, in this annus horribilis, went down to the wire. How did they pull it off?
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Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, plus the best of December's classical concerts
This spry, imaginative programme refused to be constrained by lockdown caution. It was exactly the pre-Christmas tonic we needed
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From Sophie Ellis Bextor to the National Gallery – who were the cultural heroes of 2020?
Our arts critics look back those who made our lives just a little bit brighter, from a lockdown disco DJ to a virtual pub gig landlady
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2020 in opera: could a year of crisis leave the industry leaner and fitter?
Opera is the most expensive performing art – but this year was a reminder of why we can’t afford to let it go
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2020 in classical music: when Covid rained on Beethoven's birthday parade
The composer's 250th anniversary was a somewhat muted affair. But musicians – and more cautiously, institutions – refused to be silenced
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The 50 best cultural events of 2020
From film and TV to opera and art, The Telegraph's critics look back at the highlights of the year
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Russell Watson: ‘I haven’t done badly for a 'karaoke singer', have I?’
The ‘People’s Tenor’ talks about classical-music snobbery, singing for the Queen, and his torture at the hands of ITV reality bosses
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The Government’s attitude to risk is ludicrous – young and old, we need a cultural life
The Government’s scientists are encouraging us to treat each other like chemical weapons. Their attitude will kill British arts and culture
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Radio 3 can be buttock-clenchingly obscure – but it is not ‘infected by relentless wokeness’
The BBC station is being dragged into the culture wars. But is Lord Moylan scouring the airwaves for a sinister agenda where none exists?
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Oslo Philharmonic review: Vasily Petrenko makes Prokofiev's War Symphony shine like never before
The Russian conductor softens Prokofiev's rough edges in a new CD that pairs his Fifth Symphony with a work by his friend Myaskovsky
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No other music reaches the heights of The Lark Ascending – so I’m ending my career with it
The great violinist Tasmin Little explains why the piece will be the cornerstone of her final two concerts
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What I've learnt in 25 years as The Telegraph's opera critic
Our critic explains why he's bowing out – and looks back at at the best (and worst) shows of the last quarter-century
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‘Audiences know advance booking is out’: Snape Maltings faces a difficult winter
The magnificent venue, host of the Aldeburgh Festival, has remained steadfast through a series of Government U-turns and heavy restrictions
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‘Audiences are off the table until Tier 3 goes’: the plight of classical music in Manchester
The Hallé Orchestra is Britain’s oldest symphony orchestra. Does the impending Covid-19 vaccine offer cause for optimism?
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‘The vaccine is a start, but it’s not a magic wand’
The Pfizer vaccine news is welcome, says the head of London's Wigmore Hall. However, Britain's musicians still face a struggle
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Les Ombres, Une Nuit à Madrid review: take a trip to 18th-century Spain
A new CD explores the lesser-known music of Mozart's near-contemporary Boccherini – but it ignores one of his most famous compositions
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The ‘Arts After Brexit’ report is troubling – why won’t Remainers help us face the future?
A new study shows the arts world continuing to moon after Brussels. With Brexit 10 months old and a pandemic on, their priorities seem odd
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‘By March, we’ll have lost 60 concerts’: the young orchestra fighting against lockdown ruin
The Aurora Orchestra is a small British gem, renowned for the quality of its sound and experimentation. What are their plans for survival?
