Classical music & opera
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Covid has forced pianist Stephen Hough to play at different times – without a break. And he’s loved it so much, he doesn’t want to ever go back
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The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in Cambridge will be heard only on the BBC this Christmas Eve
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Despite lockdown and tier restrictions, there’s still plenty of new music-making across the UK available to an online audience. Here’s our pick of next week’s live-streamed and pre-recorded concerts
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Composers, LSO musicians and dancers create two short films celebrating the empty Square Mile and its creative energies
People
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The composer tells Michael Segalov about restful days cooking, walking the dogs and playing Bach on the piano
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He helped galvanise the US civil rights movement, and today sparks intense debate about cultural dominance and the musical canon. In his 250th anniversary year can we listen to Beethoven and what he represents with fresh ears?
Guides
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Tom Service introduces 50 composers from the contemporary classical music scene
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Album of the week Regards sur l'Infini – glowing, intriguing French chamber music
4 out of 5 stars.