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Music review: Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Brahms, Royal Festival Hall, London

A world premiere performance bookended by Brahms and Bartók.

So you want my arts job? is ArtsHub's ongoing series exploring a wide range of arts careers. Pictured is Spanish conductor Conductor Lucía Marín, who has curly auburn hair, pale skin, and sits with her face resting in the palm of her left hand. She is wearing a green silk shirt; ornate wallpaper can be seen in the background.
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So you want my arts job: Conductor

If you are intuitive, passionate, generous and able to understand a piece of music as a whole, perhaps conducting is…

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Music review: The Sound of Philadelphia, Royal Albert Hall

A night of solid gold hits celebrating a significant 50th anniversary.

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Music review: Gustav Mahler, Symphony No 2 Resurrection, Barbican

A much-loved conductor shines in a Mahler master work.

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Jimmie Nicol, the Londoner who became a Beatle for 13 days, captured by Adelaide photographer

Works by Adelaide photographer Vic Grimmett are up for sale and among them are photos of The Beatles with one…

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Music review: Edward Gardner conducts Rachmaninoff, Royal Festival Hall, London

An impressive display of technical mastery and musical intensity.

A group of musicians are standing up with their instruments. In the centre is conductor Sir Anthonio Pappano in black, standing next to pianist Yuja Wang, in a white dress. LSO London Symphony Orchestra.
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Music review: Concert 4: Szymanowski, Chopin and Mahler, The Barbican, London

Drama aplenty in the final Season Opening Concert from the London Symphony Orchestra.

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Music review: Prom 72: Mozart, Farrenc and Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’, Royal Albert Hall, London

A colourful program of historically informed performance. 

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Music review: Elgar & Holst, The Barbican, London

A spectacular Season Opener for the LSO with its new Chief Conductor.

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Festival review: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Kate Bush may not be present on stage but Sarah-Louise Young does an excellent job of channelling the singer.

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