How Paul Simon's album stopped me cracking up in 1988. Plus our regular roundup and Sundaynightis

A splendid evening in Sussex offers a fresh staging and a fabulous cast

I wrote this article 22 years ago, but in the wake of a friend's death I've felt moved to salvage it and put it out there again as it could still be helpful

The warrior women gallop through the Englische Garten in Tobias Kratzer's new production of Die Walküre. Plus this week’s roundup with Ruth Gipps, a musical novel and Sundaynightis

Corra Sound and string ensemble will perform Ruth Gipps' stunning setting of Christina Rosetti's remarkable poem, Goblin Market, alongside other Rosetti texts

I’m in Bavaria listening to Leif Ove Andsnes and Grigory Sokolov. Pinch me.

My husband has just played at Glydebourne for the last time. In tribute, here are some choice moments from the past three decades

“The complete Milhaud? Won’t you be holed up in a bunker for six months?” said a friend when I mentioned this project. If people know one thing about Darius Milhaud, it is that he was one of the most ...

Want to cut your screen time and enhance your listening? A handy tip... Plus this week's roundup with Britten and Berlioz, and three of next week's best for Sundaynightis

Benjamin Britten’s fascination with young boys inspired some of his greatest works - but also casts a shadow over his legacy

Danielle de Niese on making her debut as a director with 'The Marriage of Figaro' - and how opera can thrive in the face of funding cuts

Myra Hess: National Treasure Jessica Duchen and Nigel Hess in conversation

ENO's controversial new production of the opera by Du Yun and Royce Vavrek opened last week in Manchester and comes to the London Coliseum in the autumn. I talked to the director, Kip Williams

I've got a new chapter out on the reception of British "women" composers

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Neue Galerie specialises in early 20th-century German and Austrian art and design

Or: How Myra Hess nearly killed me #2

When is a string quartet not just a string quartet? When it's the Galilee Quartet. A remarkable concert showed us some home truths about what musicianship means

No amount of political noise can hide the fact that leaving the EU has been a disaster. Britain rejoining is a case of when, not if

As the 2026 programme is announced, Sam Jackson talks about the future of the BBC, reaching more people with a cut budget, and why geopolitics can't stifle music

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Revisiting the glories of the irascible, charming, elusive, vivid and prodigious polymath Camille Saint-Saëns ahead of some thrilling performances in London

On the unexpected delight of hearing Kaufmann sing in Hungarian. Plus Sunday roundup, Julian Lloyd Webber's new book and my pick of next week