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Opera
Stand by for the hottest tickets in opera: this season's Glyndebourne booking opens to the public on 3 March. Here are the shows to catch
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Opera
How much do you give up for love? So much that you are no longer the beloved person? That is the dilemma for the water nymph in Dvorák's traditional tale
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Opera
Women conductors make waves, the classics are refreshed by our leading orchestras, and opera goes from strength to strength
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Classical Music
A mighty Bruckner symphony and suspense from Weber bookend the great Russian showpiece
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The 10 must-hear concerts by London orchestras and visitors this autumn, featuring Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Mozart and more
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Classical Music
A spectacular season of classical music, steeped in Stravinsky, features top soloists and dynamic conductors
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Classical Music
Russian musicians are to the fore in this power-packed programme featuring the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition prizewinner
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Classical Music
The impressive Labèque sisters are the piano soloists in a new double concerto
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Opera
Like an Impressionist painting in music, Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande tells the story of a forbidden love
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Classical Music
The world's best players, singers and conductors either work in London or head here at every opportunity. Take advantage of the best in classical music with our 2018 guide
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Classical Music
A meltingly beautiful early symphony and a dynamic piano concerto rejoice in the thrills of an icy chill
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Thrill to Tchaikovsky, be amazed by Beethoven, or follow a woman with a secret at English National Opera
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Classical Music
An uplifting work for Christmas that brings together six seasonal cantatas into a joyous and illuminating whole
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Classical Music
A powerful symphony, brilliant overture and mysterious violin concerto demonstrate the impact of war on music, and vice versa
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Classical Music
Three beautiful pieces, and nothing to pay. What more could any music-lover want?
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Opera
With 20 performances of this classic opera, there has never been a better time to try the complete Glyndebourne experience
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Things to do
Puccini, Strauss and Handel top the bill in an attractive new season
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Opera
A delectable and worldly-wise romp through sexual politics comes with a string of high-wire arias and witty ensemble numbers
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Classical Music
Riots broke out when The Rite of Spring was first performed, and it can still startle with its raw savagery
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Classical Music
A rare chance to hear a once forgotten symphony that has all the elements of a 20th-century classic
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Classical Music
Music overpowers ideology in Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, while Beethoven reflects his own times in his 5th Piano Concerto
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Classical Music
There are intimations of mortality in the London Philharmonic Orchestra's concert – but music fights back with humour
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He transformed his players and the capital's tastes. Now the Russian-born conductor is ready to party – the classical music way. By Claudia Pritchard
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Cinema
The sweeping melodies of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 played live accompany a screening of David Lean's classic love film
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Classical Music
Celebrations of Shakespeare 400 climax with a star-studded gala concert directed by Simon Callow featuring Dominic West and Anna Chancellor
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Classical Music
The startlingly talented violinist joins Vladmir Jurowski for an eclectic evening
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Classical Music
The thrillingly talented French conductor joins the LPO, with star soloists Lisa Batiashvili and Maximilian Hornung