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Fiona Maddocks
Samson et Dalila - a sizzling showcase for two star voices
Sat 16 May 2026
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Playlist of the week: a soundtrack for Cannes
Thu 14 May 2026
Kitty Empire
Paul Simon’s poignant last hurrah
Thu 14 May 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Dame Felicity Lott reveals terminal cancer diagnosis ahead of dress auction for hospice
Sun 10 May 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Aigul Akhmetshina: ‘There’s truth in what Timothée Chalamet said’
Sat 9 May 2026
Xavier Greenwood
The Lord of the Rings trilogy in concert - anthems for a world in peril
Sat 9 May 2026
Kitty Empire
RosalÃa live – arena pop as a spiritual experience
Fri 8 May 2026
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Playlist of the week: the defining election tracks
Thu 7 May 2026
Kitty Empire
Albums of the week: Tori Amos, Kneecap, Hiss Golden Messenger, Chiminyo
Sat 2 May 2026
Kitty Empire
How Big Thief broke the mould
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Lauren Elkin
Why I wanted to sing like Cyndi
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Stephen Pritchard
LSO/ Pappano: The Dream of Gerontius – electrifying Elgar
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: Foo Fighters, Julia Cumming, Noah Kahan, Gabrielle Cavassa
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Kadish Morris
Olivia Dean on tour – timeless, polished, but something’s missing
Fri 24 Apr 2026
Tim Adams
Prince’s Trump song was a caricature of an American capitalist that still rings true
Mon 20 Apr 2026
Stephen Pritchard
English Touring Opera’s tale of two Italies
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: Honey Dijon, Jessie Ware, Tomora, Adrian Younge
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Kitty Empire
The renaissance of Kim Gordon
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Stephen Pritchard
Roderick Williams’s songs of England
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: My New Band Believe, Holly Humberstone, Wesley Joseph, Lucas Santtana
Sat 11 Apr 2026
James Tapper
How space flight transformed music
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Kitty Empire
Shabaka’s jazz rave
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: Semyon Bychkov’s complete Mahler cycle
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: Ambiguous Desire, SUNN O))), Thundercat and more
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Fiona Maddocks
The Turn of the Screw is a masterclass in menace
Sat 4 Apr 2026
Shaad D’Souza
Wolf Alice let loose at the Royal Albert Hall
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Kanye West’s Wireless appearance courts controversy, and for good reason
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Evan Moffitt
Dek bass: the music craze best enjoyed with earplugs
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Stuart Braithwaite
Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Over the years, I’ve pretty much mastered the day off’
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Albums of the week: Robyn, Raye, Flea, Irreversible Entanglements
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Fiona Maddocks
The sounds of the Sistine Chapel
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
Geese are the hottest band in the world
Tue 24 Mar 2026
Albums of the week, including Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Royal Opera’s Siegfried for the ages
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
David Byrne’s permanent pop revolution
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Hugh Cutting, the countertenor finding his voice
Sun 15 Mar 2026
Albums of the week: Ms Banks, James Blake, Kim Gordon, Tinariwen
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: return of the 00s
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
How Dave conquered British hip-hop
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Albums of the week: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, War Child, Joshua Idehen, Shabaka
Sun 8 Mar 2026
Fiona Maddocks
VÃkingur Ólafsson's tribute to Kurtág
Sun 8 Mar 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: the breakaway band members who made it solo
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
On his new album, Harry Styles is living his best life
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
Lily Allen’s radically self-contained one-woman show
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Albums of the week: Gorillaz, Lala Lala, Buck Meek, Katherine Priddy
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Phoebe Davis
The high-flying Brit School graduates who hit the big time
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Olivia Dean: from north London to global stardom (via Croydon)
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Benjamin Britten’s pioneering pacifist opera
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: sopranos in the spotlight
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
Mitski: the voice of an anxious generation
Fri 27 Feb 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: the best of the Brits
Thu 26 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Bill Callahan, Peaches, Leigh-Anne, the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is as subtle as a headbutt
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
Raye’s irresistible charm
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Lily Isaacs
Playlist of the week: songs inspired by literature
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Cardinals, Jill Scott, Ella Mai, Shake Stew
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Così fan tutte on Coney Island is a carnival of mischief and mania
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
Sessa’s bringing bossa nova back
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Tom Gatti
Playlist of the week: the best songs for Valentine’s Day
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Mandy, Indiana, Daphni, Howling Bells, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, plus Fakemink
Sun 8 Feb 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Ralph Fiennes takes on Tchaikovsky in his deft opera debut
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Lily Isaacs
Playlist of the week: the best of Bad Bunny
Fri 6 Feb 2026
Jude Rogers
Suede’s renaissance years
Fri 6 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
When protest came to the Grammys
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Tyler Ballgame, Sébastien Tellier, Annabelle Chairlegs, Airelle Besson & Lionel Suarez
Sun 1 Feb 2026
Stephen Pritchard
Julia Wolfe’s unEarth: an oratorio by the voices of the future
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is keeping the faith
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Joanna Moorhead
The latest radical improvisation at Ronnie Scott’s: classical music
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: the best Grammy winners
Thu 29 Jan 2026
Albums of the week: Lucinda Williams, Samm Henshaw, Searows, Joel Ross
Sun 25 Jan 2026
Stephen Pritchard
The Fourth Choir brings James Joyce’s The Dead to life
Sun 25 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
The rise and rise of Dijon
Fri 23 Jan 2026
Caitlin Macdonald
Playlist of the week: songs for Burns Night
Thu 22 Jan 2026
Albums of the week: Sault, Madison Beer, Courtney Marie Andrews, Lucy Mellenfield
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Is Lise Davidsen the soprano of the century?
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
Robbie Williams still wishes he was Britpop
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Lily Isaacs
Playlist of the week: the sound of 2016
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: the latest classical releases
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Karl Fallon
Jamie Wilkins is not your normal composer
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Albums of the week: Robert Stillman, The Cribs, Jenny on Holiday, Kris Davis and the Lutosławski String Quartet
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Fiona Maddocks
Alfred Brendel: a Musical Celebration – a night to remember
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
Dry Cleaning’s Secret Love is a work of everyday poetry
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
Playlist of the week: acts to watch out for in 2026
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Deborah Levy
‘Reality was so dull. Bowie gave us glitter and stardust’
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Fiona Maddocks
The best of classical in 2026
Thu 1 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
The albums and tours to look out for in 2026
Thu 1 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
The best albums of 2025
Thu 25 Dec 2025
Fiona Maddocks
The best classical of 2025
Thu 25 Dec 2025
Miranda Sawyer
Miranda Sawyer’s year of gigs with her daughter
Tue 23 Dec 2025
The hidden gem albums of 2025
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Stephen Pritchard
Inside the Beethovenhalle Bonn’s £200m renovation
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Fiona Maddocks
A memorable Messiah, with King Charles in the house
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Xavier Greenwood
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Are Stereolab better than ever?
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Fiona Maddocks
Playlist of the week: songs for midwinter
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Albums of the week: Isobel Waller-Bridge, Fred again, Threetwenty. Plus, the EsDeeKid mystery
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Fiona Maddocks
The Kurt Cobain opera is hallucinogenic
Sat 13 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Jacob Alon and the art of restraint
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
The 25 best albums of the century so far
Thu 11 Dec 2025
