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Is this 20-year-old the greatest pianist of our times? Yunchan Lim, the Korean about to electrify the Proms

His dazzling playing brought a conductor to tears and sent him viral – and he’s still being looked after by his mum. As he prepares to make his Proms debut, we meet the ‘unbelievable talent’

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BBC Proms 2024: classical experts on their top Royal Albert Hall picks from Beethoven to Sam Smith

Ahead of Prom season kicking off this weekend here’s what to book, from those in the know

Evening Standard

Sonata for Broken Fingers review – chamber opera of Stalin’s terror fails to grip

Joe Cutler’s new work – premiered here by BCMG – is an awkward mix of fact and fantasy that adds up to less than the sum of its parts

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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets album review – up there with the best

The group’s complete Beethoven quartet cycle – brought together now ins a single set – showcases their characteristically clear and elegant style

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"Celine Dion" doc director on disability

"I Am: Celine Dion" director talks disability, resilience & showing the frightening extent of the singer's disorder

Salon

Renowned Scottish orchestral conductor dies at 92

THE internationally renowned Scottish orchestral conductor James Loughran has died at the age of 92, his family have announced.

The National (Scotland)

‘A set of clues to who they are’: artists and authors on their marvellous mantelpieces

Fascinated by the objects on his mum’s fireplace and what they say about her, Orlando Gili embarked on a project to capture creatives’ collections

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Let’s be ruled by lot, but not any old lot

Brief letters: Latin and Beethoven qualification | Paul Foot, class traitor | Tory disarray | Mary Poppins’ robin | Taylor v Trump

The Guardian - UK

‘Beyond the Bassline’: 500 years of Black music in Britain

Music is the touchpaper for this superb social-history exhibition at the British Library, London

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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies album review – perfectly adequate but perfectly forgettable

Though the sound is lean and bright, and the articulation of the strings wonderfully crisp, this rehash of Beethoven’s Symphonies lacks character and excitement

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Igor Levit, Renaud Capuçon, Julia Hagen; Manchester Camerata: Disruptors review – ringing successes

Three soloists collaborate to singular effect playing Brahms, while vibrant works old and new are performed by the Camerata ensemble

The Guardian - UK

A Gentleman in Moscow episode 7 recap: Rostov the spy

In A Gentleman in Moscow episode 7, Rostov must reconcile with a new era in Russia as the future of him and his loved ones hangs in the balance.

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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 1, 6 and 8 album review – characterful and infectiously gleeful

The easeful interplay between pianist Alasdair Beatson and violinist Viktoria Mullova stands out on these three sunny sonatas

The Guardian - UK

‘Musical soulmates’: the extraordinary story of The Piano sensation Lucy and her doting teacher

Lucy Illingworth wowed audiences on the TV talent show, but her journey started as a toddler with dedicated tutor Daniel Bath. Now, a documentary shows how they did it – and the shocking moment a royal disaster almost stopped them

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32 reasons to love St. Bernards

The reasons to love St. Bernards are practically endless, here are 32 reasons to start with.

The Guardian - UK

BBC unveils 2024 Proms lineup: Daniel Barenboim, Daleks and disco

The 81-year-old conductor makes a rare UK visit with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, while Yo-Yo Ma, Doctor Who, Florence Welch, Sam Smith and Rule, Britannia! all feature

France 24

Colourising Klimt's vanished paintings: Can AI 'predict' the continuation of an artwork?

In this Science segment, we look at how AI is attempting to complete unfinished or lost works by great artists like Klimt but also Beethoven, Schubert and Rembrandt. Scientists use all the information they can to train algorithms called "neural networks" to imitate the style of the artist or musician…

Evening Standard

Meet Lee Bradshaw: the opera composer inspired by Iron Maiden

Last month, the world’s first grand opera in Arabic was shown in London. Here the Australian composer explains how he took a modern approach to the work

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Deep listening: the haunting sonic world of Cassandra Miller

Her intimate compositions take existing melodies that she refracts, rethinks and expands into compelling new pieces. Ahead of the premiere of a new work for guitarist Sean Shibe, Cassandra Millers talks about process, pleasures and sleep chanting

The Guardian - UK

Classical home listening: Beethoven’s Eroica from Budapest; Tine Thing Helseth and band

Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra inspire with a resounding account of Beethoven’s third symphony, while the Norwegian trumpeter and tenThing Brass Ensemble showcase female composers

Guitar World

“I love a lot of those classic players. I just didn’t want to play like them. Like Captain Kirk, I wanted to go where no-one’s gone before!” Yngwie Malmsteen names 11 guitarists who didn’t shape his sound – but he still thinks are great

The larger-than-life Swedish maverick was more influenced by violin than guitar – but he still has soft spots for some mind-blowing players

The Guardian - UK

Maurizio Pollini obituary

Pianist who won the Chopin competition at 19 and who had an intellectual approach to art and life

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s quartet Disney World!’ Getting to grips with world’s biggest string quartet festival

This year’s String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam saw big names and rising stars play 113 works from Beethoven to Larcher, plus masterclasses, a DJ – and free biscuits. Can you have too much of a good thing?

WEKU

People in prison explain what music means to them — and how they access it

Three people incarcerated at prisons across the U.S. spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about how music helps them reconnect with the past, endure the present and envision the future.

Salon

This drug could extend the life of dogs

The obliquely named LOY-001 sounds promising but some experts caution that they need to truly benefit dogs

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