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The Latest Breaking News from Michael Tippett

Letter: Elgar Howarth obituary

Meirion Bowen writes: He devoted a lot of his time to new music, helping a wide range of composers achieve their aims

The Guardian - UK

Tippett: Piano Concerto; Symphony No 2 album review – the energy of the music is irrepressible

Edward Gardner conducts first-rate performances of two rarely recorded works, bringing Tippett’s musical language into sharp focus

The Guardian - UK

New Year review – Blake’s 7, redemption and rap as Birmingham Opera Company turn to Tippett

This staging of Michael Tippett’s complex opera, whose story of impoverished 80s Britain takes in sci-fi, street slang and electric guitar, is a remarkable feat.

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Gardner/LPO review – tautly controlled Tippett, and whoops for Seong-Jin Cho’

The starry Korean pianist’s account of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto was joyous and compelling, while Gardner made a persuasive case for Tippett’s divisive second symphony

The Guardian - UK

BBC Proms: Britten Sinfonia/Thomas Gould review - the ensemble takes on Max Richter with unfussy panache

The Tomas Gould-directed Proms was both daring and energetic

Evening Standard

A welcome revival for Michael Tippett

Letter: The composer was ahead of his time, writes his close friend and artistic associate Meirion Bowen

The Guardian - UK

‘Fascinating’ Tippett letter reveals composer changed by prison

Exclusive: Pacifist composer’s intimate 1943 jail letter ‘best Tippett discovery for 50 years’

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Classical home listening: more Eric Coates from John Wilson; Serse from Harry Bicket; and John Bridcut’s new film

Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic mine more gems by the neglected British composer; the English Concert and a stellar cast excel in Handel’s opera seria; and Bridcut gets to the heart of Michael Tippett

The Guardian - UK

LPO/Gardner review – magical outing for Tippett’s ‘unplayable’ piano concerto

Coleridge-Taylor’s stately, long-lost Solemn Prelude and a crisp, exploratory interpretation of Elgar’s first symphony completed a trio of English compositions

The Guardian - UK

Private schools offer unjustifiable benefit

There is no place for state acquiescence in paid-for education

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The week in classical: It’s a Wonderful Life; A Child of Our Time; IMS Prussia Cove – review

ENO’s warm-hearted production of Jake Heggie’s operatic take on the classic Frank Capra film is full of poignant ironies

The Guardian - UK

A Child of our Time/Serenade to Music, LPO/Gardner at the Royal Festival Hall concert review - inspired

These two pieces are rarely played together but it turned out to work perfectly

Evening Standard

Historic show as Newcastle Bach Choir and Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra perform in Newcastle Cathedral

The choir will be joined by the Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra at Newcastle Cathedral on Saturday 26th November at 7.30pm

Chronicle Live

Timothy O’Brien obituary

Stage designer who worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the National Theatre in London and opera houses in the UK and abroad

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The Midsummer Marriage review – Tippett’s heady mix has the recording it deserves

Gardner captures perfectly the overflowing exuberance of Tippett’s score, with Toby Spence and Jennifer France an ideal Jack and Bella

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