Each recital, lasting approximately three hours with two intermissions, has been dubbed a "Ravel-athon" by London’s Barbican Centre, where Cho will perform in May. Reflecting on his first performance ...

The Barbican’s platform had been specially enlarged to take ... Variety in programming is a good thing but to follow the simple, not to say simple-minded repetitions of Ravel’s Bolero with the glacial ...

As for that name Oldham, I tend to associate it not so much with Arthur but with William Walton, who was born in Oldham and ...

Vintage Stockhausen plus a new adventure from British-Iranian composer and sonic explorer Shiva Feshareki – the world premiere of her Barbican commission for the ... Jean-Efflam Bavouzet perform ...

The Barbican Centre has unveiled a £230 million plan for the biggest overhaul of its famous Brutalist concrete spaces since its was opened in 1982. The arts complex in the heart of the City has ...

Now, a decade after his death the Barbican has staged the first institutional retrospective of his work. 'There is a desire to understand what painting is, and why there is this increased attention on ...

Maurice Ravel is one of the greatest French composers who ever lived. Along with Claude Debussy, he single-handedly changed the direction of French music in the early 20th century, leading to the ...

The Barbican conservatory — second largest in London — will become more accessible. Image: Matt Brown Everybody has an opinion on the Barbican Centre. Now's your chance to air it. It's one of ...

The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof is set to transfer to London’s Barbican Theatre this summer, followed by a UK and Ireland tour. Directed by Jordan Fein and ...

A wonderful release, in other words; the contents sufficient to satisfy anyone’s classical needs for years. It’s also very ...

Gramophone's James Jolly caught up with Seong-Jin Cho just after the pianist had performed the complete solo works in a single evening in Liechtenstein to talk about Ravel's important contribution to ...

In September 2024, a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London sold out, and before that, the Barbican hosted the Sonic the Hedgehog live tour, filling the hall for three ...