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Pukhlianko, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Sirenko, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - heroes of a distinguished tradition

Robert Beale |

The members of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, on an intensive tour of the UK and Ireland which sees them right now performing daily after long journeys, are heroes by any standard.

Children of the Night, Southwark Playhouse review - girls spice up deadend lives

Gary Naylor
Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want. Er… another nostalgic play about growing up in a Yorkshire post-industrial city?Hard on…

Gillam, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Glassberg, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - sold out hall and sensational sounds

Simon Thompson
It’s hard enough to sell tickets for any concert of classical music these days, let alone one that features mostly contemporary music; yet in this…

The Madison, Paramount+ review - Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell in a tale of bereavement and healing

Adam Sweeting
Another day, another few million bucks for Taylor Sheridan. Hot on the heels of Marshals, his latest Yellowstone spin-off, his inexorable march…

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Sampson, Kilsby, Gabrieli, McCreesh, Smith Square Hall review - a Handelian feast

Boyd Tonkin
A lavish double serving of full-flavoured masterworks

Howling Bells, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow review - welcome return for dark-hearted Aussies

Jonathan Geddes
The trio have recently returned after a hiatus of more than a decade

Dariescu, Mitchell, Clegg, Manchester Camerata, Andrews, RNCM, Manchester review - a window on British women’s music

Robert Beale
Hidden gems by 20th century composers revealed

Lily Allen, Theatre Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham review - thrillingly imaginative show based on her 'West End Girl' album

Thomas H. Green
Much-talked-about divorce album is better as theatre

Music Reissues Weekly: Eternal Journey - The Arrangements and Productions of Charles Stepney

Kieron Tyler
First-ever collection dedicated to the musical polymath’s latterly defined golden years

Son, BBCSO, Oramo, Barbican review - a fiery Firebird and some welcome rain

Bernard Hughes
Enticing programme is given a suitably colourful performance

Plantoid, Moth Club review - Brighton-based band showcases a penchant for jazz

Kieron Tyler
Sell-out show suggests embracing difficult music won’t impede an upwards trajectory

Witch Fever + Cowboy Hunters, Bodega, Nottingham - an enthralling night with two sets of rising stars

Thomas H. Green
Heavy riffin', punk rock, food poisoning, snark and moshpit mayhem

Elisabeth Leonskaja, Wigmore Hall review - fantasy and rigour

David Nice
The great pianist takes us on a Shakespearean journey, from Ariel and Prospero to Lear

The Tasters review - spring greens time for Hitler

James Saynor
A curious, cautious tale about sampling the Führer’s grub

The Love that Remains review - regret, joy and giant rooster nightmares

Helen Hawkins
Hlynur Pálmason creates an entrancing, novel form of film-as-memory

David Hockney, Serpentine North review - step into digital darkness

Sarah Kent
A frieze of iPad pictures that sends you hurrying for the door

Bach's St John Passion, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Whelan, St-Martin-in-the-Fields review - high drama, fine detail

Boyd Tonkin
The great Gospel tragedy rendered bright, swift and fierce

Hayes, The Common Ground Ensemble, Koko review - a whirligig of exuberance and joy

Rachel Halliburton
Irish fiddler sets ego aside and completely surrenders to the music

The Holy Rosenbergs, Menier Chocolate Factory review - still timely and thought-provoking

aleks.sierz
Excellent revival of Ryan Craig’s 2011 play about an British-Jewish family in crisis

Ballet Black at 25, Linbury Theatre review - a 21-year-old's dream comes of age

Jenny Gilbert
After 25 years and counting, Cassa Pancho's fine company remains essential

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen, National Portrait Gallery review - identity put on display

Sarah Kent
Photographs of California’s queer community in the 1990s

Unfamiliar, Netflix review - funerals in Berlin

Adam Sweeting
Spies, lies and surprises in gripping German thriller

David Byrne, SEC Armadillo, Glasgow review - a theatrical spectacle with fiery energy

Jonathan Geddes
The former Talking Heads singer mixed old and new alike in a compelling show.

Rebels and Heroines, Davis, Richmond, O'Sullivan, RDS Concert Hall, Dublin review - straight to the operatic heart of the matter

David Nice
World-class Irish artists celebrate International Women's Day with poise and passion

A Private Life review - promising French noir fails to deliver

Saskia Baron
Director Rebecca Ziotowski gives Jodie Foster a free rein in French

Music Reissues Weekly: This Can’t Be Today - A Trip Through The US Psychedelic Underground 1977-1988

Kieron Tyler
Significant box-set examination of an important strand of America’s pre-grunge musical landscape

The Bride! review - feminist Frankenstein is a radical riot

Demetrios Matheou
Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale are a scream as lovestruck monsters on the run

Harry Styles is back with reflection and rhythm on 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.'

Ellie Roberts
A muted approach that will likely age well

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