2 d. ago Ligeti: Violin and Piano Concertos, etc album review – As always, Faust’s performance is perceptive and immaculate

Faust/Neuberger/Les Siècles/Roth (Harmonia Mundi)These fresh and original concertos revealed the full power of Ligeti’s new musical language; Isabelle Faust and Jean-Frederic Neuburger give accomplished and polished accounts of bothThe huge stylistic shift that György Ligeti’s music underwent in the late 1970s and early 1980s was one of the most remarkable and unexpected changes of direction of any composer, perhaps only comparable with Stravinsky’s shift into neoclassicism in the 1920s and his adoption of serial techniques in the 1950s. The language that Ligeti invented for himself, which invested tonality with a whole new set of relationships and incorporated elements from a variety of non-western musical traditions, was unveiled in his Horn Trio of 1982, but it was in the two major concertos that followed, for piano in 1988 and violin in 1993, that the full power of his new language was revealed.Both are remarkable works, which seem utterly fresh and original, yet identifiably re...

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4 d. ago Sir Rod Stewart reveals three guests will join him on stage at Glastonbury as he teases set list

Sir Rod is set to perform in the 'legends' slot at the Worthy Farm festival in Somerset

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9 d. ago P Diddy's bizarre cheeseburger topping leaves jury 'gagging' during sex trafficking trial

Music mogul P Diddy's cheeseburger topping was revealed in court on Thursday, May 29, as a former employee testified during his ongoing federal trial in Manhattan

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1 week ago RFK Jr wants to ban government scientists from publishing in top journals and instead create a MAGA

Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary claims world-renowned medical journals are ‘corrupt’

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1 week ago UCU calls for staff rights to use facilities matching gender identities

It follows the Supreme Court ruling last month that the word ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010 refers to a biological woman.

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1 week ago Tragic life of last PG Tips chimpanzee exposed in groundbreaking study

Choppers was a long-term resident at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire and starred in a series of adverts for the tea brand before her death in 2016 after a childhood of cruelty

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2 w. ago Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights

Alain Berset says no judiciary should face political pressure after nine countries make intervention over migrationEurope’s leading human rights body has criticised nine governments that have urged a rethink of the interpretation of the European convention on human rights on migration issues.The Council of Europe secretary general, Alain Berset, spoke out against “politicising” the European court of human rights after nine European leaders signed a letter organised by Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, calling for an “open-minded conversation” about the interpretation of the convention. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Feargal Sharkey reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and urges men to get checked

Environmental campaigner and former lead singer of the Undertones tells Daily Express issue now resolvedFeargal Sharkey has urged men to get tested for prostate cancer after revealing he was diagnosed with the disease after a GP visit for a sore throat.The environmental campaigner and former lead singer of the Undertones said the health issue was “resolved” a year ago. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Miley Cyrus reveals hospital dash over 'brutal' health issue after filming music video

Miley Cyrus spoke to Jimmy Kimmel about her health amid promoting her new film Something Beautiful, which accompanies her album of the same name, earlier this week

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2 w. ago Military intervention must be used to stop the genocide in Gaza | Ahmed Ibsais

In Kosovo, Nato intervened in 1999 after mass killings and the threat of further ethnic cleansing. Why aren’t Gazans being protected in the same way?On 20 May, the secretary-general for humanitarian affairs at the United Nations stated that 14,000 babies would be dead unless the blockade was lifted immediately. The day before, the former Knesset member Moshe Feiglin said: “Every child in Gaza is the enemy.” And now, world leaders in the UK and France threaten vague “concrete actions” if Israel “does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid”. But undefined “concrete actions” are woefully insufficient. To those leaders I say: Gaza’s children cannot eat statements.Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, declared last week: “We are destroying everything in Gaza, the world isn’t stopping us.” So let’s say what must be said, without apology: military intervention to defend Gaza is not only justified – it is required. It is humanitarian...

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2 w. ago Hearts transfers: Derek McInnes reveals squad plans, the 'music to his ears' and Scottish core

New Tynecastle boss welcomes Jamestown input but won’t stray far from core principles

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2 w. ago RFK Jr.'s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs

A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F

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2 w. ago Susan Boyle returns to the recording studio for first time in six years as she gears up for music comeback after stroke left her struggling to sing

The singer, 64, took to Instagram on Tuesday and revealed she is making new music after suffering a series of health issues.

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2 w. ago Two in five Scots fear negative Impact of AI on music venues

New music research reveals that many Scottish music fans say they will avoid AI generated music – with more than 82% fearing the potential of negative consequences of AI on the music scene.

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2 w. ago Meet Dr. Casey Means: A wellness influencer, vaccine skeptic, and Trump’s pick for surgeon general

The surgeon-turned-author is a vaccine skeptic that has embraced the Health and Human Services Secretary’s ‘Make America Great Again’ agenda

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2 w. ago Who is Dr. Casey Means: wellness influencer, vaccine skeptic and Trump’s pick for Surgeon General?

The surgeon-turned-author is a vaccine skeptic that has embraced the Health and Human Services Secretary’s ‘Make America Great Again’ agenda

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3 w. ago Matt Lucas and David Walliams write Cliff Richard musical but there's one snag

The brains behind Little Britain Matt Lucas and David Walliams have revealed they wrote a musical with Cliff Richard's back catalogue called Bachelor Boy which will never see the light of day

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3 w. ago Huge music star ditches stage name and reverts to real name for first time in 18 years

An award-winning musician has revealed they are reverting back to their real name for the first time in 18 years at an upcoming hometown concert, calling it the 'perfect opportunity'

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3 w. ago Ian Dury's musician son Baxter reveals he lost his licence... after Jeremy Vine filmed him using a mobile phone while driving

Musician Baxter Dury, 53, said he was caught red-handed by Vine as he was driving back to his west London home from producer Paul Epworth's studio.

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3 w. ago Jennifer Lopez gives health update after onstage injury that led to facial ‘stitches’

‘Let’s Get Loud’ singer revealed large gash on her nose after accident at American Music Awards rehearsals

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