36 h. ago London Symphony Orchestra launches its new season with American fervour — review

London Symphony Orchestra launches its new season with American fervour — review  Financial Times

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8 d. ago Ryan Seacrest confirmed to return to American Idol after hosting gig was in limbo

ABC is in the midst of holding auditions for next season’s ‘American Idol’ contestants

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9 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire strikes chord with launch of its very own staff orchestra

The orchestra, which is thought to be the first NHS staff orchestra in Scotland, was the brainchild of Dr Evelyn Ferguson, consultant obstetrician, at University Hospital Wishaw.

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1 week ago Who is the richest NFL player 2025? The top 15 wealthiest American football stars

Here are the 15 richest NFL players of all time as the new American football season gets underway.

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2 w. ago Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performance in London interrupted by pro

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performance in London interrupted by pro-Palestine protestors  The Guardian

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3 w. ago American Idol judges confirmed for new season — but one role remains uncertain

The new season will air in 2026

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3 w. ago Dante Polvara handed ultimate Aberdeen challenge by Jimmy Thelin

The American has impressed this season while coming off the bench for the Dons

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3 w. ago Inspired Cantlay challenges Fleetwood in bid for Tour Championship glory

Home hope Cantlay birdies four of last five holesFleetwood tied for East Lake lead after 67Keegan Bradley, Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay? Just when Tommy Fleetwood looked to have a firm grip on this Tour Championship, Cantlay emerged from the shadows in a bid to become the third member of the United States Ryder Cup contingent in the course of this season to deny Fleetwood the win he is long overdue on American soil. It feels poetic that Cantlay was front and centre as Fleetwood and Europe triumphed over the US in Rome two years ago. If it is to be Tommy’s time, he will have to scrap for it. Cantlay might be in his home country but so many of the Atlanta gallery will root for the hugely popular Fleetwood on day four.Cantlay birdied four of his last five holes at East Lake to produce a back nine of 31 in an overall 64. Cantlay’s 16 under par topped Fleetwood until the Southport golfer rolled in a birdie putt from 10ft at the 17th. Fleetwood’s 67 meant he is tied at the leaderboa...

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3 w. ago Danish National Symphony Orchestra review – punchy Prom reaches a triumphant conclusion

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThere was plenty to admire as a fine lineup of soloists stirred the emotions on a night that paired Beethoven’s Ninth with Anna Clyne’s subtle meditation on timeWhat do you pair with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony? You might do worse than Anna Clyne’s The Years, a subtle meditation on the mystery of time set to words by Stephanie Fleischmann. Composed during the pandemic, its approachable mood of calm isolation survives a series of angsty intrusions to convey a message of quiet hopefulness. Like the Beethoven, it reaches a triumphant conclusion, though in Clyne’s case the victory is an eminently peaceful one.The Danish National Symphony Orchestra under chief conductor Fabio Luisi gave it a relaxed and sensitive reading, warm string tones cocooning vocal lines that rose and fell, rendered with impressive clarity by the Danish National Concert Choir. The musical language, faintly reminiscent of Tippett or Barber, was built on simple melodies that blossomed into ta...

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