Proms conductor Elim Chan: ‘Being who you are is powerful. Not all orchestras can take it’
Opinion
Nandy wasn’t supposed to head up culture, but could her level-headed approach be just the ticket?
Charlotte Higgins
Opera review
New Year – 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.
Q&A
Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński: ‘Breakdancing feeds into my performances – music dictates the way you move on stage’
Album review
Mishka Rushdie Momen: Reformation – beguiling and beautiful performances make the past present