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Album: Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes - A Short Diary
An album of grieving. And solace. And real class
tv

Passion, intrigue and heartbreak behind the front lines

Fascinating documentary explores the triumphs and tragedies of motor racing

Sally Wainwright's masterpiece shows the competition a clean pair of heels
film

Nan Goldin's fight against the makers of Oxycontin is as gutsy as her work

The first feature film to be made in Auschwitz-Birkenau gets restored and re-released

Barry Avrich’s documentary celebrates the music and career of the great jazz pianist
new music

An album of grieving. And solace. And real class

Scotland's premier folk festival is back with a bang
classical

Two conductors celebrated, plus accordion, bass trombone and string quartet
Pain offset by sheer beauty in communicative Beethoven, Sibelius and Prokofiev

Colossal finales by Beethoven and Britten don’t seem to tire these amazing string players
opera

Though Arts Council England has partly reinstated English National Opera's grant, its cuts still have devastating consequences for the regions

Composer Brian Irvine, director/designer Netia Jones and top performers mesmerise

The celebrated novel is brought to the stage by a young composer with ambition
theatre

Sure it's overly familiar, but, 40 years on, the laughs keep coming

Told by an Idiot return with a celebration of silent-movie antics and daft gags

Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss's collaboration somehow forgets about the laughs
dance

The other Cunningham stakes out their territory in contemporary dance, and the non-binary debate

The corps de ballet take the laurels in Derek Deane's dependably fine production
comedy

How a Jewish standup found the funny side of a roomful of white nationalists
Books

The poet discusses her new book, mayflies, motherhood, and memory

At last, the translation of volume three in the Estonian master's great historical trilogy
visual arts

Nan Goldin's fight against the makers of Oxycontin is as gutsy as her work

The refurbishment of New York's Hispanic Society provides a unique opportunity to see its treasures
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