There are few more joyful sights in classical music than violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja diving into a performance, impishly whimsical,…

The death of country star Dolly Parton has been a shock that reverberated worldwide. Not the fact that it happened: she was 80 and in ill…

Dublin born and London based, Eva Rothschild makes unapologetically urban sculpture. Its geometric forms and patterns are conveyed in thick…

Ruth Newton’s The Carrier asks a simple question: if you could offload your negative emotions (grief, heartbreak, jealousy), would you? The…

Since their reappearance in 2012 they’ve been called Dexys but for their seventh and, possibly, final album, they return to the name of…

Jazz Dari Angkasapuri and Tiga Trombone are two albums dedicated to giants of Malaysian jazz. The first collects compositions by Johari…

Chris Cantrill is one half of the delightfully mad sketch duo The Delightful Sausage alongside Amy Gledhill, who have rather set up camp in…

In that wide field commonly known as world music, ancient traditions co-exist with cutting edge experiment. At Bristol’s intimate city…

CPE Bach: Cello Concertos Elinor Frey (cello), Accademia de’ Dissonanti (Channel Classics/Outhere Music) Image…

After a long break, a new album can be a delicate act to balance for an artist, as well as something of a daunting task. This year has…