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Svika Pick, Israel’s ‘king of pop’, dies aged 72
Songwriter behind hits including 1998 Eurovision winner, and Quentin Tarantino’s father-in-law, dies at home
Read more » | Desktop version »Olivia Newton-John’s 10 best songs – sorted!
Trying to distil the late Australian singer’s varied archive is like trying to avoid the Grease Megamix at a wedding – but superfan Kate Waldegrave is giving it a red hot go
Read more » | Desktop version »Candide review – Voltaire and Bernstein enter the social media era
A brilliantly reimagined and boldly immersive promenade performance, complete with flashmob choir, plays to the strengths of Leonard Bernstein’s witty operetta
Read more » | Desktop version »Niki: Nicole review – introspective indie from an artist in search of her sound
Familiar love stories and shades of Phoebe Bridgers characterise the young American’s delicate second album
Read more » | Desktop version »Kasabian: The Alchemist’s Euphoria review – in search of new beginnings
It’s business as usual for the electro-rockers after the departure of frontman Tom Meighan, but the choruses are falling flat
Read more » | Desktop version »Prom 35: Oslo Philharmonic/Mäkelä review – breathtaking Yuja Wang reveals new depths to Liszt
The pianist gave a virtuosic but exquisitely controlled account of Liszt’s flamboyant First Piano Concerto, on a stunning night at the Proms that also featured exceptional playing of Sibelius and Strauss
Read more » | Desktop version »Hot Chip: Freakout/ Release review – trying hard to be funky
The British dance-pop favourites make forays into the wilder side, but their mellow tempo prevails
Read more » | Desktop version »Cyrus Chestnut: My Father’s Hands review – like Oscar Peterson in his heyday
This top American pianist pays tribute to his late church organist father, along with a crack bass and drums team
Read more » | Desktop version »Danger Mouse and Black Thought: Cheat Codes review – an out-and-out hip-hop masterpiece
Razor-sharp US rapper Black Thought and his one-time acolyte, now super-producer, Danger Mouse, finally get it together on an album that’s a nonstop joy
Read more » | Desktop version »One to watch: Yunè Pinku
The teenage Malaysian Irish producer and songwriter has a rare ability to warp rave culture into melodic new shapes
Read more » | Desktop version »The week in classical: Tredegar Band at the Proms; HMS Pinafore; Poulenc double bill – review
The Tredegar brass band wowed the Proms then were back in Wales in time for their day jobs. Plus, fizz and finesse in G&S and Poulenc
Read more » | Desktop version »Coldplay review – a barrage of hits and eye-popping spectacle
Music of the Spheres may have confused many fans, but the album gains depth with this inventive show
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