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Boyd Tonkin
Mozart’s unfinished C Minor mass lacks a canonical completion of the sort that Süssmayr so famously – and still contentiously – imposed on the…
Sarah Kent
The title of Joy Gregory’s Whitechapel exhibition is inspired by a proverb her mother used to quote – “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar…
Gary Naylor
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Demetrios Matheou
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David Nice
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Sarah Kent
Light as a physical presence
Bernard Hughes
Music by Evelin Seppar highlights interesting intersection with Arvo Pärt’s holy minimalism
Tim Cumming
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David Nice
Superbly sequenced memorials balancing anger and reflection
Robert Beale
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Justine Elias
The traumatic private life of America's top woman boxer
aleks.sierz
Debut piece of new writing is a meditation on responsibility and emotional heritage
Robert Beale
A trusted guide and an imaginative soloist charm the crowd
James Saynor
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Nick Hasted
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Nick Hasted
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David Nice
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Heather Neill
David Harewood and Toby Jones at odds
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Kieron Tyler
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Gary Naylor
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Helen Hawkins
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