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Akugbo, Harper, The Jago, Dalston review - revelatory pairing of trumpet and harp

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St John Passion, Polyphony, OAE, Layton, St John's Smith Square review - defiant performance reveals Bach masterpiece anew

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The Chevalier, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - virtuoso journey into a shamefully neglected past

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In The Realms of Sorrow, London Handel Festival, Stone Nest review - disappointed love has all the best tunes

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Wigmore Hall review - virtuoso brilliance and thoughtfulness reveal Haydn's range

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Sound Unwrapped Launch, Kings Place review - ravishing combination of ancient and modern

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Mithras Trio, Wigmore Hall review - exhilarating, highly-toned performance

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William Thomas, Malcolm Martineau, Wigmore Hall review - a richly modulated journey

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Harry Baker, Noisenight 13, Jazz Cafe review - distinctive and easygoing chemistry

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Henry V, Shakespeare's Globe review - anatomy of a violent, murky world of leadership

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El Gran Teatro del Mundo, St John's Smith Square review - a diverting tour of an unusual musical form

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An Anatomy of Melancholy, Barbican Pit review - stunning journey into an Elizabethan heart of darkness

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Noisenight10, Roberts Balanas, Omeara Club review - virtuosic brilliance with a wave to the wild side

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The Boy with Two Hearts, National Theatre review - poignant yet humorous story of family forced to flee Afghanistan

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Igor Levit, Wigmore Hall review - titanic talent shows his lighter side

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The Snail House, Hampstead Theatre - perplexing new drama that lacks bite

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