Music
London music guide October 2025: best music festivals and theatre
Our London music guide brings you the best music festivals and performances to look forward to.
London Symphony Orchestra review: American symphonic masterpieces delight at Season Opening Concert
Two American masterpieces filled the Barbican Hall with stern beauty and a sombre tone.
Art shouldn’t make us afraid: my three principles for healthy artmaking
Percussionist, composer and author Steven Schick makes a case for optimism in art ahead of his upcoming Australian residency.
Why do I feel so emotional hearing music from my teenage years?
The way music communicates and evokes emotion is what makes it so important – particularly during the teenage years.
Learning music helps young people flourish, says new report
New research calls for schools to treat learning music as essential for mental health, not just a nice-to-have activity.
Musical review: Tina –The Tina Turner Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome
A flawed but fierce celebration of survival.
Musical review: Fiddler on the Roof, Barbican Theatre, London
A fabulous 'Fiddler' overflowing with heart, humour and harmony.
Musical review: SIX the Musical, Vaudeville Theatre, London
Divorced, beheaded and died... The six wives of Henry VIII live long and loud!
Performance review: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Alien, Adelphi Theatre, London
Conceptually ambitious and visually dense but tonally inconsistent and lacking a clear artistic throughline.
Theatre review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Birmingham Hippodrome
A gloriously bonkers blast of musical mayhem.