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CBSO/Nelsons; Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner

29 Jul 2009:
Royal Albert Hall, London
Nelsons relished every detail of the instrumental palette and the CBSO's immense dynamic range found full expression in an evening of orchestral lushness, writes Andrew Clements
Buffy Sainte-Marie

29 Jul 2009:
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Best known as a 1960s activist, this versatile musician and gifted songwriter packed the QEH with an emotional audience for whom she could do no wrong, writes Robin Deneslow
Re:definition

29 Jul 2009: Stratford Circus, London
A spellbinding performance from Mpho lead an eclectic group of artists at east London's showcase of urban music, writes Alex Macpherson
Sketches of Spain at Edinburgh's National Galleries

29 Jul 2009: British painters fell for Spain in the 19th century – but they couldn't match its great artists. Adrian Searle on Edinburgh's mixed bag of a show
Keith Jarrett

29 Jul 2009: Royal Albert Hall
Jarrett and his Standard Trio partners were hypnotic as the improvised lines lengthened and the melodies grew more surprising, writes John Fordham
Drobo hard drive backup

29 Jul 2009:
Technophile: You need never need lose data again if you shell out for the Drobo automatic hard drive backup
A Streetcar Named Desire

29 Jul 2009:
Donmar, London
This beautiful Streetcar leaves very little to be desired, thinks Michael Billington
Last night's TV: Car Crime UK and Send in the Dogs

29 Jul 2009:
Nee-nar, nee-nar! In Car Crime UK, the police do lots of chasing – but very little actual catching, says Sam Wollaston
With Great Pleasure

29 Jul 2009: Elisabeth Mahoney enjoys Honor Blackman's saucy suggestions
Prom 15 – BBCSO/Belohlávek

28 Jul 2009:
Royal Albert Hall, London
A mixture of brilliance and disappointment characterised this performance of Stravinsky's Petrushka, writes Tim Ashley
Prom 14 – BBCNOW/Atherton

28 Jul 2009: Royal Albert Hall, London
The BBCNOW's first Prom this year was a melancholy occasion – but an interesting one. By Andrew Clements
Kát'a Kabanová

28 Jul 2009: Holland Park Theatre, London
Olivia Fuchs's unflinching staging probes the bitter depths of Janácek's opera, says Tim Ashley
Eugene Onegin

28 Jul 2009:
Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon
The intensity and immediacy of this performance in the estate's Italianate cloister offers new dramatic perspectives amid the truly chilling atmosphere created by conductor Oliver Gooch, writes Rian Evans
Dreamboats and Petticoats

28 Jul 2009:
Savoy, London
An energetic cast do their best, but this 1960s musical nostalgia-fest feels a little too cynical, writes Lyn Gardner
Graphic and ghoulish: The Wellcome's cadaverous Exquisite Bodies show

28 Jul 2009: Part fairground attraction, part science lesson, a new exhibition of grotesquely lifelike waxworks lifts the curtain on the hidden history of medicine and art