Evening Standard - Music

LSO/Pappano, Barbican - review

Barry Millington — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:39:51 GMT

There could hardly be two more contrasted works in the Romantic repertoire than those forming the first part of this LSO concert

Emeli Sande: Brit award is 'amazing'

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:15:56 GMT

Emeli Sande said it is an "amazing feeling" to have won a Brit Award before her debut album hit the shelves

Winterreise, Mark Padmore/Paul Lewis, Wigmore Hall - review

Nick Kimberley — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:38:19 GMT

A chill wind blows through Wigmore Hall as this partnership of equals wander through Schubert's tear-stained musical landscape

Gotye, Wilton's Music Hall - review

John Aizlewood — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:24:41 GMT

On this form, with such strong songs and a joyous all-out pop assault, Gotye couldn't possibly be a one-hit wonder. Could he?

Gregory Porter, Pizza Express Jazz Club - review

Jack Massarik — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:46:21 GMT

Male jazz vocalists of real talent have never been abundant, so good things are forecast for Gregory Porter, an outsize singer-actor unknown until recently outside Broadway and off-Broadway stage circles

The Tales of Hoffmann/ENO, Coliseum - review

Barry Millington — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:27:30 GMT

Richard Jones's inspired new production mixes a potent cocktail of image and reality, illusions and fantasies, with his trademark surreal humour

Triumph for Adele as she finds her voice on tragic night at the Grammys

Louise Jury and David Gardner — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:08:10 GMT

Adele made a triumphant return after vocal cord surgery to win a record six Grammy Awards

James Morrison, Hammersmith Apollo - review

John Aizlewood — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:34:59 GMT

Like everyone who doesn't quite understand how to harness their gifts, Morrison sometimes looked lost. But when he let himself go, the big stage was his. Things may get more fascinating still

The Black Keys, Alexandra Palace - review

Rick Pearson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:13:22 GMT

Clattering drums and raw guitar riffs - in our era of airbrushing and auto-tuning, this Ohio duo are a definitive argument for keeping things rugged and real

La Traviata, Upstairs at Gatehouse - review

Kireon Quirke — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:37:53 GMT

Here's a repertoire standard relocated and sexed up for a modern, Basque-obsessed audience

CDs of the week: Emeli Sande, Speech Debelle and Field Music

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:15:22 GMT

Our critics guide you through the week's best new releases...

Flame and glory: Rammstein set to light up London

David Smyth — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:47:29 GMT

Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows

The Floating Palace, Barbican - review

David Smyth — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:28:07 GMT

Supergroups might be more highly regarded if they followed the blueprint laid down by Robyn Hitchcock's wide-ranging crew - existing for one night only and playing songs we already like

LPO/Alsop, Festival Hall - review

Nick Kimberley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:04:56 GMT

If performing Liszt's piano music were an Olympic event (which, given the muscle, stamina and precision it requires, isn't out of the question), Stephen Hough would be a gold medal contender

Best British chart figures since 1996

Alistair Foster, Showbusiness Correspondent — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:53:21 GMT

Adele is at the forefront of a British revival in the album charts with homegrown artists recording their best sales for 15 years

Paul Weller's rocker son attacks celebrity children as 'monsters'

Alistair Foster, Showbusiness Correspondent — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:43 GMT

The eldest son of Paul Weller has labelled some children of famous people "monsters" as he launched his own rock career

La Fanciulla del West - review

Kieron Quirke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:36:01 GMT

Bold and bizarre as ever, Opera Up Close give us Puccini's least loved opera relocated from the Wild West to our own West End

D'Angelo, O2 Academy Brixton - review

John Aizlewood — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:12:06 GMT

D'Angelo is more than a former tour de force who's been forced to tour and with a nine-piece band honed to perfection, this was no Whitney Houston-style car-crash comeback

Olly Murs, O2 Arena - review

Rick Pearson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:14:46 GMT

Who would have predicted this? Two years after finishing runner up on The X Factor, Essex's answer to Robbie Williams is now popular enough to sell-out two nights at the cavernous O2

Philharmonia/Masur, Festival Hall - review

Barry Millington — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:51:02 GMT

Looking frail - he will be 85 this year - and exhibiting a worrying tremor, Masur chose to stand throughout a taxing programme

Panic! At the Disco, O2 Academy Brixton - review

Rick Pearson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:32:34 GMT

Fresh, focused and not afraid to experiment, Panic! At the Disco's two-hour set proved they remain slightly irritating, but grudgingly good

CDs of the week: Paul McCartney, Maverick Sabre and Tania Maria

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:50:13 GMT

Our critics guide you through the week's best new releases...

D'Angelo and his mojo make a comeback

David Smyth — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:42:08 GMT

After a decade of silence, the daddy of neo-soul has regained his groove and is playing Brixton tonight. What's all the fuss about, asks David Smyth

Emma Smith, Pizza Express Jazz Club - review

Jack Massarik — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:17:19 GMT

Coming from a "scary musical family", fledgling jazz diva Emma Smith showed glimpses of promise but was all too often saved by the estimable talents of her drummer and bassist

Feeder, Koko - review

John Aizlewood — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:11:02 GMT

Some may chide their lack of progress but when Feeder tried to evolve they lost almost everything. Right now, they feel like a band with a weight lifted off their shoulders, revelling in playing to their many strengths