Hourglass album review – Simone Dinnerstein gives Glass room to breathe
With a refreshingly organic approach, the US pianist and her string ensemble revitalise the modern minimalist master’s score for The Hours and his Tirol Concerto
February 2026
Éliane Radigue, French composer and musique concrète legend, dies aged 94
From nightmarish noir to Bolero on trampolines: the audacious Holland Dance festival hits dizzy heights
January 2026
Tom Service on music
Why Max Richter’s Hamnet needle-drop left me cold
Tom Service
Philip Glass withdraws world premiere of his Lincoln symphony from Kennedy Center
August 2025
Robert Wilson obituary
Performance artist, set designer and director who created haunting, sometimes plotless tableaux to great effect
March 2025
Film & Music reader interview
Steve Reich: ‘We all wish art could counter the direction of US politics. But it can’t’
Now 88, the minimalist composer has reissued his life’s work. He answers your questions about Bowie, the Grateful Dead, spirituality – and his complicated friendship with Philip Glass
November 2024
Five-hour avant garde Philip Glass opera among ENO’s Manchester plans
Programme for company’s move north includes Glass’s Einstein on the Beach, Britten and a new youth company
June 2024
Katia and Marielle Labèque review – Glass’s Cocteau trilogy perfumes the air, literally
Piano arrangements of Philip Glass’s music for his operas based on the French director’s films come complete with bespoke scents
December 2023
Einstein on the Beach with goats? No, thanks
Letters: John Coldwell on his first ever walkout from a performance. Plus letters from Ian Garner, David Riley and Tim Edwards on leaving theatres at the interval or even earlier
July 2023
Infinity review – strangely insubstantial family drama from Philip Glass
Singer and actor Tara Hugodelivers a series of spoken word reminiscences backed by an underwhelming score in a piece that verges on the self-indulgent and downright sentimental
March 2022
Lucinda Childs and Ruth Childs review – still challenging after 50 years
Seminal works from the 1970s are revived by choreographer’s niece and focus on the simple beauty of minimalist movements
