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From Van Gogh to Superman: Keep cool with our guide to the summer’s best arts and entertainment | Culture | The Guardian
From a very hungry crocodile to some equally famished zombies, a superstar Compton rapper to a Smallville superhero: our critics choose the eye-opening arts events that will dazzle you over the next few months
Cassie Kinoshi x Ensemble intercontemporain review – vivid and anarchic, new music programme full of thrills | Classical music | The Guardian
A memorable work by Hannah Kendall and Cassie Kinoshi’s [Untitled] – featuring virtuoso turntabling and choreography - were paired with Boulez’s visionary Sur Incises, all conducted by rising star Nicolò Umberto Foron
‘I wanted to make people dance, or cry, or puke’: Marc Ribot, the wildcard sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant and more | Music | The Guardian
He started as a jazz guitarist making Barbie albums on the side, and has ended up on over 500 releases. From bebop with Elton John to Americana with Alison Krauss, Ribot recalls the richest of careers
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 album review – hear the performance that made Yunchan Lim a star | Classical music | The Guardian
The prodigious South Korean talent won 2022’s Van Cliburn piano competition with this performance; his version deserves a place alongside Argerich and Rachmaninov himself
Trial by Jury/A Matter of Misconduct! review – gags and Spads in Scottish Opera’s sparkling double bill | Opera | The Guardian
Gilbert and Sullivan’s 150-year-old comic opera gets a lively update, while there is plenty of fun to be had at the expense of politicians in Toby Hessian’s pacy new operetta
Giulio Cesare review – concert staging with plenty of sublime, and ridiculous, moments | Opera | The Guardian
Harry Bicket and the English Concert’s performance of Handel’s opera was full of compelling performances, most notably Louise Alder’s Cleopatra, Christophe Dumaux’s Caesar and John Holiday’s Ptolemy
Mini masterpieces: why Mahler’s songs are marvels to rank alongside his symphonies | Gustav Mahler | The Guardian
Ranging across metaphysics, comedy, grief and love, Mahler’s songs for voice and piano are works of exquisite delicacy that offer fascinating glimpses into his grand symphonic works, writes pianist <strong>Julius Drake</strong>
The Excursions of Mr Brouček review – Simon Rattle embraces Janáček’s baffling but beautiful opera | Opera | The Guardian
Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra’s survey of Janáček’s operas arrives at the zany Mr Brouček. With Peter Hoare in the lead role and the likes of Lucy Crowe and Aleš Briscein, the performances could not be bettered
Sheku Kanneh-Mason: ‘I had to place Black and classical next to each other in a way that made perfect sense’ | Classical music | The Guardian
In an exclusive extract from his new book, the star cellist reflects on the challenges a Black British classical musician faces; music education; and the ‘volcano’ of racism he stoked over his Last Night of the Proms comment