Arts
A painter of pure, radiant happiness
Ali Cavanaugh’s figurative art has deep spiritual roots, discovers Deal Hudson
Mariss Jansons ranks at the very top of the world league of conductors
Bent with age now, he still sweeps the air with long arms like a man waving a flag
An odd combination: ‘Bill Viola/Michelangelo: Life, Death, Rebirth’ reviewed
The Renaissance master sits uneasily with a modern artist, says Daisy Dunn
Noble and moving: Richard Gowers’ recording of La Nativité du Seigneur is a revelation
In his first solo recording, Gowers takes on Messiaen’s epic – and it would be hard to ask for more
The London households that host virtuoso musicians
Several private houses host concerts to rival the greater venues
The young choir reimagining the Renaissance
The Gesualdo Six are helping a great choral tradition be seen afresh
The extraordinary power of ‘transcendental’ films
Deal Hudson on the shattering effect of movies that defy our expectations
