Arts
Why Civilisation has lasted 50 years
Kenneth Clark’s TV masterpiece was about man’s fight against a loss of faith, says Ed West
A masterpiece that triumphs over anything that’s done to it
A review of the new Royal Opera production of Janáček’s Káťa Kabanová
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
