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‘It is insane’: the Australian organist playing 16 hours of back-to-back Bach – for the third time

Starting at 6am this Sunday, Calvin Bowman will embark on an epic feat of endurance so physically demanding he’ll have a masseur on hand to aid his recovery

Don Giovanni review – reality recedes in visually dizzying Mozart tour de force

Kaspar Holten’s revival of his 2014 staging puts the focus on the Don’s psychology. Aigul Akhmetshina’s Elvira is a standout performance in a strong cast

Add to playlist: Grumpy’s weirded-up country celebration of trans joy and the week’s best new tracks

Sometime Zach Bryan backing vocalist Heaven Schmitt started Grumpy as a solo project. It’s now a six-piece band, blending alt-country with jubilant solidarity

Céline Dion sparks mass karaoke and power-ballad fever with return to stage in Paris

Fans from around the world gather for star’s long-awaited performances after break because of neurological condition

Our Eyes Looking for God review – exploring the Black British experience in rap, reggae and arias

Renell Shaw and TD Moyo’s new opera, with libretto by April Koyejo-Audiger, tells a tragic story of two cousins. Gamba Cole shines as Adjani

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts: Second Song review – shaky album occasionally strikes gold

The 80-year-old continues his tireless output, delving into the past for inspiration to variable results – though two lengthy brand-new songs are real showstoppers

Gretchen Parlato: The Wise Ones review – snappy grooves and languid covers from always-arresting jazz singer

With guests including Robert Glasper, Parlato turns her immaculate phrasing to soft funk, dancefloor numbers and interpretations of Stevie Wonder and Tears for Fears

Haruomi Hosono: Yours Sincerely review – slight songs with huge hearts from the Japanese pop pioneer

Unpredictable and utterly beguiling, the septuagenarian beloved by Harry Styles brings a hint of mischief to his innocently charming songs

100 years after John Coltrane’s birth, secret tapes are emerging. What can they tell us about jazz’s great rulebreaker?

The sax star turned his back on fame to embrace free jazz. Caught on a tape machine hidden in an overcoat, newly revealed recordings show how he did it

Lucas Debargue: Gershwin Variations album review – freshness and flair

Alongside supple and distinctive accounts of Rhapsody in Blue and the Piano Concerto and Preludes, the French pianist showcases his jazz chops in reinterpretations of Gershwin’s timeless songs

‘People think fame is a magic wand’: Jarvis Cocker on old songs, young fans and his granny’s verdict on Pulp

Before the release of a joyful film on the history of the Sheffield band, frontman Cocker and director Garth Jennings talk dark times, taking inspiration from Abba – and why there could yet be another record

Angine de Poitrine review – mind-boggling math rock mastery from freaky Québécois duo

The brilliantly strange band’s live show is a must-see spectacle powered by glorious noise and wild flair

Tony Gatlif obituary

Algerian-born French director of more than 20 films that celebrated Roma culture

Lise Davidsen: Verdi album review – star soprano gives opera’s leading ladies radiant power and vulnerability

Focusing on five Verdian heroines (and anti-heroines), the soprano has chosen roles that fit her formidable vocal talents perfectly. Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra provide detailed accompaniment for these striking portraits

Big hits, massive ballads and titanic emotions: Céline Dion’s greatest songs – ranked!

As the French-Canadian superstar returns for her first concerts since she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, we count down the best of an unabashedly romantic catalogue. Wind machines at the ready!

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