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BBCSSO/Runnicles review – resplendent recounting of Mahler’s fratricidal fairytale

Colliding complex and contrasting moods, Mahler’s Das Klagende Lied was rendered with clarity and conviction

Michael Downes28 Aug

How Katseye became the world’s biggest girl group – while falling apart

Their raucous pop music has made Katseye the biggest girl band in two decades. Can they weather toxic fandom, critical pans and a dwindling member count?

Erica Russell28 Aug

Dahi: Black Boy (Alternative) review – Kendrick producer takes the spotlight for all-star guitar celebration

The Grammy winner unites former clients including Lamar and Ravyn Lenae for a playful, dazzling voyage through the guitar’s diversity, from alt-rock to Afrobeat

Katie Hawthorne28 Aug

Klara Lewis: Opening review – enigmatic, ecstatic sound sculptures from a Swedish slowburn master

Lewis mines beauty and intimacy from her minimalist blend of samples and rich instrumentation, sounding as profound whether they last 11 minutes or 38 seconds

Safi Bugel28 Aug

Donnacha Dennehy: Limina album review – joyously unfettered music is a thrill in motion

Dennehy’s Limina, based on areas of the body, is firmly grounded in the harmonic series, and sparklingly executed here, while Stephen Waarts gives a bravura performance of the Violin Concerto

Erica Jeal28 Aug

‘I’m an ever-changing vessel’: Erykah Badu on defying definition, life as a birth and death doula and her first album in 11 years

Why do the Texan innovator’s records take so long to make? ‘It’s important to gather the data,’ she says: the death, dating and dopamine behind her exquisite comeback alongside the Alchemist

Shaad D'Souza28 Aug

Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died

‘My sister was always thinking of others,’ Parton’s younger sister Stella wrote in a Facebook tribute

Emma Joyce28 Aug

Greek Orthodox priest and cult musician clarifies views on homosexuality

Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of Orthodox church, ‘nothing more, nothing less’

Philip Oltermann European culture editor27 Aug

‘We’re going to have to groove!’ The cello, horn and sax prodigies jazzing up the Proms

The finalists from the BBC young musician of 2016 have teamed up with a Mercury-nominated composer to craft a Proms premiere that’s uplifting, lyrical and goes out with an almighty bang

Erica Jeal27 Aug

Song & Dance album review – Jacques Forestier’s impressive debut has persuasive rhythmic poise

The Canadian violinist’s album definitely does what it says on the tin: from Bartók to Ernst, there is a quiet and beguiling eloquence to his playing

Erica Jeal27 Aug

‘She should have been queen of the world!’ Readers remember Dolly Parton

From quiet acts of generosity and life-changing gigs to singing for a professional puppeteer, Dolly Parton has had a profound impact on readers’ lives

Guardian readers and Nicola Slawson27 Aug

Tell us: what’s the song that is guaranteed to get you on the dancefloor?

What track gets your feet moving the moment you hear it – and on to the dancefloor? I Feel Love by Donna Summer? Or We Found Love by Rihanna? We’d love to hear what yours is

Guardian community team27 Aug

Billy Strings: So Much for Goodbyes review – staggering, stirring songs of grief draw the blues out of bluegrass

The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearning

Alexis Petridis27 Aug

Met Orchestra/Nézet-Séguin review – messy bonbons and a hero’s triumph in a classy all-Strauss lineup

Yannick Nézet-Séguin polished up the Rosenkavalier suite then gave a exceptional reading of the composer’s self-congratulatory tone poem, while Elza van den Heever delivered a visceral account of Salome’s final scene

Clive Paget27 Aug

‘We’re at a crisis point’: Chappell Roan, Shirley Manson and Eli on playing Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival

Ahead of playing Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields, artists explain why female-first festivals are due for a resurgence

Emma Madden27 Aug

‘It’s sad to lose a really nice person’: mourners flock to Dollywood after death of Dolly Parton

A memorial at the park’s entrance held bouquets, and a child asked his mothers why so many people were crying

Becca Andrews in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee27 Aug

Affairs? Drugs? You could ask Dolly Parton about anything and get a laugh. Just stay away from politics …

One autumn day in 2023 I bathed in the luminous glow of this utterly authentic star – and while she did have one weak spot, her life and music will speak for themselves

Emine Saner26 Aug

‘9 to 5? She was full-on round the clock!’ Dolly Parton celebrated by kd lang, Peggy Seeger, Annie Lennox and more

Musicians and performers pay tribute to the country legend who managed to be a generational talent, a formidable entrepreneur, a dedicated philanthropist and a truly kind person

As told to Dave Simpson and Owen Myers26 Aug

Two women accuse former Fat White Family member Saul Adamczewski of physical and emotional abuse

Insecure Men singer has now been dropped by his record label and had tour dates cancelled after two women shared allegations about his behaviour

Laura Snapes26 Aug

Janie Bradford obituary

Songwriter who contributed to the first record made at Motown’s Detroit studio and co-wrote many of the label’s hits

Richard Williams26 Aug

Dolly Parton was a rare singer who proved herself to be an electric movie star

From 9 to 5 to Steel Magnolias to Joyful Noise, the late star had real big screen presence that was impossible to imitate

Jesse Hassenger26 Aug