Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis and improvising cellist Shirley Smart are among the event’s other big highlights. One of the great exponents of the eclectic genre dubbed gypsy jazz since Django Reinhardt’s ascent in the 1940s, veteran Belgian-Romani guitarist Fapy Lafertin headlines London’s four-day festival of this vivacious style. They take it on tour this week, alongside an excess of timeless bops including Save a Prayer, Rio and, for the real Durannies, the immaculate Ordinary World. ![]() More than 40 years into their career, pop stalwarts Duran Duran returned in 2021 with one of their best albums, the Giorgio Moroder-assisted Future Past. Andrew ClementsĢ9 April to 9 May tour starts Manchester Inspired by the writings of the philosopher Simone Weil, which provide the titles for each of the five sections, it’s a hauntingly beautiful piece. Lawrence Power is the soloist in the UK premiere of Cassandra Miller’s viola concerto. The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 4 May sday City Halls, Glasgow, 5 May day But is Ria just paranoid? Marriage and martial arts collide in a genre-blending British-Asian action-comedy from first-time feature director Nida Manzoor.Īnd what, you may ask, is A24 when it’s at home? If you’re not familiar, buckle up: A24 is a film distributor, responsible for releasing some of the most acclaimed films of recent times, and Picturehouse cinemas have put together a season celebrating them, including screenings of Moonlight, Zola and The Lighthouse. ![]() Teenage karate enthusiast Ria Khan (Priya Kansara) suspects something strange is afoot when her dropout sister (Ritu Arya) gets together with an eligible doctor (Akshay Khanna). Starring Jim Broadbent as Harold Fry, with Penelope Wilton and Linda Bassett. ![]() Telling the story of a young girl who is rehomed after an incestuous relationship with her father, Emmanuelle Nicot’s directorial debut is anchored by a heartbreaking performance from newcomer Zelda Samson.īased on a Booker-longlisted novel, this is a heartwarming British fable about a man who walks more than 600 miles, from Devon to Berwick-upon-Tweed, as part of an eccentric quest exploring the nature of faith and persistence. This drama, which premiered last year at Cannes, is necessarily a tough watch.
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