The exposition's buildings turned out to be mostly neo-classical pastiche, but the fair did bequeath a sense of cultural pride and, more tangibly, the makings of a new home for the Art Institute.

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Classical record labels mostly sell album concepts with one or two works with average playing times of around 25 to 30 minutes each.

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Known mostly for his accomplishment as a Kathak (Indian classical dance) performer, Birju Maharaj will render thumris composed by his grandfather, Bindadin Maharaj of the Lucknow Gharana.

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But don't let that be a turn-off: Arnalds' mostly instrumental songs, which fall somewhere between contemporary classical and experimental electronica, are gorgeously textured sketches with as much restrained hope as melancholia.

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The photographs - on display at the Eyestorm Gallery in Mayfair, central London until 12 June - are mostly in black and white and are carefully lit to reproduce a classical, marble look.

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Classical-music audiences, for instance, tend to be mostly quiet and strikingly attentive, but also a bit inhibited, perhaps because many of the people who come to concerts are afraid of clapping at the wrong time.

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