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A conductor who can now add "Gár" to his less flattering sobriquets may not have appeared as advertised at this year's Proms, but surely Chris Christodoulou can find a photo of him punching the air among his 43 years' worth of conductor portraits from "the biggest music festival in the world". We'll do without this time.
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Flying manes and flashing eyes are part of the inspirational package. We may laugh at some of these dramatic images, but it's usually a sign of the…
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They must have been especially overjoyed to be back in front of (or with back to the greater part of) a live audience. But inspiring musicians is…
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As two weeks of livestreamed Proms begin tonight, we just want to be there in the Royal Albert Hall. The exuberance of our lead picture tells one…
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Top photographer Chris Christodoulou with more unusual postures on the podium
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Top photographer Chris Christodoulou's annual gallery of full flight on the podium
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Comsummate photographer Chris Christodoulou's annual gallery yields more treasures
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A second selection of Chris Christodoulou's more telling shots from full houses last year
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Chris Christodoulou's gallery capturing the heat of the moment last year
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Candid images of retired ballet legend on stage
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Chris Christodoulou snaps mostly men at work, but the women are coming
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Leonardo's disputed Salvator Mundi has just topped the list. Who else is on it?
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Feast on our annual treat: BBC photographer Chris Christodoulou's action shots
Florence Hallett
The final years of Japan's greatest artist
Bill Knight
Our resident photographer rummages through a mixed bag
Grayson Perry
Celebrating Trafalgar Square's infamous empty plinth, and its role in changing attitudes to contemporary art
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'T2 Trainspotting' isn't the only sequel that took a while to turn up. We list many more
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These elegiac images of outstanding natural beauty have since been trumped
Alison Cole
Heading to Regent's Park this weekend? Here's our pick of this year's must-sees
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Feast on our annual parade of bulging eyeballs and windmill arms at the Royal Albert Hall
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The power of quiet in two middle-European masterpieces
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Our man in France guides us through the highlights of the world-famous photo festival
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The OAE doesn't just sound unique. It looks it too. To mark the orchestra's 30th anniversary, photographer Eric Richmond introduces his portraits
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Reality bites: icon buildings abandoned for mass migration and a global housing crisis
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Forgotten for over 1,000 years, eerily evocative treasures take centre stage at the British Museum
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Our very own lensman gives the verdict on the UK's biggest photography fair
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