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  London’s Calling: this week's 12 must-see events, from Picasso to a robot David Hasselhoff

  From major art exhibitions to tiny comedy nights, London culture-hound Tristram Fane Saunders chooses the best the city has to offer for the week of Friday April 28 – Thursday May 4. If you have a recommendation for Tristram, tweet it to him at @TATFS. Art: Grab the bull by its horns Picasso: Minotaurs & Matadors at @ Gagosian Gallery, Mayfair All his life, Picasso was enraptured by bullfighting – the thrill of the conquest, and the hint of tragedy. At times, he saw himself as the matador; at ot

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  I got married in secret - and don't regret a thing

  At friends’ weddings, we'd often noticed how little time the couple seemed to spend together and it felt such a terrible shame. In the end, we opted for a secret wedding. It is something increasing numbers of celebrities are fond of - James Bond director Sam Mendes recently wed classical musician Alison Balsom in a hush-hush ceremony.

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  Columbia shuttle disaster concerto gets top music prize

  By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - A violin concerto by contemporary Hungarian composer Peter Eotvos commemorating the deaths of the space shuttle Columbia's seven crew in 2003 was chosen as the recording of the year on Tuesday by the Gramophone magazine. English trumpeter Alison Balsom was named classical artist of the year. The violin of Moldovan virtuoso Patricia Kopatchinskaja "comes close to disintegrating under the force of her spectacular display" the magazine said in awarding its top ho

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