Barbican, London Works by Luigi Dallapiccola, Bruno Maderna, Luigi Nono and Luciano Berio got the BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion treatment Luigi Dallapiccola , Bruno Maderna , Luigi Nono and Luciano Berio were the most significant Italian composers of the second half of the 20th century and their very different achievements would all benefit from the intense focus of a BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion day. This year Nono at least might have been given a day to himself to mark his c

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With DJs, bouncers and bars, the Nuremberg train offers a complete clubbing experience for hundreds of clubbers and some lovely views of the Bavarian countryside Do you ever get seasick? Timm Schirmer, a 27-year-old DJ with a fabulous blond moustache, asks me shortly before we board the Techno Train. When youre dancing on the train it can feel like youre at sea, because you cant always see that youre moving. Worryingly, I have indeed spent many a past holiday retching on boats. But Timms questi