algar�*s enigma variation with the london philharmonic orchestra and the london symphony at the royal festival hallkery of, who is this guy coming and conducting one of our most noble symphony orchestras? but some of them, actually, the kinder person said that your conducting is a strange style. he may have been trained in the soviet union or in paris, and naming all different conductors�* names, but i had no reason to correct them whatsoever. i didn't know what is the normal way to conduct, so i created my own style. but you know, the world of classic music, some say you know, it's quite elitist. and there you are, no formal music training, and yet, you have the confidence to stand before these orchestras, the london symphony orchestra, the royal philharmonic orchestra and conduct. i mean, how did you achieve that? you know, the failures that i have experienced after the recordings, and the agony that i've felt, no—one could see those. they could only see my conducting because the work that goes into conducting an orchestra, it is long before you are on stage. a great deal of preparation, a great

festivals. this country appears to have let its guard down. yogita limaye, bbc news, india. the bafta acting and film awards will be presented this evening from the royal albert hall years the academy�*s patron. our arts editor will gompertz reports. prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, the first president of the society of film and television arts, known today as bafta, at the 1963 awards. he has supported the organisation, and more widely the british film industry, for over 60 years. bafta said, "the duke occupies a special place in the academy's history and will be missed enormously." his royal highness's death will cast a shadow over this year's awards which, because of the pandemic, will be held behind closed doors in a largely virtual event celebrating bafta's most diverse group of nominations ever. this is rocks, the eponymous teenage protagonist who has tried to keep her inner city london life together in a wonderfully observed drama that has bukky bakray up for a best actress award and rocks's friend, played by kosar ali, in the running for best supporting actress. the film is directed by sarah gavron, who could be a rare female best director winner. but