Classical Music

Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Letter To My Younger Self

Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’

As he celebrates his 80th birthday, Britain’s greatest-living composer reflects on an incredible life in music, which started with the creation of a Christmas classic aged just 16

Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?
Classical music

Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?

Waving flags is nothing new in classical music and opera, so we shouldn’t be surprised that performers are making a stand for Palestine

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Opera

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis

Garsington Youth Company puts the spotlight on homelessness and its effects on children

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst
Classical music

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: ‘Britishness should be something that we all have a part in’
Music

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: ‘Britishness should be something that we all have a part in’

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The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
Music

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees
Classical music

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical Music

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker

Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’
Letter To My Younger Self

Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’

World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’
Letter To My Younger Self

World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’

There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
Music

There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’
Music

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’
Letter to my Younger Self

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Thorgy Thor on injecting stuffy symphony orchestras with big queer energy
Music

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Thorgy Thor on injecting stuffy symphony orchestras with big queer energy

Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
Music

Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
Music

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever

Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music
Claire Jackson

Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
Music

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Music

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

Here’s one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
Music

Here’s one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Music

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

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Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
Music

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What’s yours?
Gavin Bryars

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What’s yours?

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
Classical music

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future
Classical music

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future