“Too many children are being locked out of music in the UK,” said Cathal Ó Dúill, founder of Playground Proms. “When nearly ...

The Oxford college where Anna Lapwood studied has announced that it will admit girl choristers from September 2027, in a ...

The former child prodigy led an extraordinary life, including a close friendship with Samuel Barber, and performances for ...

Sheen will play court composer Antonio Salieri opposite It’s a Sin actor Callum Scott Howells as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Liszt's Romantic piano miniature is one of the composer's most popular works The quintessential Romantic piano miniature, Liszt’s Liebestraum No.3 was actually originally published as one of a set of ...

On Monday 20 April we welcomed the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to the Royal Albert Hall, alongside a host of star classical soloists, for a spectacular edition of Classic FM Live. Hosted by ...

The classical music world says farewell to the great American conductor, pianist and composer Michael Tilson Thomas.

The Royal Choral Society presents Puccini at the Palace at London’s Alexandra Palace – an unforgettable night of romance, ...

His final Bond score was 2008’s Quantum of Solace, with Thomas Newman taking over on Skyfall. Now, in 2026, David Arnold has ...

It’s a medieval torture device that was used – once upon a more primitive time – for publicly shaming bad musicians and other disturbers of the peace. The contraption, which is essentially a heavy ...

Pity the poor viola. Butt of all the jokes in the classical music world and maligned by string players everywhere. But we just can't help laughing at these viola jokes. Here are 12 of the best.