In the recording, he speaks with composers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Anton Rubinstein, pianist and conductor Vasily ...

Opera houses aren’t just places to listen to the world’s most beautiful music – they are also some of the world’s most ...

Dark, whimsical, and macabre, Netflix’s Wednesday has returned for a second season. Full of gothic charm, it is also filled ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Classic FM’s Dan Walker about the role of music in the UK curriculum, the life ...

In 2021, researchers at Birmingham City University warned that A-level music in schools is at risk of disappearing by 2033 due to an alarming and rapid decline in access to A-level music in state ...

During the study, participants who were exposed to jazz, rap and rock music at mealtimes chose unhealthier, more calorific ...

He may be known for a career scoring cinema’s biggest blockbusters, but John Williams has tried something new at the age of 93. Nearly 70 years after his Hollywood debut, the legendary composer and ...

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Siberian-born Maxim Vengerov is one of the greatest violinists in the world today, acclaimed for his concerts, award-winning recordings and humanitarian work. As he turns 40, here are 10 facts about ...

Howard Goodall is an award-winning composer of choir music, film soundtracks and TV themes.

Ravel: 15 facts about the great composer He wrote the ice skaters’ favourite Bolero, a jazzy Piano Concerto and a Pavane for a Dead Princess. Find out more about the complex composer Maurice Ravel.

John Barry is the legendary movie composer of such Oscar-winning soundtracks as Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves, not to mention eleven James Bond scores.