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Demonstrating the many facets of the cello - from growling low chords to tripping semiquaver scales in the instrument's sweet high register - Haydn redefined orchestral playing with his fantastic ...

For a work as seemingly Spanish as Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, it initially seems bizarre that many people’s first encounter with it is forever linked to the fictional Yorkshire town of Grimley.

The oboe is officially one of the most difficult instruments to play. Oboists, we feel for you: and not just because of the double-reed misery, the duck noises, the tuning issues and Jeremy Irons ...

The Dean of Nelson Cathedral in New Zealand has refused to host a concert by Nelson Civic Choir, because of the non-Christian elements in Karl Jenkins' Mass for Peace. Now the Composer has spoken out.

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.

4. Early compositions Between the ages of 12 and 14, Mendelssohn wrote 12 string symphonies influenced by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart. His first published work, a piano quartet, was written by the time ...

It’s one of the greatest Disney songs in history, and Elton John and Lebo M. have just breathed new life into it. But what do the opening Zulu lyrics mean in English? ‘The Circle of Life’, the opening ...

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 ...

A parade on the Seine, Bizet’s Carmen and performances from icons including Lady Gaga – here’s all the music that was performed at the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris. Every four years the ...

Recently unearthed video footage shows the time virtuoso Russian piano music went on a Royal tour. Music ran in her family, and this video proves it. The Princess of Wales' maternal grandmother, ...