The conductor Daniel Barenboim has revealed that he has Parkinson’s disease. Daniel Barenboim has announced today that he has ...

The first ever opera about Margaret Thatcher’s time in office is coming to the stage. Titled Mrs T, the work will be “an ...

New research suggests that classical music has a calming influence on unborn babies. A team of researchers from Mexico has ...

Everything you need to know about Víkingur Ólafsson – the Icelandic pianist who won his first Grammy Award for his recording ...

A Stradivarius violin made in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold.

The ‘I Giorni’ composer shared his dream collaboration partner, musical upbringing and greatest inspirations in an interview with Classic FM’s Joanna Gosling.

The Welsh university where Sir Karl Jenkins studied music announced its plans as part of a scheme to save money. Cardiff University has announced that it plans to close its music department in an ...

Winning a job in an orchestra is one of the hardest challenges that musicians face. We explain how the process works. Auditions. The mere mention of the word is enough to send fear into the hearts of ...

If you felt a lump in your throat or a stinging sensation in your eyes, you wouldn’t be alone. Music can elicit highly emotional responses – a 2017 survey of 892 adults found that nearly 90% had ...

Very few pieces have the ability to strike right to the core of our hearts. In The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams created a piece of music that can deeply transform the listener. Completed in 1914, ...

Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who are also husband and wife, are among many figure skaters reported to have been on board a fatal American Airlines flight. World champion ...