Turns out a lot of the Christmas music you know and love was never meant to be Christmas music at all. As we cosily sidle into the festive period, the sound of Christmas music is everywhere. Whether ...
If you’ve spent any time around classical music, you might have heard the word ‘concerto’. It is a testimony to the enduring relevance of the concerto that for over four centuries, the genre has ...
Christmas is almost upon us, and we want to find out your all-time favourite carol. Which Christmas carol really gets you in the festive mood? Which melody gets you revved up to cook that Christmas ...
British actor and vocal powerhouse Cynthia Erivo has revealed the extreme preparation that went into her role as Elphaba in the new ‘Wicked’ blockbuster. Cynthia Erivo has secured quadruple-threat ...
Classic FM’s Zeb Soanes is joined by leading musicians in his campaign to install a statue of much-loved composer Benjamin Britten on the seafront in Lowestoft. Born in 1913 in Lowestoft, East Suffolk ...
An orchestra can be a baffling organism to comprehend. The way it is arranged, structured and managed has evolved over centuries to arrive at its present-day set-up. To anyone who isn’t in the know, ...
For Hayato Sumino, playing one piano alone is just not enough of a challenge. The superstar Japanese pianist has gone above and beyond, with a performance on two pianos at once. Sat between the two ...