From Buxtehude, Bach and Handel, to contemporary composer Liza Lim, we take a tour of the myriad forms of composers’ ...

Rattle endorses conductor Gunter Wand’s view that establishing a basic pulse is essential to Bruckner’s symphonies. Everything about this magnificent, perfectly proportioned account of Bruckner’s ...

This week sees new recordings of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, songs by Messiaen and Debussy, and Ravel's La valse Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website. Sign up for a free account today to enjoy ...

With Princess Charlene rumoured to be living in Switzerland, Prince Albert of Monaco seems keen to keep close to the rest of his family. The monarch, 65, celebrated his son Alexandre’s 20th birthday ...

In a backstage area at London’s Barbican Hall, members of the London Symphony Orchestra gather in a small cafe, sip tea, chat and manage to look most unlike a group of the world’s finest musicians.

A poignant, powerful night of reflection with Gabriel Byrne, an inventive dance update of a Kipling classic and a truly emotional Cher cover are among the highlights of our latest EIF round-up.

A few years later, Mehta had abandoned medical school and was in Vienna to study conducting with Hans Swarowsky, one of the era’s influential teachers. Swarowsky, as it happens, was himself a student ...

Programmes will celebrate 75 years of the Edinburgh Festivals, with coverage of this year’s highlights spanning arts, books, comedy and performance. The BBC has announced its plans to mark the ...

Tom Service talks to Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená about performing Kurt Weill with the LSO and about their artistic collaborations. Show more Tom Service meets the mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená ...

At the Barbican, Simon Rattle’s all-Weill evening with the London Symphony Orchestra followed the composer’s obstacle-strewn but often triumphant journey in a programme that culminated in Weill’s ...

Weill was to come to terms with capitalist America more readily than Brecht, writing a series of popular musicals for Broadway with other collaborators. But in Seven Deadly Sins Brecht’s pen is still ...

The Tongyeong International Music Festival, an annual classical music gala, will take place March 25 to April 3, under the theme of “Vision in Diversity.” Marking its 20th anniversary, the annual ...