Rossini’s 1817 opera The Thieving Magpie received a rare boost in the British tabloid press when a judge claimed not to have heard of the footballer Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne, musing, ‘Is there not an ...

Salzburg has hit a bum note with its latest Mozart tribute, after 210 golden statuettes of the composer disappeared from an ...

The most bizarre composer facts Ever wanted to know some truly odd facts about the great composers? Some might've been embellished over the years, but we can't get enough of these strange and ...

The 67-year-old will be the main act to perform at the inaugural Land of Song Festival, held in Cardiff’s Principality ...

Internationally-acclaimed piano player, Yuja Wang, is the subject of a new documentary, titled YUJA. One of the most dynamic and in-demand performers of the 21st century, Wang has built a worldwide ...

Young Classical Stars with Charlotte Hawkins, Fridays 9pm-10pm. Join Charlotte for a special programme championing some of the best up-and-coming classical musicians. Across the series, Charlotte ...

Most of us would be hard pressed to describe the characters, plot or musical development of Delibes’s three-act opera Lakmé. Its resurgent popularity in the 1990s was down to one thing: the use of one ...

Gloria - Laudamus Te Karl Jenkins Download 'Gloria - Laudamus Te' on iTunes ...

Prokofiev: 15 facts about the great composer The Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev was one of the giants of 20th century music. His works ranged from ballets - including Cinderella and Romeo and ...

The Walk to the Paradise Garden Frederick Delius Download 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden' on iTunes ...

Mozart's Requiem is a choral masterpiece whose genesis is shrouded in mystery – one that makes the piece all the more fascinating and emotionally stirring. Mozart was not in the best state of mind ...