The Armed Man was premiered in April 2000 in a performance by the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain at the Royal Albert ...

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Comedian and presenter Tom Allen joins Classic FM to host a brand-new series, revealing the most extraordinary personalities behind some of the world’s favourite classical music. From opera superstars ...

Her debut album My 21st Century Blues bagged a record six BRIT Awards and four Grammy nominations in 2024. The album features ...

A man has been charged after allegedly stealing an antique violin worth £150,000 from a North London pub while its ...

Struggling to encourage your students to learn new tunes? Got some crabs handy? Swedish musician and YouTuber Mattias Krantz, known for his eccentric musical experiments, has found a new way of ...

Renowned director Katie Mitchell has announced her retirement from opera, citing persistent industry misogyny and saying it would take a system revolution to bring her back. Speaking to Rebecca Franks ...

Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Opus 18 (2) Sergei Rachmaninov ...

What are microtones, and why are they not an everyday part of classical music? We explore the history and mysteries of the ‘notes in between the notes’. Music is broadly defined as humanly-organised ...

In an age of increasingly sophisticated AI and the fear that one day humans will be made obsolete, the classical music world has remained relatively unfazed, with the prospect of a robotic symphony ...

Every morning this week on air, we’ve been revealing the winners of the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards. After months of voting, a judging panel and a public vote stage, the winners of the ...

Gershwin’s classic concerto boomed through the strings of 84 grand pianos, at one of history’s greatest Olympic Games. 1984 was a monumental year in world history. In addition to inspiring the name of ...