Israeli conductors come first and second in top international competition – in Birmingham
All the finalists had to perform the Largo from the only symphony composed by Svetlanov, the legendary Russian…
The “world’s best” singer Ian Anderson knew deserved better
Credit: Far Out / YouTube Still Mon 27 July 2026 13:00, UK Ian Anderson lived for change every…
World Cup final performances span Shakira, Tom Cruise and Muppets
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World…
Jürgen Kesting, Germany’s Pre-eminent Voice Among Music Critics, Dies at 85
Jürgen Kesting, the German journalist, music critic, and author whose monumental study of the world’s greatest singers became…
The franchise Frank Zappa called the very worst of American culture
Credit: Bent Rej OK, so what exactly does Frank Zappa have against the original Star Wars trilogy? Too…
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival returns for its 43rd year
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival returns to the city this month, bringing internationally renowned musicians and performances to audiences…
Replacing a Royal Hand-Me-Down That Finally Frayed
When King Charles III of Britain was crowned in 2023, the Royal Opera House in London sent his…
Timothée Chalamet is wrong. Gen Z worships classical music at this special place
When Timothée Chalamet noisily castigated opera and ballet as dying and irrelevant in February, you might have been…
The prescription-only drug fuelling classical music
Andrew Gillett, a viola player in his 60s, first took beta‑blockers about 30 years ago. “It wasn’t just…
WATCH: A night with the Philharmonia at Royal Festival Hall
London’s Royal Festival Hall is one of many London arts venues working hard to encourage more young people…