The newly released files, deposited at the National Archives, include letters intercepted by Special Branch, detailing of ...

New principal horn of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic talks about experiencing of Bruckner’s orchestral epic from within, ...

With a spiralling staircase accessing a rooftop observation platform, the Grand Opera’s open architecture is intended to ...

American violinist Karisa Chiu took the prestigious Gold Medal at International Violin Competition of Indianapolis this month ...

Cologne reopens its opera house after a 14-year refurbishment, but their new Rosenkavalier sells the performers and the ...

Not all of his decisions necessarily work, but Igor Levit’s playing sings in piano sonatas that range from the expansive Op.7 ...

To mark the 90th birthday of Steve Reich, Staged Variations sees three ensembles tackle the composer’s seminal Music for 18 ...

In Liverpool, an exploration of gay themes makes Gavin Higgins' extensive and virtuoso Clarinet Concerto a work which will surely become a mainstay of concert programmes in years to come.

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s strings present a programme of British music from the Renaissance to the present day, ...

As warhorses go, operas don’t come much better than Carmen. This new production from State Opera of South Australia boasts an excellent cast in a well judged dramatic performance, with a more than ...

The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight.

As the orchestra struck up for the overture, the curtain rose to reveal two phalanxes of men in 20th-century gangster attire facing each other with guns outstretched. This striking tableau kicked off ...