For fans of classical music and opera, this summer’s festivals offer some of the best excuses for a short luxury break.

It was the first time that the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards have been held in the West Midlands with Paraorchestra ...

Legendary avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina has died in Germany, where she spent more than 30 years of her life after ...

Every year we choose Classic FM’s Rising Stars, shining a light on 30 musicians who are evolving the classical music ...

With the government’s Copyright Consultation now over, an unexpected ally has appeared in creatives’ battle to protect their ...

Born in Christopol in 1931, Gubaidulina’s intensely spiritual music marked her out as the most important Russian composer of ...

My predecessor at the CBSO, Sir Simon Rattle, was the first to win this coveted conductor award back in 1990, and every CBSO Music Director since then has likewise been honoured in this way.

Conductor Sir Simon Rattle spoke of her as a "flying hermit", always in orbit and only occasionally visiting Earth. "It's very tempting to set up rules," she once said. "They very quickly get ...

Kazuki Yamada, music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), received the 2025 Conductor Award. Described by the RPS as a 'local hero,' Yamada dedicated the award to his ...

PIANIST Leon McCawley is passionate about the music of 19th century Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. This makes him the ideal ...