The broadcaster, director and author Sir Humphrey Burton, who helped shape a golden age of classical music on television and ...

Over five centuries since its founding, King’s College, Cambridge is introducing its first all-female choral ensemble.

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World-renowned cellist and conductor Julian Lloyd Webber showcases some of today’s most exciting classical musicians under 30 ...

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has revealed proposals to scrap its in-house musicians as part of wider cost-cutting. The ...

Wesley’s 1739 hymn contains some choice lyrics, including “Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring Seed, Bruise in us the serpent’s head ...

Make sure your Christmas musical experiences fill you with comfort and joy by seeking out one of our recommendations – or ...

At the end of the performance, which also featured the Nova Opera Orchestra and the 200-voice Choir of the Diocese of Rome and was hosted by Italian actress and singer Serena Autieri, the Pope thanked ...

Classic FM Live with Viking is back for 2026... On Monday 20 April 2026, our spectacular biannual concert returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a celebration of the greatest classical music – hosted by ...

The shells of Charonia lampas (the pink lady conch, now on the verge of extinction) were found in Catalonia in north east Spain, and date from around 4500 – 3000 BC. They all had their tips cut off to ...

'The Watermill' was written in 1958 and originally composed for oboe and string orchestra – though it can also be played on clarinet. The undulating orchestral accompaniment evokes the gentle flow of ...

4. Early compositions Between the ages of 12 and 14, Mendelssohn wrote 12 string symphonies influenced by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart. His first published work, a piano quartet, was written by the time ...