Earlier this year, we asked you to nominate an inspiring music teacher in your life, who deserves reward and recognition.

A standard piano keyboard could put female (and smaller-handed) players at a distinct disadvantage, according to new Stanford ...

The Hobbit’ actor Richard Armitage presents a brand-new series on classical music and theatre on Sunday evenings.

Classic FM Live with Viking is returning to the Royal Albert Hall in October 2026! Tickets are available now via the Royal ...

Shostakovich was most definitely a light-and-shade composer. On the one hand, we have the intense, expansive orchestral works, full of grand political gestures and complex musical ideas. On the other, ...

Every weekday from 4pm, Margherita Taylor provides the perfect soundtrack to your afternoon, keeping you company through to the evening with some brilliant classical music. Margherita offers all the ...

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As far as Saint-Saëns is concerned, the two big works of 1886 were the Organ Symphony and the Carnival of the Animals. It's one of his most popular works, but Saint-Saëns premiered his ‘grand ...

Serenade in E minor for Strings Opus 20 (1) Edward Elgar Download 'Serenade in E minor for Strings Opus 20 (1)' on iTunes ...

The Welsh composer Karl Jenkins – almost as famous for his remarkable moustache as for his music – is, quite simply, a phenomenon in contemporary music. And this, his Mass for Peace, is the primary ...

It's iconic, it's British, it's a seafaring classic - Ronald Binge's Sailing By is everything light music should be. This iconic British tune was composed in 1963 by Ronald Binge. It's one of his many ...

Was Dmitri Shostakovich a stunningly original composer whose music carries the scars of political intervention, or a devoted Soviet citizen who enshrined the glory of Mother Russia in his symphonies?