A star is born: A soprano’s iconic debut – 30 years on
As the 30-year anniversary of Angela Gheorghiu’s sensational first performance as Violetta...
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The Azrieli Music Prizes: Championing new music in Canada
Founded in 2014 and now Canada’s largest prize for music composition, the Azrieli Music Prizes...
Debbie Wiseman is influenced by the past, but not constrained by it
The first episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the hotly anticipated sequel to the BBC’s...
Concours de Genève 2024: New music and song in Switzerland
Colin Clarke reports from Geneva, where the Concours de Genève has announced winners for its...
On with the show: Inside the world of stage management
Unpacking the tour bus, cueing scene changes, running the rehearsal room and reviving exhausted...
Bright and early: The festivals helping early music thrive
Embracing the music of the past does not mean letting innovation fall by the wayside. Adrian...
Forging ahead: London New Wind Festival
As the 27th edition of London New Wind Festival gets underway in the capital, Classical Music hears...
Films in concert: May the orchestra be with you
Play-along film concerts – known as ‘live to projection’ – have exploded in popularity, but, as...
Freya Waley-Cohen's women and witches
Composer Freya Waley-Cohen's new song-cycle Spell Book examines and subverts common female...
'Music matters': Vivere String Quartet on playing through fear
The Ukrainian quartet recount the fraught experience of leaving – and returning to – their homeland...