Best classical music for meditation: from Hildegard von Bingen to John Cage, we recommend six pieces that will aid serenity ...

Recent works by Gabriela Ortiz, choral music by David Lang and unreleased recordings by Radu Lupu are among our selections.

Cannons, fireworks, trumpets, and drums – with the whole orchestra to play with, classical music is the perfect accompaniment ...

Naysayers be damned. Classical music on record continues to thrive, or so it seems judging from the plethora of boxed sets that have come our way this year. As ever, milestone birthdays were ...

As we continue to struggle through the winter months, music becomes a solace as well as a pleasure. This year, there are ...

But this has been a year above all for the best of festival planning, the sort where you feel enriched by connecting threads.

For a truly inspiring example of how to introduce classical music to youngsters, look no further than Australian children’s ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

Camerata Pacifica Founder/Artistic Director Adrian Spence, who established the acclaimed Santa Barbara-based international chamber music collective in 1990, has been named to Musical America’s ...

While diversity may be verboten in some current political circles, it’s a definite boon in the arts, and especially in music, ...

Julia Wolfe’s UnEarth will be on at the Barbican in January - Barbican As the winter evenings draw in, music becomes a solace as well as a pleasure. So far this year we’ve enjoyed a Proms season for ...