This week sees new recordings of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, songs by Messiaen and Debussy, and Ravel's La valse Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website. Sign up for a free account today to enjoy ...

In a backstage area at London’s Barbican Hall, members of the London Symphony Orchestra gather in a small cafe, sip tea, chat and manage to look most unlike a group of the world’s finest musicians.

A poignant, powerful night of reflection with Gabriel Byrne, an inventive dance update of a Kipling classic and a truly emotional Cher cover are among the highlights of our latest EIF round-up.

Programmes will celebrate 75 years of the Edinburgh Festivals, with coverage of this year’s highlights spanning arts, books, comedy and performance. The BBC has announced its plans to mark the ...

The BBC has announced its plans to mark the Edinburgh Festivals this year across TV, iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds. The Fringe, Fame And Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that ...

Tom Service talks to Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená about performing Kurt Weill with the LSO and about their artistic collaborations. Show more Tom Service meets the mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená ...

At the Barbican, Simon Rattle’s all-Weill evening with the London Symphony Orchestra followed the composer’s obstacle-strewn but often triumphant journey in a programme that culminated in Weill’s ...

Weill was to come to terms with capitalist America more readily than Brecht, writing a series of popular musicals for Broadway with other collaborators. But in Seven Deadly Sins Brecht’s pen is still ...

The Tongyeong International Music Festival, an annual classical music gala, will take place March 25 to April 3, under the theme of “Vision in Diversity.” Marking its 20th anniversary, the annual ...

Kaija Saariaho’s opera “Innocence,” which had its première at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on July 3rd, contains one of the most unnerving scenes I’ve witnessed at a theatre. About forty minutes into ...

Kaija Saariaho’s labyrinthine work, premiering in France after a pandemic delay, is the most anticipated new opera of the year. By Joshua Barone AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France — Susanna Malkki wanted more.

BERLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Star conductor Simon Rattle, who this week announced he was cutting short his tenure at Britain's leading orchestra to return to Germany, said on Friday he had applied for ...