Where does the word ‘sonata’ come from, and what does it mean? We take a deep dive to explore its meaning and evolution.

One of Classic FM’s founding presenters and a legendary broadcaster, Henry Kelly has died aged 78. Writer and broadcaster ...

The 12-time Grammy Award-winning conductor will step down from the podium in April, following the initial diagnosis of his ...

Hans Zimmer, Anna Lapwood and the Kanneh-Masons have joined more than 1,000 other artists and musicians to release a silent ...

The priceless violin, made in 1740s Florence, has been passed down to musicians over two centuries. Last week, it was stolen ...

Contrastingly in 1965 film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, Plummer as the Captain sings it earlier in the ...

Goldblum showed his piano chops with a moving jazz solo during the ‘In Memoriam’ segment, which honoured late film industry ...

Naples’ San Carlo opera house threatened Gardner with legal action, describing the conductor’s remarks as “defamatory”.

Nearly eight years since he sang ‘Perfect’ as a duet with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Ed Sheeran has given the world a new classical remix of his pop megahit – this time, featuring a virtuosic piano ...

Orin O’Brien was hired under the baton of Leonard Bernstein as the first woman to play full-time in the New York Philharmonic. Her story has now been told in an Oscar-nominated documentary. But she ...