Classical Music News

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) is delighted to announce the appointment of New Zealander Vincent Hardaker as the first…

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony has announced the appointment of French conductor Alain Altinoglu as its new Music Director

British violinist takes up new role after retiring from concert performance

DW Classical Music has taken a contemporary as well as a multifaceted approach for presenting all aspects of classical music.

The effects only work when the tunes are played at low to medium volume

British violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky shares his thoughts on if it's a good thing or a bad thing to teach like your old…

Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth has written a new opera based on Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando which deals with themes of…

The 39-year-old was on her way to a rehearsal for a charity carol concert in Chelsea at around 15:10 GMT on Wednesday when she…

1st woman announced to lead music at major US opera house

‘Detroit Harmony’ aims to provide students with free access to instruments and music education.

Surprising new research reveals brass and woodwind players are at greater risk of developing a respiratory illness, because of…

The British housewife claimed to channel the spirits of Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninov and more.

If you want to write symphonies, my advice is to get on and do it! Gramophone

We met Sir Elton at his old alma mater to talk music education, his ‘mystical’ song-writing process and how the Royal Academy…

The London venue said the behaviour occurred "at a curtain call and afterwards" in Tokyo in September.

Alain Altinoglu (44) wird von der Saison 2021/22 an neuer Chefdirigent des hr-Sinfonieorchesters in Frankfurt.

Three musicians who were dis-invited from next year's Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra have been re-invited to perform in the…

The capacity of the New York Philharmonic's much-maligned concert hall at Lincoln Center will be reduced by more than 500 seats…

Opera singers' big breaks often come from European competitions or last-minute stand-ins

André Rieu has donated €425,000 (£360,000) to provide music lessons for 1,000 children living in his hometown in the…