Classical music + Blogposts
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Distracted from his composing and iconoclasm by the necessity of earning some money, a young Pierre Boulez found work with a Parisian theatre company. Three trips he made with them to South America changed him and his music forever
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The Harry Potter spinoff looks on course for 2016’s top spot after a fourth week at No 1, while Office Christmas Party outdances Bad Santa 2 in the cruel Yule movie stakes
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Mark Anthony-Turnage pays tribute to his friend, composer, pianist and jazz musician Richard Rodney Bennett, whose music is the focus of this weekend’s BBCSO Total Immersion festival
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Europe’s musical heart nurtured Beethoven, Schubert and the Strausses, but its second school changed music forever, and today, innovation sits alongside traditionalism
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The Leeds piano competition is being given a radical, creative reboot. Paul Lewis, one of its new directors – alongside Adam Gatehouse – explains the plan
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Robert Smissen, principal viola of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, looks back in appreciation at three decades of work and friendship with the late conductor
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The singer and artist selects music from the tranquil end of the spectrum – from Erik Satie to Thomas Tallis via Virginia Astley and Aphex Twin
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A new play tells the story of Kathleen Ferrier, using the singers’ own letters and diaries. Lucy Stevens explains how she brought a down-to-earth icon to the stage
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After my own experience in ICU, I became convinced of the therapeutic benefits of live music to those who are critically ill
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In the fourth in our series, we look at the Finnish capital and its music
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Without the riches of Shakespeare, the musical world would be a poorer place. The composer, playwright and director picks her 10 favourite pieces
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On Saturday, the Hubble Cantata saw audience members explore the Orion Nebula – the latest in a series of experiments between VR technology and classical music
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In the third of a new series, Stephen Moss looks at music inspired by the city of two faces, one opulent and one decaying: next it’s Helsinki – leave your ideas below
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With American orchestras reluctant to celebrate the music of its great symphonists, fellow composer and Aspen festival’s CEO Alan Fletcher is determined to put them back in the spotlight
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The UK composer’s work premiered to acclaim and gasps of astonishment at the Proms in 2014. His ‘sound theatre’ piece, filmed by fixed cameras and headsets worn by musicians, is available to watch exclusively here, available until Monday 4 July.
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Minimalist music is far from a modern invention. The violinist picks her favourite works that prove that you can get something out of nothing
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Jacob TV has created a multimedia opera that splices the voices of Trump, Putin and more with music, building into a kaleidoscopic portrait of American media
Arnold Schoenberg: Do not approach with caution