Meet Grammy-winning Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel, affectionately known as ‘The Dude’, who is soon to be music director of America’s oldest symphony orchestra.
The ‘I Giorni’ composer shared his dream collaboration partner, musical upbringing and greatest inspirations in an interview with Classic FM’s Joanna Gosling.
Winning a job in an orchestra is one of the hardest challenges that musicians face. We explain how the process works. Auditions. The mere mention of the word is enough to send fear into the hearts of ...
Very few pieces have the ability to strike right to the core of our hearts. In The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams created a piece of music that can deeply transform the listener. Completed in 1914, ...
If you felt a lump in your throat or a stinging sensation in your eyes, you wouldn’t be alone. Music can elicit highly emotional responses – a 2017 survey of 892 adults found that nearly 90% had ...
Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who are also husband and wife, are among many figure skaters reported to have been on board a fatal American Airlines flight. World champion ...
The Welsh university where Sir Karl Jenkins studied music announced its plans as part of a scheme to save money. Cardiff University has announced that it plans to close its music department in an ...