Today's Video of the Day is a performance of Handel's Messiah, For unto us a Child is born in LIVE From London Christmas '25 and filmed live from the VOCES8 Centre, London.

Today's Video of the Day is a performance George Gershwin's Prelude No.3 in E-Flat Major by Beatrice Nicholas. This is the third in a set of three preludes. First performed at the Roosevelt Hotel in ...

A new contest in the heart of Europe promises to be more than a competition – a global platform for conductors and ideas ...

For some people, music is more than a pastime, or an interest, or even a passion. It’s life itself. Its power and influence run so deep that it’s impossible to imagine a world without it.

The Arts Council should continue to exist, argues a review by Baroness Margaret Hodge into the body that distributes public funding to culture in England, but the government should strengthen ‘the arm ...

The 2026 festival will mark the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's death ...

'George Enescu taught us that the pursuit of excellence and the search for truth in the arts go hand in hand with hard work and genuine talent. When you join us at the Enescu Competition in 2026 in ...

Oscar award winning composer Rachel Portman has written a new carol The Darkling Thrush, commissioned for the King’s College A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The service will take place on ...

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The composer, academic and writer Robin Holloway has just published a new book, Music’s Odyssey, An Invitation to Western Classical Music (Allen Lane). He’s Emeritus Professor of Music at the ...

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The baritone bade farewell to the stage last year, but one can forever enjoy his remarkable voice in many and varied roles recorded over more than half a century Thanks for exploring the Gramophone ...