Jordan Smith 
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with its iconic opening (depicting fate knocking at the door) was debuted on 22 December 1808 at Beethoven’s akademie concert in Vienna. … Read more
What if a cloud could play the piano? This question is no longer as absurd as you would think, thanks to a new project by … Read more
Von Konow is a new solo project by Finnish singer-songwriter Marko von Konow. Lieder, his debut album, is due out next month and if the … Read more
If you thought you’d heard every possible version of We wish you a merry Christmas you can imagine, try out this performance by a Swedish … Read more
7-year-old Jordan Cartwright is an avid classical music fan. But over recent months, his focus has been on fighting leukemia, which he was diagnosed with … Read more
Hungarian-born pianist and conductor Andras Schiff will appear in the annual Christmas concert in Nazareth alongside the Galilee Orchestra today. Schiff will play Beethoven’s Piano … Read more
Award-winning Hungarian cellist Istvan Vardai has been granted an extended loan of the 1673 Stradivari ‘Du pre-Harrell’ cello. The instrument was purchased in a recent … Read more
Today in 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven, whose exact date of birth remains unknown, was baptised in Bonn. What better way to mark the anniversary 246 … Read more
As the latest Star Wars edition, Rogue One, hit the cinemas across the UK yesterday, orchestras were on hand to play a selection from the … Read more
The debut album from Danish singer-songwriter Karsten Nielsen offers an effective combination of thoughtful and slightly melancholic lyrics with acoustic melodies which at times seem … Read more
Deep learning technology has enabled a machine to compose chorales in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach, according to researchers. Gaetan Hadjeres and Francois Pachet … Read more
New research suggests that background music has a greater impact on men’s ability to concentrate than women. Imperial College and the Royal College of Music … Read more
Christmas music has been playing on radio stations and in stores now for at least a month, meaning that you’ve probably heard all the seasonal … Read more
A German commission tasked with ruling on whether works of art or other cultural items were seized from their owners during Nazi rule has concluded … Read more
April Martin’s route to songwriting is anything but conventional. Having secured a psychology PHD and built a successful career in New York (and still maintaining … Read more