Sir Karl Jenkins is the first living composer to top the Classic FM Hall of Fame with mass for peace.

Sophia Maria Westenholz was an extraordinary musician and composer, who defied attitudes of the day to rise to the top of her ...

The French composer, Claude Debussy, is known as the first impressionist composer. He was born in 1862 and is often referred to as one of the most influential composers of the time. Some of his most ...

Gary William Friedman, known for THE ME NOBODY KNOWS, releases his classical album JOURNEYS on June 5, 2026, featuring a ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace by Sir Karl Jenkins has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music.

When Kedrick Armstrong ponders his future, the podiums he might climb as his career as a conductor continues its meteoric rise, he admits it’s hard to envision a particular place. “The dream has been, ...

The group of composers has devised an experimental twist on ‘Hamlet’ for their debut show at London’s Wigmore Hall ...

You’ve heard it all before. Classical music is dead. It’s one of our culture’s most enduring variations on a theme: that classical music is dying, or aging, or rusty or, at the very least, dusty. It’s ...

Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...

The Women Composers Festival of Hartford has been happening in the Hartford area since 2001. This year, the two-day event is Feb. 28 and March 1 at Central Connecticut State University’s Founders Hall ...

In popular culture, it’s not often that classical music gets a spot in the proverbial spotlight. But more recently, two celebrated films have taken the subject up and earned critical and cultural ...