A standard piano keyboard could put female (and smaller-handed) players at a distinct disadvantage, according to new Stanford ...

Earlier this year, we asked you to nominate an inspiring music teacher in your life, who deserves reward and recognition.

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Classic FM Live with Viking is returning to the Royal Albert Hall in October 2026! Tickets are available now via the Royal ...

A light music classic, well-known to veteran radio listeners. Ronald Binge was a British composer and arranger of light music. This is probably his best known composition. When it was first played by ...

The Hobbit’ actor Richard Armitage presents a brand-new series on classical music and theatre on Sunday evenings.

David Garrett - 15 facts you never knew He's the long-haired violin virtuoso that blurred the lines between Mozart and Metallica - but how much do you really know about one of classical music's most ...

It’s Christmas Eve in Paris. A young poet, an artist and their landlord are celebrating in their flat. What could possibly go wrong? New Zealand trio Sol3 Mio pick up the story - in a two-minute video ...

The Welsh composer Karl Jenkins – almost as famous for his remarkable moustache as for his music – is, quite simply, a phenomenon in contemporary music. And this, his Mass for Peace, is the primary ...

At the age of 22, Johann van Beethoven secured an appointment as court musician, due to his fine tenor voice. To supplement his small income, he gave singing and piano lessons. In 1767 he married ...

2. Inspired by Gounod A brilliant student, Bizet won many prizes for his outstanding piano playing. The composer Gounod became a lasting influence on his musical style. Shortly after his 17th birthday ...

Khachaturian was just hitting his fiftieth birthday when he produced his music to the ballet Spartacus. It later became one of our favourite TV themes. The plot of the ballet had been around for some ...