Classical

Interview: Phaedra

'As audiences for classical music grow older and smaller, it’s vital that new generations of listeners are created' - Phaedra violinist Peter Granell on how experimental ensembles are keeping the genre alive...

Sony/ATV signs Carly Paoli publisher ABIAH

Classical singer and lyricist Carly Paoli has signed to Sony/ATV through a deal the publisher struck with independent record company and publisher ABIAH.

Vaughan Williams songs to be performed on month-long bicycle tour

Award-winning baritone David Jones has announced a thousand-mile musical pilgrimage on bicycle to mark the sixtieth anniversary of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams’ death.

Premiere: Oly Ralfe – On My Train

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Oly Ralfe brings his playful eccentricism to the solo piano with his new LP Notes From Another Sea. Don't miss this ace taster ahead of its release...

Entries open for the Basel Composition Competition

Shortlisted entries will be premiered by the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Sinfonietta, with a combined prize total of over £70,000.

Playlist: Dani Howard

The cellist and composer is fast making a name for herself as one to watch, picking up prestigious accolades from the Royal Philharmonic Society and more. Here, she shares some of her favourite pieces...

The prism of vision: music and art in the digital age

What makes for good art in music? Lucy Doyle explores the artistic interplay between sound and vision in our new social media reality...

Just Joined Spring 2018

Set your ears and eyes on the latest crop of talented new songwriters and composers to join PRS for Music in the latest quarter, including Solardo, Breakfast Muff, TJ Koleoso, Creatures, Iskra Strings and Craig Tattersall...

30 seconds interview: Dani Howard

Ahead of her Royal Albert Hall debut for Classic FM's Best of British event, we catch up with the award-winning composer to find out what makes her tick...

Interview: John Foster

The designer and author of the definitive guide to album cover design in the 21st century discusses the role of artwork in the digital era...

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