Successfully auditioning for an orchestra is one of the hardest challenges that musicians face. We explain how the process ...

Catchy music makes you tap your foot. Emotive music catches you off guard and without warning, has your eyes pricking and nose running. So why do we have this physiological response to music?

Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who are also husband and wife, are among many figure skaters ...

The Welsh university where Sir Karl Jenkins studied music announced its plans as part of a scheme to save money.

A soprano has sung Mozart’s fiendish aria from the Magic Flute in a shopping centre in Leeds, to the delight of onlookers.

The pieces so powerful that you’ll be out of your seat, air-conducting to the full force of an imaginary orchestra, or ...

Although she died in 1987, the image of cellist Jacqueline du Pré still resonates as one of the most recognised and beloved musicians of all time. Jacqueline du Pré, who would have turned 80 years old ...

With 54 Academy Award nominations across his glittering career, John Williams continues to hold the record as the most Oscar-nominated living person. Here’s every nomination he has ever had. As the ...

Ivan Rebroff was an extraordinary entertainer, with a seemingly elastic voice that could imitate liquid thunder and a shimmering bell in the same phrase. Have a listen... Most professional singers can ...

A recent survey found that the number of gamers interested in attending a live orchestral concert has surged. Over half of the gamers surveyed (52%) love the soundtracks to their favourite video games ...