Arias of achievement

Glyndebourne Academy has been offering guidance to young singers who might not otherwise get the chance, as Tom Stewart finds out...

Rising in the East

When Zubin Mehta made his recent debut with the Symphony Orchestra of India, it marked a coming of age for an ensemble still in its teens. Owen Mortimer reports on its upcoming UK tour and ground-breaking training for young musicians

The first spin

A pioneering venture by the Gramophone and Typewriter company in 1906 produced the first recording of Handel's Messiah, Simon Heighes takes a listen to the original 25 shellac-disc set

Marking time

Johann Nepomuk Maelzel invented weird and wonderful devices, but none were more successful than the metronome

Kirill Karabits

After over a decade at the helm, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's hugely popular chief conductor explains to Rebecca Franks what he has planned for his final season

AVOICE for the ages

As we celebrate the centenary of legendary soprano Maria Callas, Ashutosh Khandekar explains why she has remained such a powerful influence on successive generations of fans and singers

Richard Morrison

Today, the term 'diva' is a long way removed from its glowing origins

The power of redemption

Poulenc hoped his religious music might atone for personal sins, but the compassion of his works served as a lesson for the church

DECEMBER 1944: Glenn Miller goes missing over the English Channel

'In The Mood', 'Moonlight Serenade', 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'. The titles are familiar, the tunes indelible, and as the early rumblings of World War II emerged in Europe they catapulted Glenn Miller and his Orchestra to heady levels of celebrity in his native US.

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2021 Leeds International Piano Competition winner among this year's recruits

Obsessive repetition

Ravel's Boléro may be the composer's single most popular work, but there's a lot more to it than its two beguiling melodies may suggest, says Tom Service

Alar Karis - President of Estonia

Alar Karis trained as a molecular geneticist and developmental biologist, and after a distinguished academic career became director of the Estonian National Museum. In October 2021 he was elected as the sixth president of Estonia. Travelling for work, he listens to classical music and subscribes to BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone for recommendations.

Leoš Janáček - Sinfonietta

Terry Williams enjoys a musical city tour in the company of the Czech composer as he explores the nooks and crannies of the best recordings

Joseph Haydn

The father of the symphony and the string quartet deserves to be remembered for his still underappreciated operas too, says George Hall

The Grange Festival England

Jeremy Pound drives into the Hampshire countryside where, behind the neo-classical columns, an evening of tantalising Tchaikovsky awaits

COURSES FOR COMPOSERS

Clare Stevens investigates the opportunities offered to budding creatives by the UK's schools, universities and music colleges

Life at the front

Even as war rages, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine continues to rehearse and perform - and in October undertakes a 17-date UK tour. Tom Stewart meets some of its brave musicians

Opera Heroines

Despite being perpetually overlooked, women have been writing superb and challenging operas since the 17th century, as Rebecca Franks discovers

Ancient & modern

When Christopher Hogwood founded the Academy of Ancient Music 50 years ago his focus was firmly on the past, yet together they helped to propel music-making into a new era, as Nicholas Kenyon explains

When I see a rainy day, I think that nature is crying. A tide is nature breathing

THE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INTERVIEW Tan Dun | The Chinese-American composer has risen from humble origins to global success, yet his concerns - balance, humanity and the natural world - remain the same, writes Claire Jackson

Vital organist

Anna Lapwood has built a huge fanbase through her performances of music from Bach to Disney and her enthusiastic social media presence. Richard Morrison catches up with her as she records her debut album for Sony

George Onslow

Admired by several notable contemporaries, the man once dubbed 'the French Beethoven' is surely ripe for reappraisal, says Misha Donat

Cumnock Scotland

Home of James MacMillan’s Tryst festival, the picturesque Ayrshire town punches well above its musical weight, as Clare Stevens discovers

Breaking the sound barrier

For composer Ailís Ní Ríain, hearing loss is a complication but not an obstacle to her creativity, as she explains to Claire Jackson

Song of courage

Opera tenor Nicola Ugo Stame took on many roles but proved himself a true hero during World War II in his defiance against fascism, says Christopher Gillett

A song in her heart

Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn) wrote 255 songs, many of them never published. Tenor Timothy Parker-Langston's new online edition is making them available for all, as he explains to Rebecca Franks

Voices from the past

A new compendium gathering 600 years of first-hand accounts of music, art and society gives a fascinating insight, says Simon Heighes

Lost in translation?

Stephen Johnson takes a look at how large-scale British works have fared in the hands of overseas conductors, from the composers' own day to ours

My hair was still growing back-but I needed to show the singing world that I was back in action

Having survived cancer treatment, the English mezzosoprano appears stronger than ever and is fighting for cultural organisations close to her heart, as she tells Amanda Holloway

The 25 GREATEST BRITISH COMPOSERS of all time

We asked 167 top musicians to vote for the best composing talent to emerge from these fair isles over the centuries. Here are the results...