Víkingur Ólafsson had something to prove at the Wigmore Hall. And prove it he did, even if, this time, his Goldberg ...

King Charles played ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ on a recorder made from a carrot, delighting hundreds of guests at the ...

In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.

Three composers active in Paris at the end of 19th century featured in this stimulating Sunday afternoon Philharmonia concert. However, it is likely that Camille Saint-Saëns would have been less than ...

After the first performance of Sir Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time doubt was expressed about the inclusion of the American Spirituals into the piece. Never before had music associated with an ...

When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his “Leonore” Overture No. 3 subbed in. By Corinna da Fonseca ...

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was attacked by jaundice, his limbs and ...

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David López Ibáñez, a 2nd violinist with London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, was dining with a friend at the Marquess Tavern in Canonbury on Tuesday evening when a thief secretly snatched the violin from ...