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One of the greatest actors of our generation is also a keen musician: who better to take the role of Bach in Nina Raine's new play?

We talk about life as a piano trio, their competition success, the Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy and their future plans in Japan and Europe.

Maltreated heroines, operatic behemoths, audacious new works: the new opera season awaits in Brussels!

We spoke to Martin Wåhlberg, director of Orkester Nord, about their upcoming production at Barokkfest Tidlig Musikk festival.

We report from the Concours musical international de Montréal, which this year was more international than ever before.

With much of Europe tentatively reopening after the crisis, Zürich Opera and Ballet have announced a typically bold 2021-22 season with new productions, the launch of a new Ring Cycle and the arrival of new General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. 

The composer-in-residence at Bergen International Festival has been more productive than ever during the pandemic. She tells us how.

We spoke to the Austrian composer about the new piece he wrote for Kirill Gerstein and Semyon Bychkov.

We take a glimpse into the lives of Barnabás Kelemen and Katalin Kokas, to whom lockdown has brought a newborn son, a newly reformed string quartet and the challenge of a full Bartók cycle for Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks.

Müpa makes its spring festival the chance to bring to Budapest choreographers from three of Hungary's leading companies, from Győr, Pécs and Szeged.

The young Hungarian composer tells us the tricks of his trade in creating scores for movies both old and new.

Six new productions grace the 2021/22 season in Tokyo, including Rossini’s take on the Cinderella fairytale and a new Meistersinger.

This eclectic Norwegian festival is opening up to the world by expanding even more into digital: we discover more about what's on offer.

Follow us as we retrace Bartók's journeys around the world, helped by the dozen statues that have been erected in his honour.

With social distancing restrictions in place, many orchestras had to rethink their repertoire to continue performing during lockdown. Here are the most frequently programmed classical works during the pandemic streaming era. 

A personal voyage through the life and music of Béla Bartók, from memories of learning an instrument to watching an orchestra beat the pandemic.

We find out more about the vibrant local and international digital events planned for this festival celebrating the cultural riches of Hungary.

Keep checking here to find out what news is reaching us about classical music events around the world.

Our violin-playing columnist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut stands at the crossroads, facing a major shift in his young career...

We talk about Suntory Hall's past, present and future, about Japanese composers and about the difference between teaching in Japan and in the United States.

Aix-en-Provence, La Scala, Paris and now San Carlo in Naples: his CV reads like a hit parade of world opera. We meet a man who has no fear of speaking his mind.

Ten unusual takes on the Russian-Soviet composer's music to celebrate the 130th anniversary of his birth.

We spoke to this thoughtful Japanese musician about the piano, the pandemic and concert programming.

An exploration of the two central movements – a pair of contrasting pas de deux – in Balanchine's black-and-white masterpiece, Stravinsky Violin Concerto. 

We speak to the eclectic Italian pianist about his influences and his desire to converse with composers.

After a 2020 summer bereft of live performance, dozens of UK opera companies are planning to return. Here's a whistle-stop tour of what's coming.

We speak to the young Korean pianist about the importance of music in his life, and how everything – even chess playing – is connected to it.

“Pulcinella was my discovery of the past, the epiphany through which the whole of my late work became possible. It was a backward look of course – the first of many love-affairs in that direction – but it was a look in the mirror too.”

To mark the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky's death on 6th April 1971, here is a playlist featuring his best scores.

We look at the fruitful creative relationship between Igor Stravinsky and Sergey Diaghilev and the composer's various creations for the company Les Ballets Russes.

The director of the Opéra de Paris looks back on his early assumption of his post and on how his institution has organised itself during the crisis, before outlining plans for the coming seasons.

Clone wars: here's our top five of the best videos of musicians doubling down on their incredible talent.

How to find inspiration? In this month's column, Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut shares with you his indefatigable research following in the footsteps of the great masters of the past.

The young Japanese pianist takes an approach to performance informed by a keen interest in historical recordings, influential teachers and mentors, and a natural curiosity.

Over a century after its premiere, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. Vasily Petrenko offers insights, while Tamara Rojo reflects on one of the most powerful choreographies, the version by Pina Bausch.

Severance Hall will stay closed until at least June. In the meantime, we look at the series of concerts that The Cleveland Orchestra is providing on its digital platform, Adella.

Artistic Director in Madrid for eight years and in Barcelona for seventeen, Matabosch talks about singers, directors, audiences and staying open during the pandemic.

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky's death, Vasily Petrenko and Vladimir Jurowski discuss the influences of Rimsky-Korsakov on the young composer.

The Turkish pianist wants a grounded relationship with music, and isn’t afraid to put the hard miles in to get there.

In this third and final article, we assess where streaming revenue is channelled, explore the role of the record label and recommend changes we'd like to see.

We speak to Pablo Heras-Casado about his career, the repertoire he performs and what he wants to communicate to the public.

From Oblivion to Libertango by way of fugue and milonga, here's a playlist to celebrate a composer who created a new genre from the bordellos of Buenos Aires. 

In this second article in the series, we look at the role of algorithms and playlists in determining the music we listen to and how payment models affect classical artists.

Bergamo’s Donizetti Festival was the opportunity “to give a signal that it’s still possible to stage opera and to do it well.”

Follow us around the world for a digital culture-fest: from Paris to Sydney, here's what you can visit without leaving your home.

With audio streaming growing apace, why are so many artists complaining of earning a pittance from their recordings? In a three article series, we lead you through the commercial and copyright jungle and propose some ways forward.

The composer and Artistic Director of Greek National Opera lays out his thoughtful and broad-minded plans for a season which celebrates the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution.

She's missing having an audience, but the projects keep coming: Camille Thomas tells us about her career, how she sees interpretation and the works that are special for her.

The Turkish pianist and composer unveils his career and his inspirations and gives us a glimpse of what it means to be a performer and a composer in the 21st century.

Following his move across the Alps from Vienna to Milan, Meyer talks about his past as troubleshooter for the French culture ministry, the present state of play at La Scala and his plans to modernise the institution.