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We speak to the Polish musical duo about their experience studing at the Teatr Wielki Akademia Operowa in Warsaw and their current and future projects.

The 26-year-old American tenor speaks to us about moving to Amsterdam and learning how to discover what unique and special qualities you can bring to a role.

The 23-year-old conductor from Brazil, the youngest of the four finalists, has a natural way with the baton and the ability to draw rich and brilliant sounds with effortless gestures.

We spoke to the Chief Conductor to discover what makes Bamberg and its orchestra so special for him. 

We spoke to the Polish duo, partners in life and on the piano bench, about their win in the chamber music division, their time on the competition's stage and what's important to them when performing together.

We spoke to the Canadian pianist, winner in the piano division, about his time as a contestant, learning a vast array of Polish repertoire and what lies ahead.

We spoke to the Italian conductor about his experience conducting in Tokyo and the unique staging of the Hall Opera® productions.

Streaming will continue to permit “virtual travel” and ARTE’s 2021-22 opera season, just announced, is ambitious.

As a theater critic, I’m prioritizing coverage of events that require Covid vaccination for all.

We spoke to French musicians David Salmon and Manuel Vieillard about their win and what's next in store.

With a rich programme of classical, folk, jazz and even electroacoustic, this is a festival for true cultural omnivores.

With nearly 50 hours of streaming covering the preliminary stages and the finals, the Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition provided a pretty intense deep dive into Polish music!

Our violinist-columnist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut tells about a summer that's always busy for chamber music ensembles, and about the surprising festival experiences they undergo...

The terror that keeps the performing arts awake at night is that audiences won’t return because they are not confident of attending an event without risking Covid-19 infection.

On candidates, contests and Covid: the Éva Marton Singing Competition is back on track after a near 17-month pause.

New seasons are starting and classical music venues are throwing their doors open to the public. But are they also throwing caution to the wind?

We end Dante Week on a comic note and with Isabella Steppan exploring Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.

Plenty to look forward to at St Luke’s this autumn: Haydn’s works will feature in a mini-series paired with later works that bear his influence and a contemporary chamber series curated by the viola superstar.

Wayne McGregor’s ambitious ballet based on The Divine Comedy, with a commissioned score by Thomas Adès, is finally receiving its complete premiere – exactly 700 years after Dante’s death. The choreographer talks to Sarah Kirkup about the intricate process behind this multi-arts collaboration.

The tale of Francesca and Paolo in Dante’s Inferno has inspired as many musical settings as paintings. Here, Mark Pullinger explores Rachmaninov’s neglected opera, Francesca da Rimini.

This year's festival focuses on the theme of love and offers the opportunity to mix and mingle with musicians and fellow music lovers, something sorely needed after the extended forced separation inflicted by the pandemic.

Even 700 years after Dante's death his Divine Comedy continues to fascinate us. Alexandra Richter looks closer at this grotesque and excessive, incomparable and highly political work.

A new season sees the Chief Conductor joined by many world-class guests, as well as a tour bringing the orchestra to Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg and London.

Mark and Elisabeth descend to Hell to find the right soundtrack for Dante Week and to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death.

The Auditorio de Tenerife's 2021-22 opera season offers an innovative, varied and attractive programme condensed into a small number of titles.

Argerich, Sokolov, Capuçon, the Gewandhaus and Nelsons, the Filarmonica della Scala and Chailly, the CBSO and Gražinytė-Tyla: there's plenty to tempt you to Lugano.

No fewer than 15 conductors will be joining the orchestra in addition to Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, in an autumn season full of Romantic and post-Romantic works.

Seven new productions are set for Hungarian State Opera's stages during the autumn of its 2021-22 season. 

After a Covid-ravaged 2019-2020, DNO return to a full season of opera with their usual variety and willingness to embrace the new.

Follow us on the path to aesthetic enlightenment with this walking tour on the streets of Prague.

For a different angle on Prague's attractions, David and his camera take you round a tour of the city's high viewpoints.

To truly enjoy all the wonders of Prague follow us on a walking route dotted with history, architecture and food.

Who says that classical music is obsolete? We collected a few pieces of music inspired by urgent, topical matters that define our times.

When Igor Stravinsky left Europe for life in America in 1939, his flight was due to more than the impending war. Three generations of his family had died within six months and his neoclassical works no longer met with universal admiration from influential critics. 

Here are ten unusual instruments you might not be too familiar with.

The coloratura soprano talks about her vocal training in Germany, her mission to support young singers and her love for Zerbinetta.

The Palau de la Música in Barcelona unfolds a strong programme for 21/22 season featuring some of the best artists from around the world.

The Estonian takes to the Tokyo podium for his final season as Music Director before handing over to Fabio Luisi, who also features prominently in the 2021-22 season. 

We spoke to Thai-American composer and Siam Sinfonietta's founder Somtow Sucharitkul and Thailand-based British film director Paul Spurrier about this unique project born from lockdown restrictions.

The orchestra moves into a new era under its new Principal Conductor.

Our violinist-columnist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut reaches the grand recital at the end of his studies. But what goes through the head of a concert artist in full sail?

The LSO announces a robust autumn season as concert life continues to return to the Barbican. 

We explore the richness of the music landscape in capital city Tallinn and beyond.

The Czech Phil's General Manager talks recording and video – both as a pandemic measure and as a crucial part of their plans.

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.