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Principal clarinettist with the CBSO, Oli Janes talks about the elegies, raucous dances and virtuoso fireworks of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, which the orchestra performs in April.

Barbara Hannigan talks about her relationship with Boulez, on singing Pli selon pli, and returning to the London Symphony Orchestra to conduct two programmes this season.

In 2023 the Savonlinna Opera Festival once again offers a unique, summertime operatic experience – situated in a medieval lakeside castle.

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

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 explored the cultural significance and enduring popularity of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and we asked András Keller, music director of Concerto Budapest, about it.

They have been the butt of musical jokes for a long time: but today more than ever, viola players must be taken seriously. Here is a study on the surprising evolution of an instrument still not celebrated enough.

Ahead of his concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Peter Eötvös talks about his musical influences and inspirations.

The Paul Sacher Foundation is among the most comprehensive archives of contemporary composers on earth, and a forgotten work from there by Boulez will soon see the light of day.

A look at how ballet music evolved from a sideshow to a well-respected art form in its own right.