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A season with something for all musical tastes at London's Southbank Centre. 

Characters in opera are doomed to die – especially sopranos – but the variety of ways they are dispatched can be highly entertaining. Sit back and enjoy some of our favourites! 

To celebrate Lenny’s 100th birthday, the Bachtrack team gets together with his children and our friends at the Leonard Bernstein Office to give you a playlist of our favourites.

A non-exhaustive look at some of the most influential cities in the history of classical music. 

Our editors dry their tears and share their top ten operatic farewells. Handkerchiefs at the ready... 

Eléonore Guérineau, a French soloist dancer moving to dance with the Zurich Ballet for the 2018-19 season is our Dancer of the Month this August.

A look at some of the most eye-boggling concert halls to open this century.

Fresh from the world première of Joby Talbot’s new guitar concerto at the Albert Hall, Miloš talks about working with Talbot, his approach to playing and his recovery from injury.

Rise and shine! Our editors Mark and Elisabeth offer a top ten playlist for your morning enjoyment... 

From the Neoclassical to the hyper-futuristic, here is our selection of aesthetically enticing opera houses.  

Tokyo-born but with 25 years of conducting in Europe under his belt, Ono talks about Mark-Anthony Turnage's large scale choral work Hibiki, his current work on Prokofiev's The Fiery Angel and future plans.

It’s now traditional for ETO to mount a Baroque or pre-Baroque season each autumn. This is a policy that provides the UK’s regions with a rare exposure to repertoire that’s often out-of-the-way or even downright obscure.

For Mozart obsessives, ten of the most significant places from the composer’s life. 

Following the sad news of his death, we look at some of the finest moments in Oliver Knussen’s body of work. 

A selection of musical holiday souvenirs celebrating some exotic (and sometimes not so exotic!) holiday destinations.

Hanging around in graveyards isn’t just the reserve of goths: here are the places classical fans of a morbid persuasion should go.

With its theme of “Chopin to Paderewski”, the festival honours those musical icons who helped forge the country’s cultural identity. 

Walking in the footsteps of giants: here are some places of pilgrimage for Beethoven buffs.  

Our Dancer of the Month is Daniel McCormick, artist with English National Ballet and the recent winner of ENB's Emerging Dancer competition

The contestants value the top-class Concours musical international de Montréal for its personal atmosphere.