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Bryce Dessner in Prague: new landscapes in a living tradition

By Thomas May, 11 December 2025

Bryce Dessner enters the Czech Philharmonic’s living tradition with electric guitars, a new cello concerto and a composer’s ear for landscape, history, collaboration and renewal.

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11 Dec 2025

Bryce Dessner in Prague: new landscapes in a living tradition

By Thomas May

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Emotional truth in new music: Christopher Jessup

By Bachtrack, 04 December 2025

Young composer and pianist Christopher Jessup talks about recent projects, including an orchestral work for the London Symphony Orchestra – and the importance of emotional authenticity in contemporary music.

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04 Dec 2025

Emotional truth in new music: Christopher Jessup

By Bachtrack

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How to change your life: Augustin Hadelich on the Indianapolis Violin Competition

By Frank Kuznik, 01 December 2025

Renowned German violinist talks about the life-changing effects of International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, how it feels more like a violin festival, and how there are no small or big concerts.

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01 Dec 2025

How to change your life: Augustin Hadelich

By Frank Kuznik

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Mediterranean opulence: Daniel Hope heads a starry line-up for Sea & Music 2026

By Stephen Pritchard, 28 November 2025

Next June and July will see MS6’s latest in impressively starry music-focused cruises, a 15-day journey to many locations around the Mediterranean, aboard the opulent liner Explora I.

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28 Nov 2025

Daniel Hope heads starry line-up for Sea & Music 2026

By Stephen Pritchard

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Aiming high: Hugh Cutting on Handel, good storytelling and countertenor appeal

By Eleanor Knight, 24 November 2025

The British countertenor, who’s riding the crest of a wave this year, talks about his passion for good storytelling in opera, his favourite roles and the art of Zen Buddhism.

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24 Nov 2025

Aiming high: Hugh Cutting on Handel and good storytelling

By Eleanor Knight

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Sugar rush: Sofia Liñares on Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker

By Bachtrack, 17 November 2025

Birmingham Royal Ballet soloist Sofia Liñares talks about the joys and fears of dancing multiple roles and performances of Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker.

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17 Nov 2025

BRB’s Sofia Liñares on Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker

By Bachtrack

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Man of the hour: Hermann Bäumer joins Prague State Opera

By Frank Kuznik, 14 November 2025

The German conductor talks about good fortune, taking on new opera productions, his experiences as a musician in the pit as well as at the podium, and why Prague State Opera is “super!”.

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14 Nov 2025

Man of the hour: Hermann Bäumer joins Prague State Opera

By Frank Kuznik

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Overcoming the pressures facing young musicians: Elliot Kempton

By Cameron Kelsall, 13 November 2025

Young viola player Elliot Kempton, member of the Fibonacci Quartet, talks about the LSO Conservatoire Scholarship scheme, which aims to alleviate the acute financial pressures facing young musicians today...

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13 Nov 2025

Overcoming the pressures facing young musicians: Elliot Kempton

By Cameron Kelsall

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The meaning of music: András Keller on Concerto Budapest’s UK & Ireland tour

By Elena Luporini, 11 November 2025

Before their third major tour of the UK and Ireland, conductor András Keller ushers us into the world of Concerto Budapest and shares his ideas on why live music is more needed than ever.

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11 Nov 2025

The meaning of music: András Keller and Concerto Budapest

By Elena Luporini

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Písně domova: na slovíčko s Magdalenou Koženou

By Elena Luporini, 10 November 2025

Magdalena Kožená, která byla spolu se svým manželem Sirem Simonem Rattlem oceněna Cenou Antonína Dvořáka za rok 2025, hovoří o bohatství české hudby, jazykových bariérách a důležitosti čtení programních poznámek.

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10 Nov 2025

Písně domova: na slovíčko s Magdalenou Koženou

By Elena Luporini

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Songs from home: Magdalena Kožená in conversation

By Elena Luporini, 10 November 2025

Awarded with the 2025 Antonín Dvořák Award together with her husband Sir Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kožená talks about the richness of Czech music, language barriers, and the importance of reading programme notes.

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10 Nov 2025

Songs from home: Magdalena Kožená in conversation

By Elena Luporini

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Beyond the fever dream: Nadine Sierra reclaims her narrative

By Kevin W Ng, 08 November 2025

Fresh out of her triumphant appearance in La sonnambula at the Met, soprano Nadine Sierra talks about being on a turning point in her career.

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08 Nov 2025

Beyond the fever dream: Nadine Sierra reclaims her narrative

By Kevin W Ng

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High performance: Kian Soltani on his Stradivari cello

By Peter Quantrill, 07 November 2025

One of only 60 surviving cellos by the Cremonese master, Kian Soltani’s ‘London, ex-Boccherini’ cello is reunited with many other Stradavari instruments at J & A Beare’s Chamber Music Festival in December.

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07 Nov 2025

High performance: Kian Soltani on his Stradivari cello

By Peter Quantrill

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Music always circulates: António Godinho on Early music in Portugal

By Eleanor Knight, 06 November 2025

We talk to young recorder player António Godinho about the burgeoning Early music scene in Portugal – and the music of Vicente Lusitano, Europe’s earliest recorded composer of colour.

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06 Nov 2025

Music always circulates: António Godinho on Early music in Portugal

By Eleanor Knight

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A musical melting pot: Hannu Lintu joins Singapore Symphony Orchestra

By Richard Bratby, 04 November 2025

The Finnish conductor talks about becoming Music Director at Singapore Symphony from 2026 – and creating programmes for the unique cultural melting pot that the orchestra sits at the centre of...

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04 Nov 2025

A musical melting pot: Hannu Lintu joins Singapore Symphony Orchestra

By Richard Bratby

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Stylus fantasticus: Vojtěch Jakl on Early music in Czechia

By Lawrence Dunn, 03 November 2025

Taking a broad look at the current state of Early music across Europe, we talk to young artists in several countries – beginning with talented young Czech violinist, Vojtěch Jakl.

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03 Nov 2025

Stylus fantasticus: Vojtěch Jakl on Early music in Czechia

By Lawrence Dunn

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Rhythmical kinship: Kim Brandstrup on Breaking Bach

By Jonathan Gray, 31 October 2025

Choreographer Kim Brandstrup talks about his remarkable collaboration with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and a group of professional hip-hop dancers and students from Camden’s Acland Burghley School.

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31 Oct 2025

Rhythmical kinship: Kim Brandstrup on Breaking Bach

By Jonathan Gray

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The threshold of madness: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and choreography as memory

By Michelle Assay, 30 October 2025

The Belgian-Moroccan choreographer talks about exploring his multi-faceted identity through dance – and how choreographing Johann Strauss II gave him insights into war and politics...

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30 Oct 2025

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and choreography as memory

By Michelle Assay

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Always storytelling: Bear McCreary’s new song cycle at Carnegie Hall

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 23 October 2025

Prolific film composer Bear McCreary has branched into the world of art song, in a new cycle written for Duo Atlantis, performed at Carnegie Hall later this month.

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23 Oct 2025

Always storytelling: Bear McCreary’s new song cycle at Carnegie Hall

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Catalonia’s musical heart: behind the scenes at Palau de la Música

By David Karlin, 22 October 2025

The Barcelona concert venue is an architectural marvel, and the only major concert venue in the world founded by a community choir. We lift the lid on how the Palau puts together such a huge, glittering season...

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22 Oct 2025

Catalonia’s musical heart: behind the scenes at Palau de la Música

By David Karlin

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A desire for adventure: discovering Alicante’s ADDA Simfònica

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 16 October 2025

One of Spain’s newest orchestras, Alicante’s ADDA Simfònica, make their first ever tour of Japan this season. We catch up with artistic director and conductor Josep Vicent to find out what makes them tick...

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16 Oct 2025

A desire for adventure: discovering Alicante’s ADDA Simfònica

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni

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Freedom and flexibility: Lukas Sternath returns to Bamberg Symphony

By Frank Kuznik, 15 October 2025

The young Austrian pianist reunites with Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra for a tour this November. He talks about taking inspiration from improvisation, and being an “accidental” artist...

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15 Oct 2025

Freedom and flexibility: Lukas Sternath returns to Bamberg Symphony

By Frank Kuznik

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Routes beyond: Junyan Chen on curating Leeds International Chamber Series 2025–26

By Lawrence Dunn, 14 October 2025

Award-winning pianist Junyan Chen talks about curating this year’s Leeds International Chamber Series, making new arrangements of repertoire, and the importance of chamber music for pianists.

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14 Oct 2025

Routes beyond: Junyan Chen on curating Leeds Chamber Series

By Lawrence Dunn

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Sunshine and vitamins: Eugene Tzikindelean on Mozart’s Violin Concerto no. 5

By Bachtrack, 10 October 2025

The City of Birmingham Symphony’s leader talks about leading Mozart’s last Violin Concerto – a work full of sunshine, clarity and transparency.

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10 Oct 2025

Sunshine and vitamins: Mozart’s Violin Concerto no. 5

By Bachtrack

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Fresh sounds in Manchester: RNCM’s Inspirational Artists series

By Lawrence Dunn, 09 October 2025

Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has initiated a new international guest artist series, designed to foreground musicians who have fresh perspectives on performance and curation.

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09 Oct 2025

Fresh sounds: RNCM’s Inspirational Artists series

By Lawrence Dunn

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The path shapes us: Keyvan Chemirani on musical bridges between East and West

By Michelle Assay, 07 October 2025

Iranian-French multi-instrumentalist talks about his upcoming project Sufi’s Saraband at Geneva’s La Cité Bleue, which combines Persian and Western Baroque musics and Sufi dance.

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07 Oct 2025

The path shapes us: Keyvan Chemirani on music between East and West

By Michelle Assay

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Musical histories in transit: Andrew Arceci

By Danny Riley, 06 October 2025

The versatile period multi-instrumentalist talks about his fascination with English Renaissance and early American music, his Winchendon Music Festival, and unconventional Early music band Floyds Row.

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06 Oct 2025

Musical histories in transit: Andrew Arceci

By Danny Riley

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ラヴェルの音楽の香り：神田寛明が語る《ダフニスとクロエ》

By Bachtrack, 03 October 2025

NHK交響楽団の首席フルート奏者が、オーケストラの各奏者が華麗なソロを披露する、ラヴェルの最大規模の管弦楽曲について語る。

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03 Oct 2025

ラヴェルの音楽の香り：神田寛明が語る《ダフニスとクロエ》

By Bachtrack

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The scent of Ravel: Hiroaki Kanda on Daphnis et Chloé

By Bachtrack, 03 October 2025

The NHK Symphony Orchestra’s principal flautist talks about playing Ravel’s largest orchestral work, which features virtuosic solos for players all across the orchestra.

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03 Oct 2025

The scent of Ravel: Hiroaki Kanda on Daphnis et Chloé

By Bachtrack

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From the first bar: Bomsori journeys with Seoul Philharmonic to Carnegie Hall

By SangKwon Lee, 01 October 2025

The Korean violinist talks about making her debut with the Seoul Philharmonic, and heading to the US on a tour which includes the orchestra’s first Carnegie Hall appearance for 18 years.

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01 Oct 2025

From the first bar: Bomsori journeys with Seoul Philharmonic

By SangKwon Lee

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A political composer? John Adams revisits Nixon in China in Rome

By Thomas May, 30 September 2025

Returning to conduct Rome’s Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia this November, John Adams reflects on the situation of music in the US – and why he has so often been labelled a ‘political’ composer.

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30 Sep 2025

A political composer? John Adams revisits Nixon in China

By Thomas May

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Emotion motivates movement: John Neumeier in Prague

By Deborah Weiss, 24 September 2025

Choreographer John Neumeier talks about his work with Czech National Ballet and his ballet Liliom, on keeping ballets alive, 54 years as a director and the importance of working closely with individuals.

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24 Sep 2025

Emotion motivates movement: John Neumeier in Prague

By Deborah Weiss

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Fresh air and Swiss classics: Olga Scheps returns to Andermatt

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 23 September 2025

The German pianist makes a return to Switzerland to tour Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto with conductor Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, in a William Tell-inspired programme that delves into the heart of Swissness.

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23 Sep 2025

Fresh air and Swiss classics: Olga Scheps returns to Andermatt

By Elodie Olson-Coons

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Elena Stikhina on Salzburg, Tosca and the reality of a singer’s life

By Isabella Steppan, 19 September 2025

Soprano Elena Stikhina is in demand at the world's major opera houses. Isabella Steppan meets her in Salzburg to discuss the role of Tosca – which she is currently singing in Amsterdam and Vienna – and the reality of life as an opera singer.

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19 Sep 2025

Elena Stikhina on Salzburg, Tosca and the reality of life as a singer

By Isabella Steppan

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All in: Patricia Nolz on her passion for singing

By Elisabeth Schwarz, 12 September 2025

The Austrian mezzo-soprano talks about her love of singing, her time as an ensemble member at the Wiener Staatsoper and exploring the boundaries of trouser roles.

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12 Sep 2025

All in: Patricia Nolz on her passion for singing

By Elisabeth Schwarz

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Big birthdays: Philharmonia Orchestra celebrates 80 years in 2025–26

By David Karlin, 08 September 2025

Founded in 1945, London’s Philharmonia Orchestra is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year with an ambitious season featuring many returning artists, and an extensive US tour.

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08 Sep 2025

Big birthdays: Philharmonia Orchestra celebrates 80 years

By David Karlin

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Willingness to take risks: Jesús Herrera joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra

By Peter Quantrill, 05 September 2025

The London Philharmonic new Artistic Director talks of his enthusiasm for the orchestra's forthcoming ventures, both in London and in its travels across the South Coast.

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05 Sep 2025

Willingness to take risks: Jesús Herrera joins the LPO

By Peter Quantrill

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Behind the scenes of Japan’s oldest orchestra: the Tokyo Philharmonic

By Lawrence Dunn, 22 August 2025

Ahead of their European tour this autumn with Myung-whun Chung, we discover the history of one of Japan’s most important classical music institutions.

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22 Aug 2025

Behind the scenes of Japan’s oldest orchestra: the Tokyo Philharmonic

By Lawrence Dunn

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Immersed in Ravel: Seong-Jin Cho

By Mark Pullinger, 21 August 2025

The South Korean pianist talks about his love of Ravel, and performing with the Czech Philharmonic, in their season opener and Asian tour this autumn.

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21 Aug 2025

Immersed in Ravel: Seong-Jin Cho

By Mark Pullinger

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Lightness and connection: the music of Jo Kondo

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson, 29 July 2025

Enigmatic Japanese composer talks about his uniquely intuitive compositional style, ahead of a commemorative concert at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall in August.

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29 Jul 2025

Lightness and connection: the music of Jo Kondo

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson

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Alina Cojocaru: feeding off the energy of London City Ballet

By Maggie Foyer, 24 July 2025

Alina Cojocaru talks about the magical process of creating new roles, working with great choreographers and how, in spite of a long career, she is still learning every day.

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24 Jul 2025

Alina Cojocaru: feeding off the energy of London City Ballet

By Maggie Foyer

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Decoding Shostakovich and Prokofiev: Gianandrea Noseda

By Roy Westbrook, 22 July 2025

The LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor talks about his passion for two titans of Russian and Soviet music – and how to decode Shostakovich’s more cryptic and troublesome symphonies.

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22 Jul 2025

Decoding Shostakovich and Prokofiev: Gianandrea Noseda

By Roy Westbrook

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Angels of history: Scarlatti meets Caravaggio in Yann Robin’s Medusa

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson, 10 July 2025

This year Chigiana International Festival presents Yann Robin’s new opera Medusa, inspired by Alessandro Scarlatti and Caravaggio – music poised between past and future.

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10 Jul 2025

Angels of history: Scarlatti meets Caravaggio in Yann Robin’s Medusa

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson

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Miyako Yoshida brings the National Ballet of Japan to London for the first time in its history

By Deborah Weiss, 07 July 2025

Miyako Yoshida talks about her deep connection to Giselle, bringing her own production to London with the National Ballet of Japan, and the challenges of being an artistic director.

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07 Jul 2025

Miyako Yoshida brings National Ballet of Japan to London

By Deborah Weiss

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Double music: Makoto Ozone combines jazz and classical with Tokyo Philharmonic

By Kurt Gottschalk, 23 June 2025

Japanese jazz pianist Makoto Ozone talks about joining the Tokyo Philharmonic on tour this autumn, in concerts featuring jazz-infused music from Gershwin and Prokofiev.

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23 Jun 2025

Double music: Makoto Ozone combines jazz and classical with Tokyo Phil

By Kurt Gottschalk

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Normal rhythms, regular tonality: Alexey Shor

By Caitlín Doherty, 20 June 2025

Financial trader, mathematician and millionaire, Alexey Shor took up composition later in life – and his music has been finding its way into the world’s most prominent concert halls for the past decade.

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20 Jun 2025

Normal rhythms, regular tonality: Alexey Shor

By Caitlín Doherty

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Making waves at the Hallé: Euan Shields

By Lawrence Dunn, 17 June 2025

Ahead of the 2026 Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition, we talk to past winner Euan Shields about what entrants can expect, and how to navigate the competition’s twists and turns.

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17 Jun 2025

Making waves at the Hallé: Euan Shields

By Lawrence Dunn

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Spiritual sympathy: Paul Hillier on Arvo Pärt

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson, 05 June 2025

Arvo Pärt’s contributions to contemporary choral repertoire are exceptional, and conductor Paul Hillier and the Hilliard Ensemble have been crucial collaborators for more than three decades.

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05 Jun 2025

Spiritual sympathy: Paul Hillier on Arvo Pärt

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson

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Haik Kazazyan wins inaugural Classic Violin Olympus Competition

By Caitlín Doherty, 23 May 2025

The Armenian violinist talks about his “shocking... unbelievable” win at the lucrative competition in Dubai – taking home over €200,000 and embarking on a globetrotting concert tour.

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23 May 2025

Haik Kazazyan wins inaugural Classic Violin Olympus Competition

By Caitlín Doherty

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Constantly in motion: Rafael Adobas Bayog

By Carla Escoda, 20 May 2025

The young, award-winning flute player talks about collaborating with dancers, creating collages and new arrangements, and taking inspiration from traditional music of the Philippines.

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20 May 2025

Constantly in motion: Rafael Adobas Bayog

By Carla Escoda