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At least on the surface, Sweden's response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been very different from other countries. The CEO of Stockholm Concert Hall and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra tells us how things are progressing there.

The head of one of the world's leading Artist Management companies is optimistic about the post-pandemic world, but worried by the apparent lack of understanding in governments in the UK and elsewhere.

Conductor Dirk Kaftan believes that only cautious, careful planning will brings audiences back to the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn once the lockdown is lifted

We spoke to multi-genre composer and producer Keiichiro Shibuya about his new opera, due to premiere at the the New National Theatre Tokyo in August, that will see a robot in a starring role.

The CEO of a major international touring orchestra reflects on its conductors, discusses how to deal with orchestral life in the pandemic and looks forward to the coming season.

The composer and librettist of one of the most successful contemporary operas tell us about its creation.

How to produce music for the BBC's latest thriller when you have 48 hours and your musicians have gone into lockdown? The composer tells us how it was done...

The British viola player on why there's so much more to Brahms than just his great Romantic voice.

The New Generation Festival will take place in Florence in August: I discussed hope, beauty and conviviality with co-founder Frankie Parham.

The Australian conductor compares the two grandees of the Romantic era  – both their music and their personalities.

The most prolific librettist in the burgeoning contemporary opera scene in the United States talks about his working life and his craft.

People who tune in to “Music Never Sleeps NYC” are going to be astonished by the variety.

We spoke to the acclaimed choral conductor about his upcoming tour of the East Coast with The Bach Choir, London and the Yale Schola Cantorum.

The most acclaimed French pianist of his generation talks about the early years of his career and of his unusual projects for the future.

Ahead of his birthday concert with the Bamberg Symphony, the conductor talks about his special relationship with the Bavarian orchestra.

We spoke to Ville Matvejeff, the new artistic director of the Savonlinna Opera Festival, to find out more about this year's programme. 

As part of keyboard month, we sat down with piano tuners around the world. First stop: Philharmonie Berlin.

We spoke to the Argentine composer about his work and inspiration ahead of his residence at Finland's largest chamber music festival.

Ahead of returning to the role of Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin, Marianela Núñez talks about her love for the ballet, her inspirations and how she copes with pressure. 

We spoke to the British pianist about instruments, his love for Chopin and his passion for music education.

We spoke to harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani about the vibrant musical life he leads in the Czech Republic's capital.

We speak to three directors – Amélie Niermeyer, Tobias Kratzer and Frederic Wake-Walker – about the challenges of staging Beethoven's only opera. 

The Italian maestro reflects on his relationship with Beethoven's epic symphonic cycle, from performances with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig to his Milanese Filarmonica della Scala. 

Deutsche Oper Berlin is staging three Meyerbeer operas in three days. We talk to Enrique Mazzola, the conductor of two of them, about the composer, his work and these performances.

We spoke to Japanese composer Dai Fujikura about his new opera, based on a short story by H.G. Wells, and the concerto he wrote inspired by the piano of a young girl who perished in Hiroshima.

We spoke to pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze about what happened after his victory at the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition.

We spoke to the Japanese cellist about his success in Munich and his future plans.

We spoke to the young cellist who just won the latest edition of the OSM Competition about his successful experience in Montréal.

Headed by Sylvie Brély, the Centre for romantic pianos is staging a series of concerts on early instruments. We meet Edoardo Torbianelli, one of the performers.

We spoke to Paavo Järvi, Chief Conductor of the NHK Symphony, ahead of their 2020 European tour.

We spoke to Japanese pianist Ryoma Takagi on how he found a second home in Bergen, Norway, and what came after his win.

We spoke to countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić ahead of his performance of Handel’s opera Orlando at the Barokkfest Trondheim.

Ahead of a programme celebrating the Philharmonia's "horn sound", former principal Richard Watkins talks about the orchestra's debt to Dennis Brain, Britten's Serenade and a new concerto composed for him by Mark-Anthony Turnage. 

The Canadian bass-baritone marks his 30th anniversary at The Royal Opera with not just one new role, but seven, in a new production of Britten's Death in Venice.

Wagner in Singapore: we find out more from the conductor of the Orchestra of the Music Makers, who are set to perform Die Walküre for the first time in January 2020.

Since winning the Silver Medal at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Beatrice Rana has exceeded expectations through her consistently soulful, honest performances and probing musical intelligence. 

We spoke to the Chief Conductor of Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal about their upcoming US tour, giving back, Bruckner and more.

We spoke to Nicholas Kitchen, first violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet, about what he found hidden in Beethoven's scores.

The Israeli conductor and Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra explains how the Bamberg Symphony's Mahler Competition provided a launchpad for his career.

We spoke to the newly appointed interim Secretary General of the the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) about his best tips for competitors and organisers alike.

We spoke to bass-baritone James Rutherford about his upcoming role as Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Wagner Days in Budapest.

Are there still discoveries to made about Offenbach? More than you might think. The mastermind of the Offenbach Edition Keck tells us how things are, 200 years after the composer's birth.

Daniel Froschauer, Chairman of the Wiener Philharmoniker, talks about the close bond between the orchestra and Suntory Hall.

“It’s just like learning to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!!” The Welsh bass-baritone reflects on learning the patter for his latest role, Donizetti's Don Pasquale. 

German conductor Markus Stenz talks Kurt Weill, Bertold Brecht and the potency of their final collaboration in today’s political climate.

We spoke to Daniel Bianco, set designer and Artistic Director at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid about his goals and where he wants to take the genre of zarzuela.

In conversation with David Mason, a pioneer of digital organs in the church and at home.

The Director of The Royal Ballet talks about the challenges of season planning, keeping everybody happy and two big new creations by Cathy Marston and Wayne McGregor. 

We talk to the director about the sparkling world of operetta and how exhausting yet rewarding it is to bring this genre to the stage.

We spoke to James Conway, who will be directing English Touring Opera's first Kurt Weill production, Der Silbersee.