Barbara Hannigan, Herbie Hancock and Queen honoured with Polar Music Prizes 2025

Michael Tilson Thomas, the American conductor, composer and educator, has died at the age of 81.

John Harte will become only the tenth person to manage the London Symphony Orchestra in its 122-year history.

The multi-arts centre in the City of London, once dubbed “the world's most bewildering arts centre”, will close for a year in 2028 for major works to be completed ahead of its 50th anniversary in 2032.

The King made a surprise visit to the prestigious conducting competition in London, currently being filmed for a Sky Arts series Making A Maestro, broadcast next spring. 

Trumpeter Katie Smith has become the fourth generation of her family to join the London Symphony Orchestra, a lineage stretching back to the 1930s. 

The London Symphony Orchestra’s East London home, which re-opens for performances from 7th November, has had significant improvements to its acoustics, accessibility and recording capabilities.