Postcard from Vienna: living life in the slow lane

We profile one of the most advanced and best-sounding concert halls in the UK, and take a look further afield at arts and culture across Manchester.

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.

While London can often seem daunting, the Southbank Centre offers a heady mix of culture – music, theatre, film and contemporary art – within easy walking distance of under a mile.

Kings Place, of the most successful new additions to the London music scene, sits in a rapidly changing King’s Cross – an intersection of new architecture, culture and heritage. 

The undulating sweep of The Glasshouse International Centre for Music makes it one of the most distinctive cultural spaces in the country. We take a wider cultural ramble through Gateshead, and Newcastle beyond...

Visit one of Amsterdam’s best-sounding concert venues and premier site for contemporary classical music – and take a wander around significant points of interest in this new area of the city.