In our fair city, grand opera is a rare and specialized commodity, making its way onto the cultural calendar only a handful of times each year. Hence, the chance of catching two views of a single ...

Musical artists often take exception to being pigeon- holed by the press and it in part has to do with their wish not to prejudice an audience in advance against their music in any way. Yet of course ...

George Benjamin joined Pierre-Laurent Aimard to give the UK premiere of his ingenious and compelling Divisions Any new work by Sir George Benjamin is always a significant event, and his latest piano ...

There's more to music than the simple absorption and understanding of notes, rhythm, melody, and harmony; there's more to jazz than what naturally meets the eyes and ears; and, most daunting of all, ...

You don’t have to be a pianist, but you do have to be a musician that we know and respect, to be invited as a juror of the competition,” comments Idith Zvi, as she invites me into her small office, ...

The word posh is said to date from the heyday of ocean liners. For travellers heading west from the Old World to the New, the most desirable cabins on the Atlantic crossing would be the ones that ...

Whether you want a simple, effective piano sample, or scope to extend and support a piano texturally, this is an inspiring suite. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers ...

Few composers face up to the creative responsibilities of the freight of musical history as sensitively as this prolific musician I'm listening to Michael Finnissy's piano music. And my ears and my ...