Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, a premiere by Ellen Reid and a multitasking performance by Barbara Hannigan are among the ...

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Naysayers be damned. Classical music on record continues to thrive, or so it seems judging from the plethora of boxed sets that have come our way this year. As ever, milestone birthdays were ...

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As usual, my retrospective list of the “best” classical and opera offerings of the year has a lot more to do with lasting impressions than definitive rankings. This was a year of big tours and bold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Icelandic composer and double bassist Bára Gísladóttir - Rui Camilo As the winter evenings draw in, music becomes a solace as well ...

Since 2001, we've invited you to vote for the classical music you love, guided by a different theme each year. In 2026, as part of our 50th birthday celebrations, we asked a simple question: "What's ...