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Running from Friday 18 July to Saturday 13 September 2025, the season features 86 Proms, with 72 at the Royal Albert Hall and ...
An exceptional account of Bach’s Mass in B minor, traditional and unusual string quartets, and Thomas Adès suites are among the highlights.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The song, sung a capella by a young man is “Don’t Be Weary, Traveler,” and it is more than a century old. But the melody and most if not all of the words are familiar to many of the ...
It’s one of the first great concertos ever written for the guitar—and it still holds its place as a cornerstone of the ...
There’s been some lovely music composed for Easter, including a brand-new recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Easter ...
In a programme note for the St John Passion at the Barbican, the Academy of Ancient Music’s chief executive called their ...
The Baroque musical era predated it, from 1600 to 1750. Now very popular among younger people, classical music is listened to by 60 per cent of under-35s, according to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ...
The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.
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presenting powerful interpretations of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary works. From solo pianists to chamber ensembles, these artists demonstrate how classical music continues to ...