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Vaughan Williams' preferred title for his Second Symphony was "a symphony by a Londoner." He shows us around his hometown during our music this evening beginning at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

Jean Sibelius was a fascinating man. He was born the year the American Civil War ended and he died in the year of Sputnik.

Sydney’s love affair with the great German composer burns as brightly as ever.

Esa-Pekka Salonen led the New York Philharmonic the day after Gustavo Dudamel was named as its next music director.

This 20th-century maestro could be extreme at the podium, but he also believed in the “beauty, joy and goodness” of an artist’s calling.

Sergey Rachmaninov was a remarkable artist who excelled as composer, conductor and pianist

A curate's-egg turn from the pianist and magisterial Elgar. Classical music review by Gavin Dixon.

The Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra's January 2023 concert featuring guest conductor James Thomas and pianist Thomas Luke was a "corker" with "glittering" performances and a moving audience experience, writes ...

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra and Maestra Barbara Schubert prepared a concert program called "American Spirituals & American Jazz" featuring the music of George Gershwin and William Grant Still.

Who in the classical music racket wouldn’t want an Oscar contender drumming up more attention for the art form? Maybe more of us than you might think: The mean-spirited 'Tár' gets just about everything about classical music wrong.