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Violinist Isabelle Faust, violist Boris Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov honour Britten’s exuberant works with vigour and determination

The victor at the 2021 Chopin International Piano Competition is predictably brilliant in his Singapore Symphony Orchestra debut.

DANTE COSTA enjoys the surprises in "America Sings!", a performance by mezzo-soprano AJ America and pianist Roland Peelman.

In this article, we will discuss whether AI can imitate the 50 greatest classical music composers of all time.

THAT Scotland is so central in the works of Ronald Center (1913-73) testifies to the truth that a county can be as big as a country or indeed a…

How one of the smallest but brightest jewels in the MacMillan collection went a little way towards reconciling me to the loss of my sister

Our introduction to the greatest classical pianists and their most essential recordings, complete with links to the original Gramophone reviews. Featuring Martha Argerich, Vladimir Horowitz, Igor Levit and Maria João Pires

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Last modified on Tue 13 Apr 2021 07.50 EDT The composer Simon Bainbridge, who has died aged 68 after a long period of ill health, responded deeply to the visual arts and poetry in a way that informed a musical style of impressive technical assurance and originality. Time spent studying with Gunther Schuller at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, Massachusetts (1973-74), opened his ears to jazz and what Schuller termed third stream music, a fusion of jazz and classical. But despite the abs...