For centuries, female composers were thought to avoid the symphonic form. Not so. Here are some of the best symphonies by female composers

Moore, the youngest member of the London Symphony Orchestra in its history, is now on a mission to make us love an underrated instrument — as this Cardiff concert revealed

Trying to brighten up February…

The seven-time Grammy-winning musician, and friend to the stars, wants to spread harmony with a new BBC Get Singing campaign

Bristol’s mighty instrument has been silent since 2018. Now after a £1million restoration it has been relaunched by the organist who is a hit on social media

After 30 years, the distinguished director is bowing out. She talks about feeling unsafe, being screamed at — and having furniture thrown at her

Max Richter’s eight-hour lullaby Sleep marked its 10th anniversary with a giant sleepover. Rebecca Franks packed her pyjamas and snuggled down for the night

The French star dubbed ‘Liszt reincarnated’ played a Steinway in the rain for the Paris Games. He talks about the Proms, being mentored by the banned conductor Valery Gergiev — and his love of Marmite

Tenor Allan Clayton was superlative in Britten and Sakari Oramo conducted a sensational performance of Sibelius Fifth in concerts that you can stream from home

This high-energy UK premiere at the Longborough Festival picks over the legacy of Richard Wagner with a mix of acerbic satire, absurdist theatre and harrowing history

Land of Hope and Glory is almost an unofficial national anthem, but there was much more to the composer than his flair for pageantry and pomposity

To mark the French composer’s 150th anniversary, London Philharmonic is reviving Daphnis and Chloé — this time with added acrobats

The adored pianist offered thrills aplenty even if the flourishes sometimes got in the way of more considered musical ideas

The adored pianist offered thrills aplenty even if the flourishes sometimes got in the way of more considered musical ideas

After a last-minute programme change from late Beethoven to JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations, the superstar Icelandic pianist delivered a breathtaking performance

A new generation is attracting millions online and selling out concert halls. What makes Mao Fujita, Yunchan Lim and more so special?

Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade’s new piano concerto was a disappointment, with the orchestra drowning out the piano, while the conductor Emilia Hoving gave a broad brushstrokes performance of Grace Williams’s...

The turntablist and composer Shiva Feshareki’s new piece, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, felt short on gripping musical ideas

A tale of angry musicians, unpaid bills and a mystery about what really went wrong

Martin Shipton Staff at Cardiff University fear huge job cuts are about to be announced by a senior management team that has already spoken of an “immediate existential crisis”. Briefings are due to b...

The new offshoot plays mainly melodic, placid music — perfect for Blue Monday

As Venezuela’s flagship orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel comes to London, has the once-admired scheme that nurtured them become a front for a criminal state?