From enticing myths about what’s been said about it, to Ravel’s own oscillation between despair and gratitude for the work, we delve into the famous orchestral piece, Boléro, and try to unpack its ...

From The Habanera to the Toreador Song, Carmen contains some of opera’s most well-known tunes and tells the story of the ...

Broadcaster and comedian Sue Perkins returns to Classic FM for a thrilling new travel series, reaching the Galápagos Islands ...

Zak, a young pianist from Chapeltown, wowed judges in Sheffield on the latest episode of Channel 4’s The Piano.

The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards are back for 2025, with £20,000 of musical instruments and equipment up for ...

Photos from the spectacular Classic FM Live at the Movies with Viking, featuring star soloists alongside The Bach Choir and ...

In 1941, while imprisoned at Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, a Jewish violin maker built an instrument that would go on to ...

From Einaudi to Richter, these famous contemporary composers all studied with the legendary avant garde composer.

As the world pays its respects to the late head of the Catholic church, we reflect on the music and musicians that will be ...

Sir Karl said he is “delighted that this piece has found resonance globally with so many of you over the years”.

The classical and acoustic guitars’ differences mean they lend themselves typically to different genres of music. Spanish and ...