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World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'

World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
The world’s most listened-to composer came from a family
of high achievers so the pressure was always on, but he found creative happiness, and joy on his yellow bicycle
There's a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie's Maria Callas

There's a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie's Maria Callas
The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'
Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'
Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'
How classical music is taking cues from pop's taste for retro
How classical music is taking cues from pop's taste for retro
RuPaul's Drag Race star Thorgy Thor on injecting stuffy symphony orchestras with big queer energy

RuPaul's Drag Race star Thorgy Thor on injecting stuffy symphony orchestras with big queer energy
Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due

Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music

Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music
Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance

Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?
Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future
Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals

The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals
Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'It should not be a novelty that there's more than one Black face on stage'

Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'It should not be a novelty that there's more than one Black face on stage'
Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends'

Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends'
Chevalier: Kelvin Harrison Jr on being a 'soldier' for overlooked Black history
