As summer winds down and the weather gets reasonable, what kind of music would you use to signal the end of the long days of play (or work) and the new days with that crisp of a light chill? At

The 2025 season of BBC Proms, “the world’s greatest classical music festival”, has finished for another year, but the memories live on, in reviews, social media posts, on the BBC’s Listen Again service – and in Andy Lewis’ Marathon Proms

Sometimes musical compositions aren’t the only creative works that composers leave behind. Some wrote memoirs (or works such as letters or diaries that can be collected and read as memoirs). These pieces of writing often provide fascinating insights into composers’

Over the past few weeks, rehearsals have been well underway for the chamber opera Hidden Lovers, composed by Janet Oates. Opening the Tête-à-Tête opera festival at the Cockpit Theatre in London, the opera’s musical forces consist of a string trio,

Franz Xaver Mozart, the son of the great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, had a long-term love affair with a wealthy married woman named Josephine von Baroni-Cavalcabò. Josephine was a talented musician, and Franz taught her daughter Julie. Julie went on

It’s 18 September, and we all know what that means! Yes, it’s National First Love Day, a day dedicated to that fizzy, butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling of your very first crush. It’s a day to toast those heart-pounding moments that tasted like

Johann Strauss II, known as the Waltz King, is one of the most famous composers of all time. His wife, Henrietta (Jetty) Treffz, was an integral inspiration behind her husband’s music, including the famous Blue Danube waltz. There isn’t much

Saddle up, folks, because every September 17, the world tips its cowboy hat to International Country Music Day! It’s a day to crank up the twang, strum a guitar, and celebrate the heart and soul of country music. Now, some