For guitarist Eleanor Kelly, the journey to the classical guitar began in an unexpectedly informal setting. “My very first introduction to guitar was through my granddad, who played electric guitar, and he taught me a few chords and riffs on

Since April, a special exhibition on Frédéric Chopin—traveling all the way from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw—has been on view at the Suzhou Museum. Through 57 exhibits, it offers a glimpse into the life and legacy of this legendary

Award-winning pianist, scholar, lawyer, and advocate for women composers, Dr Isabel Dobarro stands at the intersection of performance, research, and cultural activism. From her beginnings in Santiago de Compostela to appearances on stages including Carnegie Hall and Teatro Colón, her

The new book Bach: The Cello Suites by Edward Klorman features exhaustive research into the six Bach Cello Suites and is available as a new Cambridge Music Handbook through Cambridge University Press. This handbook is not to be underestimated, despite

Every Wagner production falls into two categories: “traditional” and “modern.” The latter, in turn, can be divided into two further kinds: controversial and extremely controversial—sometimes, controversy itself seems to be the point. Since the 1976 Jahrhundertring, conducted by Pierre Boulez

The 2026 edition of the Z+ Festival—now in its third year as part of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra’s 25/26 season—continued its chamber music projects. Led by pianist Zee Zee, this seven-concert series brought together a mix of international soloists, leading

Henk de Vlieger’s arrangement of the entirety of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, as The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure, isn’t the first reduction of the multi-hour extravaganza into an orchestral form, but it is one of the nicest. Written in 1991, it

Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Castor et Pollux, generally regarded as one of his finest works, is staged with some frequency. For a fully staged opera production in 2026, however, you would have to visit two mid-scale European opera houses, the Grand Théâtre