Dreams come true for Diana Newell, as the 88-year-old pianist makes her Royal Albert Hall debut. Diana Newell, the pianist ...

Musicians played newly-invented instruments on the ‘Avatar’ set, composer Simon Franglen tells Classic FM. Avatar returns to ...

Paul Bettany has revealed how his own insecurities helped him unlock a raw, anguished portrayal of Antonio Salieri in Sky’s ...

Over five centuries since its founding, King’s College, Cambridge is introducing its first all-female choral ensemble.

The broadcaster, director and author Sir Humphrey Burton, who helped shape a golden age of classical music on television and ...

The Global Player Awards 2025, powered by Global’s proprietary data, spotlight the biggest names across music, radio and ...

The shells of Charonia lampas (the pink lady conch, now on the verge of extinction) were found in Catalonia in north east Spain, and date from around 4500 – 3000 BC. They all had their tips cut off to ...

Classic FM Live with Viking is back for 2026... On Monday 20 April 2026, our spectacular biannual concert returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a celebration of the greatest classical music – hosted by ...

'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' Felix Mendelssohn Download ''Hark! The Herald Angels Sing'' on iTunes ...

Turns out Mozart’s middle name and popular moniker, Amadeus, might have originated as a joke. Here’s the back story. Mozart was baptised as (deep breath)… Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus ...

An emotive Oscar-winning score from cinema's maestro of movie music. The most successful movie composer ever, John Williams has penned some of the most emotional orchestral music of the past 40 years.