Allan Clayton and members of the Dunedin Consort applaud composer Tom Coult in Blythburgh Church during the 2025 Aldeburgh Festival The festival sensibility needn't run to a huge number of concerts.

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But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

Classical music isn't all dusty masterpieces and solemn concert halls. These 11 thrilling works offer passion, beauty, drama and unforgettable melodies.

Ian Skelly plays the best classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Including the Playlister challenge: our regular listener-created ...

In the history and cultural impact of disco music, the 1977 blockbuster Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as working-class “dance king” Tony Manero, wasn’t only notable for bringing the ...