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The Hermes Experiment’s clarinettist shares his enthusiasm for contemporary classical music.

A performance piece from Multi-Story Orchestra that started out as a Peckham school project and brings together spoken word, rap and an orchestra.

Written in 1741, Bach’s Goldberg Variations are considered one of the composer’s greatest keyboard works. Here are some key facts about the composition.

The Carnatic singer-composer and founder of Manasamitra explains MELTWATER, a work inspired by water and the impacts of the climate crisis.

Charles Hazlewood, Artistic Director of Paraorchestra, introduces SMOOSH!, the orchestra’s parade-like musical piece in this 2023 interview.

Comic book mischiefs Dennis and Gnasher step out from the pages of Beano to interview the British composer Gavin Higgins.

Get to know the former Southbank Centre Resident Artist a little better in this short interview from 2023.

The Iranian harpsichordist, introduces six classical music composers from the Middle East, including Josef Tal, Anahita Abbasi and Zad Moultaka.

Revisiting the iconic 1969 Queen Elizabeth Hall performance of Schubert’s Trout quintet featuring Barenboim, Du Pre, Perlman, Mehta, and Zuckerman.

Violinist Daniel Pioro answers questions about his formative musical memories, and his ideal collaborators in this short interview.

The Grammy Award-winning composer offers tips to help young would-be classical music fans get familiar with the experience of a live orchestra.

Find out more about the contemporary classical music composer, from his early influence to a notorious Last Night of the Proms performance.