It’s one of the most enduringly popular classical music forms ever created, but what makes a piece of music a ‘concerto’, and ...

British actor and vocal powerhouse Cynthia Erivo has revealed the extreme preparation that went into her role as Elphaba in ...

It’s time to vote for your all-time favourite Christmas carol, in The Nation’s Favourite Carol with Viking on Classic FM!

Denzel Washington spoke to Classic FM’s Dan Walker about Gladiator II, his greatest roles on stage and screen, and his ...

Hayato Sumino, also known online as ‘Cateen’, plays two pianos simultaneously in a virtuosic performance of Ravel’s Bolero.

Enjoy a moment of peace, as a rising star cellist plays calming classical music to farm animals at a 300-year-old farmhouse.

To anyone who isn’t in the know, one of the most cryptic figures of the orchestra is the leader – or concertmaster. Outranked ...

Pick your poison from these 20 spooky pieces of classical music, from Saint-Saëns to John Williams... Why does some classical music scare us? Is it loud noises, creepy sounds, or the terrifying ...

Barrister, former Cabinet minister, football anorak and classical music expert, David Mellor puts his passion for all things classical to very good use. For over two decades, David has shared his ...

Who was St Cecilia? Meet the patron saint of music and musicians ...

Weekdays 10am-1pm and Saturdays from 1pm-4pm. Every weekday morning, Alexander Armstrong offers classical music favourites and new discoveries. He features a track from Classic FM’s Album of the Week ...

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1942 into a Russian Jewish family, Daniel Barenboim was a piano prodigy who first made his name in the 1960s as a performer of the classical keyboard repertory.