London has an embattled but resilient army of record shops bravely resisting the onslaught of the internet. Here we highlight the finest of those shops which focus on classical music, including sheet ...

There are audiophiles out there who believe that hi-fi can only really be tested by using classical music. While we don’t agree with that sentiment, there’s no denying that the use of real, physical ...

Naomi: The Classical period of music put an emphasis on elegance, balance and beauty. Classical composers largely worked between the years 1750 to around 1810 and this period was dominated by giants ...

Where does the word ‘sonata’ come from, and what does it mean? We take a deep dive to explore its meaning and evolution. However, some Baroque sonatas in were written for solo instruments without it, ...

Most of Britain's children cannot name a single classical composer - and when asked, some said they thought that Elvis Presley, Shakespeare and Michael Jackson were composers. A nationwide survey of ...

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has issued a plea for more classical instruments to be made available in schools in a bid to turn children’s lives around. Speaking with Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, the ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Award-winning Montenegrin guitarist Miloš Karadaglić, 36, known simply as Miloš, was appointed a fellow of the Royal ...

NEARLY two-thirds of young children cannot name a classical composer - while some cite Elvis Presley, Shakespeare and Michael Jackson as one, according to a survey out yesterday. In a nationwide poll ...

Miraj, a small city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, has been a reputed centre of classical music for over 150 years. Located 400 km (248.5 miles) west of Mumbai city, Miraj was part of the ...