Classical News

Mark Bridger has denied having a sexual interest in children, and denied lying about the circumstances of April Jones' death in the final day of his defence Bryn Terfel has played the world's greatest opera houses, but is heading home for four summer music specials.

One of the most highly acclaimed musicals in Broadway history will touch down in the West Island in coming days when the West Island Student Theatre Association presents their version of 'Gypsy,' the story of former burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee and her relationship with her mother - the ultimate stage mom.

The first session of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is much too early to spot any trends, but at least by early afternoon Friday high competence seemed assured, and already one competitor went beyond that.

Dawn Upshaw can hardly believe that her six-year stint as an artistic partner at the St.

JUST over a year ago Jonathan Antoine and Charlotte Jaconelli were just a couple of teenagers who liked to sing.

The festival founded in Charleston by the late composer Gian Carlo Menotti opens Friday on the steps of Charleston City Hall with a brass fanfare, speeches and a shower of confetti.

That is Alex Ross writing in The Rest is Noise and Dutilleux's vibrantly diatonic Symphony is one of the works in a new five CD overview of his music.

Hundreds of young musicians will pay tribute to the Valley's Mexican culture Sunday at the Saroyan Theatre by playing an original mariachi piece filled with live dancers, audience participation and famous gritos.

Five-time Tony Award-winning theatre icon and frequent small screen and big screen player Audra McDonald talks about her sensational new Broadway-themed album, GO BACK HOME and takes us behind the creation of some tracks in particular with some fascinating behind-the-scenes clips just released by Nonesuch.

Proud leader: Armand Diangenda is the founder of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste de Kinshasa Nathalie is a single mum who struggles to clothe her little boy and pay the rent.

Edo de Waart, an SPCO artistic partner, opens the chamber orchestra's 2013-14 season in September, with music of Beethoven.

The festival, which runs from July 21-27, is one of the largest free music events in Wales, and relies solely on audience donations and sponsorship.

The issue and performance of previously unpublished musical works - juvenilia, early pieces, and even completions by others of music left by composers, for one reason or another, incomplete - always provokes interesting debate.

What can you expect when a talented trio of performers, equally at home in jazz originals and jazz improvisations, as well as contemporary avant-garde classical music, and who all happen to be accomplished composers get together? Judging from the first performances of the resAUnance trio-vocalist Esin GA1 4ndA1 4z, keyboard player Michael McNeil ... (more)

A dozen of the county's best classical performers - between the ages of 12 and 19 - took part in last Saturday's showcase, which was held at the Assembly Room in Devizes Town Hall.

Sondra Radvanovsky and Marco Berti in the piano dress rehearsal for L.A. Opera's production of Puccini's "Tosca" on May 12, 2013.

Iranian musician and composer Saied Jafar-zadeh, also known as Parvaz Homay, will perform with his ensemble, Mastan, on Sunday, May 26, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park.

Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines.

Though they haven't faced too many annoying questions yet, there's one question the Montreal-based band Plumes is tired of people asking them: Where did they get their name? "This is only the second interview that we've done for this tour," said Geof Holbrook of Plumes.

The June issue of Gramophone is on sale now, in which we reveal the Hall of Fame 2013 .