The reality behind Tár: ‘Of course it’s harder for men, now women are in the mix’
Alice Farnham is on a one-woman mission to demystify the rarified world of conducting. Will Cate Blanchett's drama help?
Alice Farnham is on a one-woman mission to demystify the rarified world of conducting. Will Cate Blanchett's drama help?
The 'Little Children' director is back with the tale of a conductor in crisis – starring Cate Blanchett as the year’s most divisive heroine
From affordable tickets to original commissioning, our critics reveal what they’d like to see much more of (and far less of) in the New Year
The Edinburgh ensemble decamped to England for a concert that celebrated the New Year in magnificent, if slightly Lutheran, temper
Modern attempts to update classical masterpieces are in an age-old tradition – and the music has always survived
From the choirs at the late monarch’s funeral to a spine-tingling new piece at the Proms, it was a royally good year for British musicians
We pick this winter’s hottest tickets for theatre, pantomime, concerts, comedy, ballet and more
A Child of Our Time, Michael Tippett’s dark indictment of Nazi inhumanity, was excellently delivered by the LPO, Edward Gardner and singers
While the artform is throttled here by penny-pinching and ideological resentment, it is flourishing in the Far East
Money from harpsichord export who lived in same house will help fund £3m project to turn it into a destination and live music venue
If respite is needed after the depressing (but essential) podcast, Radio 3's epic Soundscape of a Century will provide musical escape
Marking the conclusion of this year’s much-vaunted Ryedale Festival, Mark Elder and the Hallé rose to the piece's challenges at York Minster
The Bury-born Southbank executive believes the arts belongs to everyone, not just middle-class Londoners
Two years early, and on budget, Lincoln Center's new symphonic music venue is here – and it's world-class
The best new releases, from violinist Plamena Nikitassova's thrilling Biber sonatas to an ambitious double-album from pianist Igor Levit
Hervé Niquet's ensemble found exquisite tenderness, and sidestepped sentimentality, in an evening of French gems at Wigmore Hall
The mezzo-soprano sang the national anthem 'hundreds of times', often for the late Queen herself. But her latest performance was different
This great national event could perfectly capture the nation's mood
The greatest living opera composer reveals his bold new take on Shakespeare
Mahler's Seventh has baffled many a conductor, but Petrenko coaxed wonders out of its yawning fissures and sudden switchbacks
These sister singers reinvent the sea-song with this album that draws you into their utterly distinctive imaginative world
In an exclusive extract from his new book, Diaghilev's Empire, Rupert Christiansen explains how the Russian impresario took Europe by storm
At the Royal Albert Hall, thanks to Edward Gardner and co, Elgar’s religious masterpiece enraptured the Proms audience