The Korean National Symphony Orchestra has appointed Roberto Abbado as its eighth artistic director, effective Jan. 1, 2026. He is an experienced conductor with European ties.

The Cliburn has announced a change to the jury for the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place ...

Heard here in its string orchestra version, “Loop” does hold up pretty well, even if its stylized musical language was doomed to be a passing thing. The EPA can’t end grants from $20 billion ...

The London Choral Sinfonia are a very impressive group, a professional choir who are churning out terrific recordings at a ...

Arthur Bliss always summoned up for me the image of a fuddy-duddy old buffer writing boring music. But as I’ve discovered his ...

Orchestral fireworks with early Shostakovich and Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms. Schnittke remarked that he saw a ‘desperate striving to find myself’ in his ...

Hampton Court Palace is home to some of the best tulip displays in London. © Historic Royal Palaces. Love tulips? Us too. The perky flowers — closely associated ...

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This map shows the locations of air quality monitoring stations across London and the areas covered by Google Street View cars fitted with mobile air quality sensors. If you use assistive technology ...