A violinist who fled a poor Russian mining town to pursue her dream of studying at London’s best music schools has won the young performer award at this year’s Classical Brits... more
As the Simón Bolívar Orchestra thrill London concertgoers, Julian Lloyd Webber explains how they have inspired his own classical music scheme for children on a south London estate ... more
Sir Simon Rattle will conduct all Schumann's symphonies and pianist Alfred Brendel will play his final London concert in the new classical music season at the Southbank Centre... more
Hailed as a superstar in the making, Gustavo Dudamel's account of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony teemed with lively detail and pulsated with energy, says Barry Millington.... more
Cricket legend Imran Khan now dedicates his life to politics and is passionate about Pakistan and the war on terror — so isn’t it time people took him seriously?