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Russian refugee wins Classical Brit

15.05.09
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

Are we down to our last tenor?

06.05.09
Rolando Villazon has just cancelled his performances for the rest of the year — leaving the title of the greatest male voice up for grabs.... more

Trumpeter on the Classical Brit shortlist

20.04.09
Trumpeter Alison Balsom will contend with two of opera's divas at this year's Classical Brits... more

Bellini's star-blessed lovers

03.03.09
Whatever the reservations, the calibre of Garanca and Netrebko's singing is exceptional in I Capuleti e i Montecchi.... more

Prize violinist who nearly didn't show

09.05.08
Nicola Benedetti, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year, won the Young British Classical Performer prize at the Classical Brit awards but almost didn't show up at the ceremony.... more

Nigel monsters 'old farts' of the Classical Brits

08.05.08
Violinist Nigel Kennedy has pulled out of tonight's Classical Brits after organisers vetoed his choice of music.... more

Rattle to conduct every Schumann symphony

18.04.08
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

New mother Myleene Klass: 'I only get four hours sleep a night'

09.04.08
Classical music may have suffered from a rather stuffy image in the past but Myleene Klass has done her best to dispel that theory. The former Hear'Say singer stole the show as she arrived to present the nominations for the Classical Brit Awards last night... more

Top Opera House tickets hit £210 to pay for lower prices in the gods

19.03.08
Top prices at the Royal Opera House are rising to £210 for the hottest productions featuring stars such as Bryn Terfel... more

Be seduced by a superstar

15.01.08
La Traviata was a triumph of operatic spectacle with the superstar of the 21st century, Anna Netrebko, giving an electrifying performance.... more

A flirtatious finale

10.09.07
Russian diva Anna Netrebko brought sex to the Last Night of the Proms, usually an erogenous free zone.... more

Fiddler on the hoof

05.09.07
One minute Joshua Bell is in Moscow playing for Putin, the next he's jetting to London for Last Night of the Proms.... more

Sexy Don is such a slow mover

12.06.07
Anna Netrebko's replacement Marina Poplavaskaya showed all the signs of being a huge star in the Royal Opera's revival of Don Giovanni. ... more

Access all arias

22.05.07
The Royal Opera House's free, open-air screenings of ballet and opera have become essential events. This summer there are a trio of classics to choose from.... more

Hytner's back in an epic season at Covent Garden

04.04.07
Nicholas Hytner is to return to the Royal Opera House after a 20 year absence, as the Royal Opera House annouces an epic 2007/08 season.... more

Classical battle for Sting and Macca

03.04.07
Sting and Sir Paul McCartney will go head-to-head at this year's Classical Brit Awards.... more

Who'll be the stars of the arts in 2007?

02.01.07
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more

Silver sounds of a golden couple

01.11.06
They're the new golden couple of opera, and although any romantic linkage between Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon is strenuously denied, few at the Barbican believed it... more

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