Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
His new piece tries to evoke the ‘completely elemental’ power of the sun
Her work blurs the boundaries between voice and instrument with both intent and playfulness
After a childhood in war-torn Yugoslavia, he has become a musician who embraces genre-crossing repertoire
The South African musician discusses drawing from his native traditions ahead of his concerto’s London premiere
The Londoner’s playful and poetic work explores the nexus between African and western music
Her new album celebrates her fascination with improvisation — and uses an ancient instrument
The 63-year-old’s new opera, ‘Itch’, tackles a teenager who has to save the world
Her kaleidoscopic work has drawn on Emily Dickinson and London parks and has now inspired a new dance at the Royal Opera House
Field recordings of the natural world are woven into ‘Weather’, a visual, orchestral extravaganza with the Manchester Collective
The virtuoso on how she mastered the esoteric electronic instrument ahead of her BBC Proms performance in August
His first opera, premiering at the Aldeburgh Festival, explores a fantastical world in which hours disappear
The former basketball star’s lush trombone concerto is having its London premiere
Covid has given a bump to smaller, unusual venues that offer intimate, less intimidating experiences
The Belize-born composer on reworking one of England’s best-loved operas, ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Deafness didn’t derail the percussionist’s music career, and Covid hasn’t stopped her making three new albums and a podcast about listening
The 35-year-old Finn confounds the perception of conductors as egocentric maestri
From Berlin to Melbourne, here are the best performances to watch at home free of charge
Sex and sex crimes are the focus for the fine cast in Joe Hill-Gibbins’s production at the Coliseum
The Russian-born musician discusses shaking up his creative approach and learning to conduct
British choreographer Cathy Marston treads on sensitive territory in the musician’s love-hate affair with her instrument
Nature Unwrapped, a year-long series at Kings Place in London, features classical, folk — and the sounds of the animal kingdom
Pieces by Dean, Weir and Mahler sparked sporadically into life
The composer talks about writing a score for upcoming movie Emma and the ‘electricity’ of working with her sister
The director’s opera debut is a needless updating of Offenbach
This premier at Milton Court Concert Hall in London also showcased the talents of young conductor Andrew Gourlay
International Edition