Dubai-born Shivankh Varun Varadharajan has broken the world record by correctly identifying 16 pieces by composers such as ...

Among other award winners was Spanish violinist María Dueñas, who received two Awards, including Young Artist of the Year, ...

Lise Cristiani was the first recorded female cellist to perform publicly, at a time when women playing the cello was ...

Dan Walker and Charlotte Hawkins will host two special programmes to help keep anxious pets and their owners calm and relaxed ...

A 24-year-old Japanese pianist was moved to tears during her own performance of Frédéric Chopin ’s Prelude, Op.28, No.15, ...

2. Strength in his hands When, aged five, young Maxim was first taken to meet a famous violin teacher, she asked him, "Do you have strength in these hands?" The boy punched her in the stomach as hard ...

It’s a medieval torture device that was used – once upon a more primitive time – for publicly shaming bad musicians and other disturbers of the peace. The contraption, which is essentially a heavy ...

2. Mozart's first concert and a European tour (1762 - 1765) The young Mozart was, as we know, an early starter when it came to music. But he was especially young to be a concert pianist in 1762, and ...

It’s one of the greatest Disney songs in history, and Elton John and Lebo M. have just breathed new life into it. But what do the opening Zulu lyrics mean in English? ‘The Circle of Life’, the opening ...

Pity the poor viola. Butt of all the jokes in the classical music world and maligned by string players everywhere. But we just can't help laughing at these viola jokes. Here are 12 of the best.

We explore the origins, history and lyrics of one of the most popular children’s songs in the English-speaking world. Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall is one of the nation’s most enduringly popular ...

You don’t need to be able to read music in order to be a great musician. From Hendrix to Zimmer, these famous faces will make you question just how much musical ...