A standard piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black. But who decided this number would be the norm, and why? The king of instruments has played a significant role in music history. From concertos and ...

Now, to my ear, the piece sits more comfortably alongside Marsalis’s most engaging classical efforts. SETH COLTER WALLS Pedja Muzijevic, piano (Bright Shiny Things) Gregory Spears’s beguiling ...

What’s the best classical music for Mother’s Day? From lullabies to symphonies ... It may be Mother’s Day, but don’t forget Grandma. Grieg certainly didn’t with this piano piece. It’s unclear whether ...

With so many smartphone ringtones available, it's hard to choose which to set. I'll make it easy for you by giving you just 5 ...

Music lovers show how special musical memories are, with recollections going back decades. Here's how music from childhood ...

The 2025 Newport Classical Music Festival will take place from July 4-22 and feature 29 concerts at 11 different venues. Tickets for the festival go on sale to the general public on April 9.

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The landmark season features nearly 600 events, a new Julia Boyd biography, and a £10M funding milestone securing the venue's future ...

Laid out in four connected movements, the Eleventh, unusually for Shostakovich, draws upon several revolutionary songs and ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1999, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...

Niall Breslin brings you calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest.