Stradivarius violins often sell for millions. There's a long history behind them, and violinists who swear they sound better ...

Gabriela Ortiz, the Crossing, Víkingur Ólafsson and Karen Slack are among this year’s cohort of Grammy-winning classical artists ...

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever ...

Scientists in Florence have built a device that allows them to study quantum and classical physics side by side. Using ...

Playground Proms, the initiative that brings classical music directly to children via interactive workshops in their school ...

Ravel’s solo piano works, choral pieces by David Lang and Palestrina, and miniatures written for the pianist Adam Tendler are among the highlights.

Orchestral Tools announces Svara, a vivid orchestral collection inspired by the scores of classic Bollywood films. Svara ...

An article published in the journal Optica describes the development of a new experimental device that explores the boundary ...

The instrument exploits the phenomenon of optical levitation to "trap" glass nanospheres with light inside it, thanks to which it is possible to simultaneously observe phenomena typical of both ...

A different kind of saxophone player, Nathan Nabb performs more frequently with symphony orchestras in large halls rather ...

The brass instruments can be heard on Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which was released by the group in 1967 and was number one in the UK charts for 23 straight weeks. Two of the four ...

As a non-profit organisation providing free music training to children from low-income families, Music Children Foundation accepts donations of a variety of classical music instruments.