Performing & composing

A guide to piano practice by Melanie Spanswick, a pianist, writer, teacher, adjudicator and composer. She is the author of Play it again: PIANO (Schott), a…

Irish National Opera, the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Goethe-Institut have announced a new German language course designed specifically for aspiring…

Violinist Nicola Benedetti has announced a series of orchestra-based weekend workshops, The Benedetti Sessions, to address the needs of young musicians and…

Jessica Vas introduces three ideas from BandLab for Education to help keep the fresh ideas brimming for the school year.

Michael Dugher, CEO of music industry umbrella body UK Music, has written to the UK Home Secretary highlighting 'growing concerns' that the impact of a…

Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of Tianyi Lu as the company's first Female Conductor in Residence. This follows an open call for aspiring…

Illuminate Women's Music, which aims to highlight and celebrate the work and music of women composers and performers from the past and present, has announced…

At the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) our Encounter outreach activities focus on helping the wider community to appreciate and enjoy classical music.

Singaporean composer, Zechariah Goh, was commissioned to write 'The Spirit Rejoices', the compulsory set piece for the final of the inaugural World Choral…

German choral conductor, Julia Selina Blank, has been crowned Champion at the inaugural World Choral Conducting Competition, which took place in Hong Kong…