Out and About

Our guide to be the best musical places to visit in the UK and Ireland
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The barn at Charleston Manor
Visit an idyllic chamber music festival in the Sussex Downs
08/06/2010
Leif Ove Andsnes
Visit the station that provided the backdrop for David Lean's ever-popular romantic film, which was...
10/02/2010
The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
Take a trip to the hotel where Debussy completed his orchestral masterpiece La mer  
12/11/2009
Out and About
Kenilworth Castle
The unexpected inspiration behind an Italian opera
The Musical Museum
Explore an intriguing collection of automatic instruments
Ocean Hotel, Isle of Wight
Stay in the hotel visited by Richard Strauss
Chopin's Piano
Home to pianos played by Liszt, Chopin and Elgar
Bodo
If you're heading North this year, says Neil McKim, then Norway has more than its fair share of chamber music festivals. Here's five of the best
Head to the street that saw the premiere of Handel's most popular work
As the summer opera festival reaches its 75th anniversary, Paul Riley reveals this season's unmissable productions
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German baritone
Artist Interviews
The great German baritone has died
viola da gamba
Artist Interviews
We talk to the acclaimed viola da gamba player
Delius
World of Music
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LPO
Artist Interviews
Making a splash
Handel
Artist Interviews
On Handel's Il pastor fido
Artist Interviews
One of the world’s finest organists
Barbican
Artist Interviews
The unjustly neglected songs of Martin Shaw 
European Union Youth Orchestra
Artist Interviews
On conducting the European Union Youth Orchestra 
soprano
Artist Interviews
The soprano stepping into Maria Callas's shoes
Craig Phillips
Artist Interviews
The American bass shares his love of British...
The Passing of the Year
Artist Interviews
The composer tells us about the inspirations behind...
ETO
Artist Interviews
The general director of English Touring Opera on his...