Free performances around London

On the trail of Henry VIII, Lucie Skeaping uncovers the tale of a forgotten manuscript

Alamire shine in Henry VIII's pieces – listen to a clip here

But online radio station Pandora not persuaded by UK's 'highest publishing rates in the world'

OK, so Barcelona has the better football team. But which city has the greater musical heritage? Jeremy Pound compares the two…

Valery Gergiev conducts The Nose – listen to a clip here

Fresh from performing and recording Lohengrin, the Russian conductor explains how Wagner's music transcends what might otherwise appear to be overblown myth

New orchestral apprenticeship scheme

Premiere to take place in New York

Oliver Condy's quick guide to some of the greatest pipe organs in the world