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When did Gilbert and Sullivan split up

Why did Gilbert and Sullivan quarrel over a carpet?

what does a conductor do

What does a conductor do?

What is the point of John Cage 4 33?

What is the point of John Cage’s 4’33”?

Composer and choral conductor Eric Whitacre

Composer Eric Whitacre on his writing process and combining words and music

Author Dan Brown with the Zagreb Festival Orchestra

Author Dan Brown’s new Wild Symphony: an exclusive video preview

Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy's recording of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances is the greatest of all time

The best (and worst) recordings of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances

who invented the steinway piano

Who invented the Steinway piano?

Silent Night lyrics

When was Silent Night written and composed?

15 compositions best forgotten

15 compositions which their composers – perhaps – want to forget

Sitar player Anoushka Shankar

BBC Proms 2020: Live concert schedule

LONDON, UK - JULY 29, 1981: Royal Wedding. Photo Of Diana Princess of Wales taken by Ron Bull July 29, 1981. (Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

What music did Prince Charles and Princess Diana have at their wedding?

Guitarist Xuefei Yang

Six of the best female classical guitarists

Composer Philip Glass

The brilliance of Philip Glass: seven leading musicians discuss his style and influence

Proms in the Park

When did Proms in the Park start?

Why the proms are so famous

15 people who made the Proms what it is today