Artists

Which musicians kept playing well into their 90s?

15 musicians who kept playing into their 90s…

Opera Singer Nicky Spence shot in Ki Price’s studio in Berwick Street in London on November 04. 2021.
Photographed by Ki Price for The Times

Who is Nicky Spence? Everything you need to know about the Scottish tenor, including his best recordings

Picture of composer and pianist Daniel Barenboim

Exclusive interview Daniel Barenboim talks about his new recording and bringing people together

Catrin Finch

Who is Catrin Finch? Everything you need to know about the Welsh harpist

Nigel Kennedy

Who is Nigel Kennedy? Everything you need to know about the famous British violinist and his best recordings

Arturo Toscanini

Why Toscanini was beaten up by Mussolini’s henchmen

LeonBosch

Ten of the best classical double bass players

Coco

Ten Great Women Violinists… by Coco Tomita

An image of Jascha Heifetz playing the viiolin

Who was Jascha Heifetz? Everything you need to know about the iconic violinist

Famous ukulele players

6 famous ukulele players and ensembles

TwoSet Violin

Who are TwoSet Violin? All you need to know about the YouTube stars

Giovanni Bottesini

Who was Giovanni Bottesini? How the 19th-century musician revolutionised double bass playing forever

Picture of composer and pianist Daniel Barenboim

Who is Daniel Barenboim? Everything you need to know about the legendary pianist and conductor

Andre_Rieu_2010

Who is André Rieu? All you need to know about the famous Dutch violinist and conductor

circa 1900: British contralto singer Dame Clara Butt (1873 - 1936). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Clara Butt: the greatest contralto of her generation or the butt of a joke?