‘I was born twice,’ said the great Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin. ‘In Kazan I opened my eyes to life, and in Tbilisi to music.’ What is it about music and the Georgians? Some members of that Caucasian

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Music was an all-consuming escape. Now, every song he writes is a love song At 16, I was just starting to take writing seriously. I became obsessed with lyricism and writing lines and my heroes were a

For the first time, London’s iconic Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club is set to hold regular classical music concerts. Every Monday from February, Upstairs at Ronnie’s will host performers ranging from the clu

If you borrowed a top rider’s headphones, what would you hear? Bethany Stone finds out

Claire Jackson’s opinions on Brahms (Hero or Hype?; August) resonated with me. I studied his First Symphony for O-Level, and his Fourth for A-Level. Then at college, my piano teacher insisted I learn