Musical maestros: gilbert and sullivan

Guide to THE BEST events in July

The BBC Proms changed the face of classical music when ‘the people’s festival’ was launched in 1895. The perennially popular event features some of the nation’s favourite tunes from composers inspired by the countryside of the British Isles. Here Kitty Corrigan selects her top ten

‘I’ve never been a particularly esoteric person,’ Nicola Benedetti tells me as we sit down to talk following the press launch of her third Edinburgh Festival. And yet, as she explains the theme of thi

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

A major concert takes Yorkshire to the world on Yorkshire Day, August 1. The man orchestrating the whole affair, Ben Crick , explains…

Musical: Hercules Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London ...