“sitting in an orchestra is one of the best things you can do”

Jacob Collier is on stage with the Britten Sinfonia, in a packed-out concert hall. We’ve already been treated to a freewheeling, virtuosic and wildly joyful programme, ranging from Bob Dylan to scat-s

CONCERT HEAVEN Zosha Di Castri, Jocelyn Morlock, Nicole Lizée, John Estacio Life Reflected National Arts Centre Orchestra Eskasoni, Cape Breton Nation (May 2017) This concert was during one of my earl

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

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

Since winning the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist Award in 2016, Clare Hammond has established herself as one of Britain’s most adventurous pianists. A graduate of Cambridge University and t

Classical music has a problem with perfection. You’d have thought the most important job of any professional musician was learning, playing and repeating the notes composers wrote down so often that t