Calm your busy mind with this collection of classical music interspersed with soundscapes from the natural world. Featuring ...

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This year’s festival presents eight weeks of world-class music making from some of the finest orchestras from across the UK and around the world. BBC audiences can look forward to 90 Proms, ...

Following last year's classical review looking at the sector and the BBC's role within it, the BBC has set out a new strategy to strengthen its public purpose for classical music, delivering the best ...

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer Devonté Hynes presents a new 12-part series, Composed with Devonté Hynes, with the first three episodes available on BBC Sounds. The series will be on ...

The second volume of orchestral works by Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz has won the Gramophone Classical Music Award in the ...

Sheridan Smith, Beverley Knight and Ward Thomas pay tribute to Dolly Parton following her death last month on the Last Night of the Proms - "The hair is big, the suit is glittery and the atmosphere is ...

Quotas should be introduced to broaden the range of classical music composers featured in concerts and on radio stations, says a BBC presenter. Kate Molleson, who presents a show on the BBC’s ...