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Putting Gershwin up against Mahler is a challenge, but Simone Young and Jean-Yves Thibaudet bring it off in the Sydney Symphony's 2026 season opener.

This is a follow-up to Carl Clements’ critically acclaimed 2023 CD A Different Light (Greydisc GDR3581). Despite the album title, Retrospective is really a contemporary look at some of his compelling ...

In Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, the bamboo bansuri is more than a musical instrument—it is a living family craft. From melas and devotional gatherings to trained musicians seeking precise tuning, flutes ...

Students play bamboo flutes at Yinshan ethnic primary school in Yuping county, Guizhou province, on Aug 7. [Photo/Xinhua] GUIYANG — Each day after completing her homework during the summer vacation, ...

Operagoers were intoxicated by his frothy comic masterpieces – but at the moment of Rossini's greatest success, the Italian composer stopped writing them. Rossini was one of classical music’s great ...

Zheng Di stages a concert at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music on May 27, highlighting different types of traditional Chinese flutes. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Zheng Di, a young musician ...

Vlad travels the 'mappamundi' of global early music on today's programme.

The Hamilton Scores Sunday 15 February 2026 Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 15 FEB • The Hamilton Scores Let the Hamilton Scores become one of your regular weekend fixtures as George kicks off an unbeatable ...

One of the ancient technologies that is often overlooked is the creation of musical instruments. The purpose, development and in some cases the techniques used to develop music remains a mystery.