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The inaugural competition will take place in June 2028 in Houston, Texas with Marin Alsop as jury chair

Four concerts by exceptional orchestras will be broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer - and across Europe - from February

Taking into account its comparative youth, the US has made a more significant contribution to the history of music than any other nation, writes Richard Morrison

Organist and conductor Anna Lapwood shares the best works to introduce newcomers to the pipe organ

For a truly inspiring example of how to introduce classical music to youngsters, look no further than Australian children’s television, as Tom Service explains

Harriet Constable, author of The Instrumentalist, explores Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà, the girls’ orphanage where Vivaldi taught and composed

The conductor will take up the post for an initial four-year term from 2028

Watch Esther Abrami playing the violin to her kitten - and the frankly adorable response from the musical feline

From boos to vegetables, opera stars have had to put up with all sorts being aimed in their direction over the centuries, as Alexandra Wilson explores

British composer-conductor John Rutter shares the Christmas carols that mean the most to him

Composer Alex Ho is part of a growing community of musicians combining their British and Chinese heritage in fascinating ways, writes Richard Morgan

As the Christmas season approaches, the BBC Music Magazine team share the festive tunes that make our hearts sink

Awarded annually at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, the Inspiration prize recognises UK amateur music making

When asked to write music for Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, Grieg thought he was facing an impossible challenge. But, as Terry Blain relates, the composer’s perseverance resulted in a masterpiece of matchless character and colour

Organisations providing musical opportunities in prisons do much to preserve dignity and encourage rehabilitation, discovers Abigail Frymann Rouch

Delia Stevens from percussion and harmonica/melodeon duo Stevens & Pound writes about her relationship with music and the climate

Put bluntly, age and experience used to be venerated much more than they are now, writes Richard Morrison

We take a look at the arias, movements, songs and dances whose fame has outshone the larger works in which they first appeared

Pianist Clare Hammond selects unfairly overlooked piano concertos that deserve to be performed more often