Steve Wright
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This cat REALLY enjoys playing the piano
Classical music quotes: 21 inspiring insights about music
Many inspiring, witty, even provocative things have been said about classical music. Here are some of the best classical music quotes
Vote now for your favourite classical music releases in the BBC Music Magazine Awards
Scientists have found that music eases pain best when it matches our natural rhythm
Researchers at Canada's McGill University have found that music provides the greatest pain relief when it aligns with a person’s natural rhythm
Daniel Barenboim reveals he has Parkinson's Disease
Two years after scaling back his performance calendar, legendary conductor Daniel Barenboim has revealed that he has Parkinson's Disease
Hardest songs: 16 of the most taxing melodies from opera, musicals and more
What are the hardest songs to sing? We take a look at some of the most technically demanding songs and arias from classical music, opera and musical theatre
The 2025 Grammys… which classical artists scooped awards?
Bizarre composer obsessions: trains, toys, death... and where do we start with Satie?
From the brick-counting Bruckner to Dvořák the avid trainspotter, Steve Wright introduces some of history’s most obsessive composers
'But what shall I play?': the rise and fall of the encore
Although loved by audiences, encores have had an uneven history and often an uncertain future, explains Brian Wise
Out now: our February issue, featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Beethoven's Fourth, bed-hopping composers and more
For our February issue we take a deep dive into the eventful history of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Plus Gluck, Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, bed-hopping composers and more
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2025
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2025: vote now for your favourite classical music releases of 2024
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2025: nominations announced
From Chamber to Concerto, Opera to Orchestral, we proudly announce the nominations for this year's BBC Music Magazine Awards - all the very finest classical discs released during 2024
BBC Music Magazine Premiere Award 2025
Here are the three nominees for the BBC Music Magazine Premiere Award 2025
BBC Music Magazine Chamber Award 2025
Here are the three nominees for the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Chamber Award
BBC Music Magazine Choral Award 2025
Here are the nominees for the BBC Music Magazine Choral Award 2025
BBC Music Magazine Newcomer Award 2025
Here are the three nominees for the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Newcomer Award
BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award 2025
Here are the nominations for the BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award 2025
BBC Music Magazine Vocal Award 2025
Here are the nominees for the BBC Music Magazine Vocal Award 2025
BBC Music Magazine Concerto Award 2025
Here are the three nominees for the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Concerto Award
BBC Music Magazine Opera Award 2025
Here are the three nominees for the BBC Music Magazine Opera Award 2025
The 45 minutes that (almost) destroyed Bob Dylan's life
As Timothée Chalamet returns to our screens as a young Bob Dylan, we take a look at two infamous - but crucial - moments in his whirlwind early career
Sex, scandal, symphonies: the dark history of composers and syphilis
Romantic composers were passionate, sensual and untrammelled in their desires. Sadly, this meant a surge in deaths from syphilis
From 'measured dignity' to 'jittery pop stars': US presidential inauguration music down the ages
As Donald Trump is sworn in as America’s 47th president this month, Terry Blain looks back at the music that has shaped presidential inaugurations