Herbert Blomstedt continues to work with top-class orchestras all over the world at the staggering age of 97. The renowned ...
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Composed in 1847 by Adolphe Adam, ‘O Holy Night’ is still adored the world over, 170 years on. A tale of humanity’s ...
For the first time in its 900-year history, girl choristers will sing at the Christmas Day carol service at London’s majestic ...
The Princess of Wales’ royal carol service from Westminster Abbey will be broadcast on Christmas Eve. But who is performing, ...
Yo-Yo Ma has released a video of his sublime rendition of Bach’s cello prelude, which he performed live at the reopening of ...
The melody for ‘The Holly and the Ivy’ is a well-known example of a hexachord, a tune comprised of only six notes. The carol ...
After ‘nine anxious hours’ at the airport, Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason realised their journey to Toronto was not going to be ...
On Christmas Eve 1914 soldiers from both sides of the lines sang carols and laid down their arms.
‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ is a dark and delicate carol with a super-confusing back story. But the good news is there’s a Kelly Clarkson version too! ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ was originally written in ...
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Barrister, former Cabinet minister, football anorak and classical music expert, David Mellor puts his passion for all things classical to very good use. For over two decades, David has shared his ...