December 13, 2018 14:17

Happy birthday to the cello maestro, Steven Isserlis

Steven Isserlis's 60th is being marked by a concert at the Wigmore Hall

June 22, 2018 15:31

Israel needs peace - and music can help

As Pinchas Zukerman, one of the world’s greatest living violinists, turns 70, he talk to us about Israel, religion and the power of music

June 07, 2018 14:49

Preview: The Royal Opera's upcoming premier, Mamzer Bastard

It’s not every day you see the word “Mamzer’” in an opera title

May 31, 2018 11:32

A star is heard after decades of silence

Norma Fisher was set for a sparkling career as a pianist, until ill health left her unable to perform. Instead she became an eminent professor. But now, recordings of her concerts have been released, decades after they were made.

May 24, 2018 12:57

Liza Fertschman: I’m not a typical violinist, I wanted to be a singer

“I sometimes blame my parents for making me play the violin,” says musician Liza Fertschman. “My father’s a cellist and my mother’s a pianist, so they wanted a piano trio.”

May 03, 2018 13:21

Ute Lemper: Singing the songs that the dead left behind

German singer Ute Lemper is giving a very special concert at JW3

January 26, 2018 15:08

Lost music replayed

The distinguished cellist Raphael Wallfisch's new albums focus on concertos by 20th-century Jewish composers who were forced into exile

January 03, 2018 17:21

Shirley Brill: a musical love story

Israeli musicians Shirley Brill and Jonathan Aner have a new CD out. Jessica Duchen heard their musical love story

January 03, 2018 17:12

Violinist Joshua Bell: My success is down to my Jewish mother

Ahead of a new tour, violinist Joshua Bell tells Jessica Duchen how his mother installed the work ethic he needed to succeed

November 23, 2017 10:57

Nimrod Borenstein: A composer who likes to think big

Nimrod Borenstein wants his music to bear comparison with Brahms or Mozart. Jessica Duchen met the former child prodigy

June 13, 2017 09:44

Compassion distilled in dance

A piece of music written after Benjamin Britten visited Belsen in 1945 is the inspiration for a powerful new ballet

May 25, 2017 12:26

Mehta bows out, but it’s not goodbye

'After 50 years I think an orchestra should be handled by a good successor — hopefully.'

April 13, 2017 15:45

Composer Brian Elias: Making music with meaning

Elusive composer Brian Elias has a busy year ahead

March 30, 2017 14:38

Singing the praises of Handel's 'Pesach' oratorio

Church music dominates choral singing in the UK. But one singer decided to challenge Christian dominance - with a special concert of Handel's Israel out of Egypt.

January 26, 2017 12:15

Melodies saved from the Shoah

Music composed by victims of the Nazis has been performed for the first time. Jessica Duchen reports on a very special concert.

December 21, 2016 16:56

Zuzana Ružičková survived disease, concentration camps, Communism, and antisemitism.

The 90-year-old harpsichordist is the subject of a new documentary, and has a CD collection out this month.