Ivan Hewett

The summer has finally arrived – and right on cue, the Proms. It was pleasing to see a packed house for the First Night, with 6,000 people fanning

Nicholas Lehnhoff's production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde returned to Glyndebourne last night in its fourth revival, which proved to be richly deserved.

Many legendary instruments are stolen or misplaced, only to turn up again decades later

“Rituals that unite us” is the theme of this year's Edinburgh International Festival, an apt and necessary one when societal divisions seem so stark and unbridgeable.

A heart-rending performance of La Pasión Según San Marcos, the first of two Passions of the weekend, kicked off the 2024 festival

Talented, hardworking and bursting with ideas, Wallen’s history-making appointment is a cause for celebration

Is music dumbing down? Yes, comes the answer from thousands of disgruntled music fans of a certain age, who look back fondly to the old days. Taylor Swift isn't a patch on Blondie. John Adams is nowhere near Stravinsky's level. Jazz pianist Robert Glasper would be played off the stage by Oscar Peterson. Film composer Hans Zimmer isn't fit to tie Max Steiner's or Eric Korngold's shoelaces. And so and so on.

From the Lammermuir Festival to EFG London Jazz Festival, our critic selects the hottest tickets

The Orchestre de Paris bewitches with a distinctive sound, three top-notch musical showpieces and its not-so-secret weapon, Klaus Mäkelä

All too soon the Last Night of the Proms was upon us, that uproarious party where audiences and performers let their hair down after eight weeks of serious music-making.