The Guardian

The best classical music of 2011: Fiona Maddocks’s choice

Amazing orchestras, opera premieres and Wagner in a Cornish church stay in the mind.

Slipped Disc

Mayor Boris promises better musical futures

The fund set up by London’s Mayor for disadvantaged children with musical ambitions is disbursing its first £400,000 ($650,000) in scholarships to 100 kids aged between 7 and 11.

The Telegraph

Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall interview: ‘Am I worth it? I hope so’

This being the digital age, even the Royal Opera House has seen fit to launch an “app”.

 Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall Photo: GEOFF PUGH