BACKThe Independent
Stephen Fry to Ignite his passion for opera at festival
Stephen Fry has been named as the curator of an annual opera festival.
The Guardian
A disease called Richard? Wagner as mental health menace
In his time the composer’s ‘dangerously stimulating’ music was blamed for melancholy, hysteria, hypnosis and even triggering orgasm
Gramophone
BBC Radio 3 celebrates music of the British Isles
Month-long focus runs throughout June
The Spectator
Four recordings of Beethoven’s Ninth on a £10 app
Last weekend my iPad sucked me deeper into Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony than I thought possible.
BBC News
Titanic violin real, hospital CT scan suggests
A violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank has been declared genuine following a CT scan at a hospital.
Southern Pro Musica set to provide classical music in Guildford
A £60,000 grant for a freelance chamber orchestra to provide classical music in Guildford is set to be approved on Thursday.
BBC News