Beginning their London residency with the first two of Sibelius’s symphonies (the rest to follow over the next few days) gave us a chance to feel how organically Sibelius became Sibelius and how the ...

Sibelius’s Seventh Symphony, an unprecedented 22-minute single-movement, contains all the drama of much longer pieces. But it’s also, some say, a symphonic scream. All articles in this series Here’s ...

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Sibelius's Symphonies 5, 6 and 7. Today's concert concludes the Berlin Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle, part of their London Residency 2015 marking ...

The Beatles aren't the only shaggy-haired musicians with a decades-long attachment to EMI. The venerable label is celebrating 30 years with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, music director of the Berlin ...

A new year, and a brand-new masterpiece from Unsuk Chin, the poetic, dazzlingly original musical mind behind the opera Alice in Wonderland. She’s called it Shards of Silence, and it prepares the way ...

The first television biography for 15 years, rediscovered recordings and a series of live concert broadcasts. “With definitive biography on BBC Two, and brilliant performances on both BBC Four and BBC ...

AS Sir Simon Rattle conducted Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony from memory, I listened from memory. My mind went back to May 8, 1975, when I gave him his first-ever review, taking the Royal Liverpool ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The UK election campaign may seem drawn out, but it is nothing compared with the musical world. Simon Rattle ...

The wonder of the Berlin Philharmonic lies, of course, with its collective brilliance and, as with all great orchestras, the way its players listen and relate to each other. But it’s impossible not to ...

“With definitive biography on BBC Two, and brilliant performances on both BBC Four and BBC Radio 3, this will be a fitting testament to one of the UK’s greatest musical talents. I’m delighted that ...