Murray Perahia
When he injured his finger in 1990, the great pianist sought solace in Bach. We meet him as he prepares at last to return to the Romantic repertoire
A Grand Day out: Shopping for Steinways
Pianist Olli Mustonen heads to Hamburg to help choose dozens of Steinways for the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Keyboard Catastrophes
The Two Moors disaster got us thinking: what's the worst to happen to a piano?
Composer of the Month: Thomas Tallis
Andrew Stewart on the most original and important English choral composer of the 16th century
Written when Haydn was in the employment of the Esterházy family, these four Symphonies show off the composer’s many sides, from the chorale-flavoured Nos 22 and 26 to the sprightly 67 and 80, inspired by opera buffa. On this exclusive studio recording, Nicholas Kraemer conducts the BBC Philharmonic.