From Haydn to Maxwell Davies, composers have delighted in portraying the majesty of the rising sun. We look at a few of them ...

Is there any real difference between these terms?

Berlioz tried four times to win France's most prestigious competition for young composers. Was it worth it?

As the SCO turns 50, we look back on your memories of the Orchestra

Hen, Miracle, Imperial ... Where do all those nicknames come from?

Now seen as the epitome of elegance, the waltz was once thoroughly anti-establishment ...

There's more to Vaughan Williams than 'The lark ascending' ...

How Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) rediscovered her musical heritage in the 19th century.

A tale of mutual appreciation

An introduction to Jay Capperauld's The Origin of Colour which receives its world premiere this autumn.

If the Eroica was originally entitled the Bonaparte, what does the music tell us about Beethoven's view of Napoleon?

SCO musicians take centre stage at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe in three intimate afternoon concerts at Northesk Parish Church.