Ahead of the SCO's performances of two key opera seria in this year's Edinburgh International Festival, we look at the history of the genre.

How does the west's fascination with the wider Arab world come across in music? We look at a few examples ...

Why are some Beethoven symphonies better-known than others?

For the last article in our concerto series (for now), we turn to an instrument too often dismissed as the orchestra's resident joker.

The SCO’s Su-a Lee pays tribute to a brilliant musician, colleague and friend whose life has touched so many.

In the third installment of our series looking at the concerto, it's the turn of the SCO flautists to recommend their favourites.

We speak to a member of the Scottish Dementia Working Group about what to expect from an SCO Tea Dance concert.

Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.

What was it about C minor that brought out Beethoven's defiant side? We take a look at a few examples.

Don't know where to start with the new Season? We have a few starting points for you.

We delve into the history of a hybrid genre ...

With Easter just around the corner, we delve into perhaps the richest (and often darkest) choral repertoire of all ...