Our series on the concerto finally turns its attention to the brass family, and there are many more for trumpet than you might expect.

We've reached the violin in our series on the concerto, and there's no end of them! (You might want to pour yourself a cup of tea for this.)

The feted British violinist talks to us about her love for the Brandenburg Concertos and more.

Some Christmas present ideas for the music-lover.

It is with sadness that we bid a fond farewell to Principal Double Bass, Nikita Naumov.

We look at what happened when composers outside Austria turned their hands to the waltz ...

The history of Christmas carols is long and surprisingly varied - we look at a few of them.

Read the programme note for our online performance of Tarrodi's Serenade in Seven Colours.

Beethoven died in 1827. Who would be worthy to take on his mantle?

Schubert is far from the only composer to have put a piece of music aside and leave it unfinished ...

Where are all the Christmas classics from the great composers?

Wherein we challenge you to think past 'Waterloo' and 'Mamma mia' ...