The British Library has secured previously unknown drafts of Edward Elgar’s 'Introduction and Allegro for Strings', shedding ...

The BBC Philharmonic perform one of the most well-known and much loved pieces in the British classical music canon, Sir ...

The British Library has acquired previously unknown sketches and drafts by Sir Edward Elgar ... to Frank Webb, Elgar’s former violin student, just four years before the composer’s death.

Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous Irish family. He trained as a doctor, gaining his degree from Edinburgh University in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a ...

Never has cleaning been such a fine art. No dust will be left to settle, with galleries in a flurry of activity as they prepare to reopen in just over a week after being closed for more than two ...

Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to discuss his life and work.

An assistant to a composer helps make the composer’s life and work easier through a combination of technical, musical, and day-to-day support.