Classical Music

This week’s selection also revisits the works of two literary giants and Yo Yo Ma’s electrifying rendition of a Bach classic 

The singer committed her life to defying a classical music industry that was not only deeply critical of women’s bodies, but also sceptical of black talent

Children from lower income families half as likely to learn a musical instrument as their richer counterparts

Knussen’s music laid out each component as ‘precarious, vulnerable, exposed’ – and his conducting similarly worked from the inside out