Lebrecht Weekly: Celebrating the Album of the Year 2025

2025 has been a remarkable year for classical music, filled with innovative interpretations and profound compositions that have left a lasting impact on listeners and critics alike. In this article, ...

After 100 Years, an Operatic Masterpiece Keeps Shocking Us

Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” which premiered in the shadow of World War I, will break your heart with a score that captures the ...

Greg Lake started out as a guitarist – before being convinced by Robert Fripp to switch to bass when joining King Crimson

ELP formed in 1970 after Lake departed King Crimson, a band he helped canonize with his childhood friend, guitarist Robert ...

From ‘Spaghetti Western’ Scores to the Opera Stage

Throughout his life, Ennio Morricone felt shunned by the classical music world. But these days his pop-culture cachet isn’t ...

How iconic band Pink Floyd came face-to-face with their ex frontman Syd Barrett after he had changed beyond recognition

IN one of my encounters with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, he cast his mind back to his first dealings with the “crazy diamond”.
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The best of L.A.'s classical music scene in 2025

From left, Gustavo Dudamel, Pauchi Sasaki and Claire Chase, Peter Sellars (Photo illustration by Josep Prat Sorolla / For The Times; photographs by Etienne Laurent / For The Times, Maria Alejandra ...