Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

Few art forms on earth are more indebted to class privilege than Western classical music. For most of its history, it has relied on monarchs, aristocrats, and wealthy patrons even to exist. We have ...

From Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard’s romance to the invention of tools, great music can lift a film to new heights. Here’s our selection Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an ...