The celebrated Romanian pianist has died aged 76. We pick five of his greatest recordings

Over a six-decade career the conductor recorded many hundreds of works new and old with his Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Andrew Clements picks his ten favourites, from Telemann to Tippett, and Mozart to Mendelssohn

The Queen is celebrating her 90th with music from Andrea Bocelli, Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins. With what music have kings, queens and commoners past celebrated their birthdays?

Their name means “little beans”, so who better to ask than I Fagiolini’s music director for his 10 favourite gastronomy-themed works?

Graham Ross, director of music at Clare College, Cambridge, picks 10 of his favourite works for the paschal period

Bruckner and Dvořák loved them, Wagner hated them and Mendelssohn found a trip on a free-wheeling locomotive “agony for the nerves”. On the day that fares rise while many services fail to satisfy, we look at which composers have got steamed up about trains

Many hundreds of works have received their first performance at the Proms in its 120-year history. We select 10 of the most memorable

As the grass-court tournament gets underway, here’s a volley of compositions inspired by racket play, including a Milhaud ballet and a Sibelius song

Proving that Daniel Barenboim doesn’t have the monopoly on creating new pianos, here are some of the weirdest and most wonderful piano mods

A family opera is a difficult thing to get right - how to entertain the kids while simultaneously keeping the adults engaged? Here’s our pick of 10 that do just that

The legendary Russian pianist would have been 100 this week. Tom Service picks ten of his essential performances that introduce you to the genius of Sviatoslav Richter

From a modern adaptation of Alice in Wonderland to an early gem, here are a few favourites from the hundreds of operas written by women

Sibelius and Nielsen may be dominating London’s concert halls this year, not least with Simon Rattle’s Sibelius symphony cycle, but there are many other Scandinavian composers well worth hearing. Here’s our top ten

As Bryn Terfel returns to the Royal Opera House as Wagner’s cursed Flying Dutchman, we list our other favourite musical ghosts. Tell us what we’ve missed in the comments section below.

The great British conductor is 60 years old today. We celebrate with 10 highlights from a career that has transformed musical life in Birmingham, in Berlin, and pretty well wherever else Rattle has lifted his baton.

And we mean l-o-n-g … Tom Service selects his 10 favourite time-stretching musical masterpieces

As Christmas approaches, let’s focus on Handel’s famous oratorio and some of the weirder approaches to the Hallelujah Chorus. If you like your Handel with added psychedelic trance, LED lights and electric guitars, you’re in the right place

In the 19th, 20th and even the 21st centuries, classical music has had the power to touch the rawest of nerves of taste, feeling, politics, and identity. Here’s our pick of the 10 most infamous musical riots.