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This is what you don't want to miss from our April English review coverage.

We learn more about six amongst the many interesting women composers active today in Estonia.

The ensemble from Kyiv was on tour when the war broke out, so they decided to keep making music to help fundraise for those left back home.

The musical offering in Barcelona is wide and of unquestionable quality. Here are some of the most interesting events to be enjoyed this spring.

Bachtrack goes on a tour of the newly refurbished opera house in Budapest, to discover all the new tech wonders alongside the old splendour now shining again.

This is what you don't want to miss from our February English review coverage.

From opera to world-class soloists, this spring Barcelona will be in musical bloom. 

We explore the new website celebrating Krzysztof Penderecki's musical and horticultural legacy and discover a rather unique treasure trove of information and sensory stimulation.

Our Barcelona-based writer Aina Vega Rofes guides us through the best thing to see, taste and listen to when spending the holidays in the Catalan capital.

Follow me on three mini-walking tours around some of my favourite music venues in the city.

We travelled to this country and experienced its rich musical tradition, luscious nature and interesting history – all made even better by the warmth of the people. 

Poseidon, the new organ concerto by B. Tommy Andersson, marks the celebrations to welcome the Rieger Orgelbau instrument to the Gothenburg Concert Hall.

The 23-year-old conductor from Brazil, the youngest of the four finalists, has a natural way with the baton and the ability to draw rich and brilliant sounds with effortless gestures.

Our violinist-columnist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut tells about a summer that's always busy for chamber music ensembles, and about the surprising festival experiences they undergo...

We end Dante Week on a comic note and with Isabella Steppan exploring Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.

The tale of Francesca and Paolo in Dante’s Inferno has inspired as many musical settings as paintings. Here, Mark Pullinger explores Rachmaninov’s neglected opera, Francesca da Rimini.

Even 700 years after Dante's death his Divine Comedy continues to fascinate us. Alexandra Richter looks closer at this grotesque and excessive, incomparable and highly political work.

Follow us on the path to aesthetic enlightenment with this walking tour on the streets of Prague.

To truly enjoy all the wonders of Prague follow us on a walking route dotted with history, architecture and food.

We spoke to Thai-American composer and Siam Sinfonietta's founder Somtow Sucharitkul and Thailand-based British film director Paul Spurrier about this unique project born from lockdown restrictions.

Our violinist-columnist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut reaches the grand recital at the end of his studies. But what goes through the head of a concert artist in full sail?

We explore the richness of the music landscape in capital city Tallinn and beyond.

We report from the Concours musical international de Montréal, which this year was more international than ever before.

This eclectic Norwegian festival is opening up to the world by expanding even more into digital: we discover more about what's on offer.

Follow us as we retrace Bartók's journeys around the world, helped by the dozen statues that have been erected in his honour.

We find out more about the vibrant local and international digital events planned for this festival celebrating the cultural riches of Hungary.

Our violin-playing columnist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut stands at the crossroads, facing a major shift in his young career...

An exploration of the two central movements – a pair of contrasting pas de deux – in Balanchine's black-and-white masterpiece, Stravinsky Violin Concerto. 

After a 2020 summer bereft of live performance, dozens of UK opera companies are planning to return. Here's a whistle-stop tour of what's coming.

We look at the fruitful creative relationship between Igor Stravinsky and Sergey Diaghilev and the composer's various creations for the company Les Ballets Russes.

How to find inspiration? In this month's column, Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut shares with you his indefatigable research following in the footsteps of the great masters of the past.

In this third and final article, we assess where streaming revenue is channelled, explore the role of the record label and recommend changes we'd like to see.

In this second article in the series, we look at the role of algorithms and playlists in determining the music we listen to and how payment models affect classical artists.

Follow us around the world for a digital culture-fest: from Paris to Sydney, here's what you can visit without leaving your home.

With audio streaming growing apace, why are so many artists complaining of earning a pittance from their recordings? In a three article series, we lead you through the commercial and copyright jungle and propose some ways forward.

On the morning after St Valentine's Day, let's look into how women composers' creativity has been affected by their love lives.

We take you through the available audio streaming services for classical music. Our choices may surprise you...

We spoke to the director of a magical short film who sees a girl meeting a very special piano.

As happens every year as Christmas approaches, seasonal playlists have taken over streaming platforms. But they seldom highlight women composers, in spite of their significant contribution to this repertoire...

At only 13 years old, violinist Chloe Chua is about to perform with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Hans Graf: we took a little video journey into her short yet impressive music career to date. 

Every month, young violinist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut takes us behind the curtain of classical music. Today, our columnist invites us across the Rhine to follow his German travels and tribulations.

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the US release of Disney's Fantasia. To celebrate, we pick some favourites amongst the many animated features that have used classical music over the years. 

Every month, young violinist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut takes us behind the curtain of classical music. Today, our fearless reporter takes us into the corridors of the French National Conservatoires in the time of Coronavirus...

In Germany, orchestras and theatres start their new seasons, with unique challenges for audiences and musicians.

Every month, young violinist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut takes us behind the curtain of classical music. Today: the trials and tribulations of recording in the home studio...

As Covid-19 forces the traditional US music summer camps to go digital, students and teachers tell us about the experience.

With an efficient safety concept the Salzburg Festival was able to take place this summer – in a significantly slimmed-down version, and against all odds.

The first of a new monthly series on Bachtrack: young violinist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut takes us behind the curtain of classical music. This month, we're putting the spotlight on summer academies.

Japan didn’t experience a strict “lockdown”, but concert halls and orchestras were asked to “refrain from” holding events. We look at how lockdown has progressed and the role that video has played.