Music director

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced that Klaus Makela, a 28-year-old Finnish conductor, will take over as its music director in 2027. Makela, currently the chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, has gained recognition for his work with orchestras across Europe. He will succeed Riccardo Muti, who has held the position since 2010. Makela's appointment is significant not only because of his age but also due to his unique approach to classical music. He believes that…

Whiplash

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Charleston, South Carolina is a small coastal city with a lot of flavor, and a lot of flair. Local artists and musicians showcase Charleston's unique personality in the many music halls, concert venues, dive bars, and jazz clubs dotted across the downtown peninsula. Here in the Holy City, you'll find a wide variety of live music and performances, from intimate jazz quartets playing just feet from your dinner table at Charleston Grill, to a packed reggae-jam band show at the always buzzing…

The renowned cellist curated a playlist around this issue’s theme of beauty—a notion that, for him, centers on human nature and how we connect with one another and the natural world.

Clive Barda has been photographing musicians, singers and stage performers for 43 years. To honour his extraordinary career, the Royal Opera House is showcasing some of his best photographs in a retrospective exhibition. Here, he picks some of his favourite images of musicians and tells us about them.