Thinking Anew – A life beyond the here and now

Need for comfort is the experience of all who mourn

Female Composer Series at NCH: a small step for women in music

The Sounding the Feminists initiative hopes to redress the gender balance in composition

Scottish bard Ossian ‘fabricated’ from Irish mythology

Researchers link mathematical properties of ‘epic’ texts to hero tales of Fenian cycle

Brad Mehldau: 10 Years Solo Live – Album Review

Muscular chamber orchestra delivers Brahms without the dadbod

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra offered an alternative to ‘stouter’ performances of Brahms's second symphony

Diabelli’s Variations and the Hugh Lane’s mysterious moving piano

The original theme lacked grandeur, but such portmanteaus can be a source of creativity

An incurable romantic: who is the Max Bruch of the 21st century?

The German composer clung to the same style throughout his career – do any modern counterparts keep the faith?

Thatcher funeral arrangements published

Readings will include TS Eliot and Wordsworth