Maggie Faultless reports: I and my fellow musicians from the OAE are currently on a pub crawl. And it's changing the way we play and audiences listen.

A homage to love, Shakespeare and the symphonic form, Berlioz's symphony should be recognised as a triumph of drama, formal coherence and lyric beauty

Ahead of the New York Philharmonic’s visit, its conductor tells Ivan Hewett about his bold plans for the orchestra.

New research finds listeners judge symphonic music differently when they’re told the conductor is a woman.