On Sunday, 6 April, conductor Phil Wilcox will be leading a workshop and performance of Joseph Haydn's magnificent 'Nelson' ...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

Haydn’s father was a wheelwright and the village sexton. Joseph was the second of his 12 children. His brother Michael, born five years later, also became a composer. Where did the music come from?

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian musician who spent most of his career in the service of an aristocratic family in Hungary but became one of the most famous and well-respected composers of his time.

The concert promises an uplifting blend of melodies, from the cheerful Edwardian spirit of Elgar's songs to the rousing ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal from the choir would have been on ...

Among the winners is the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, receiving the Opus Klassik in the best orchestra category for a recent recording of Joseph Haydn's London Symphonies 101 and 103 under ...

Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus will play Franz Joseph Haydn’s St. Cecilia Mass and the Coronation Mass by W.A. Mozart with soloists Jennifer Turner, soprano, Deanna Sills, mezzo-soprano, ...

March 1, 2025 • A new album by artists including Kate Bush and Imogen Heap protesting proposed changes to AI copyright laws is the latest in a history of musicians using silence to protest ...