I’m not a typical violinist, I wanted to be a singer“I sometimes blame my parents for making me play the violin,” says musician Liza Fertschman. “My father’s a cellist and my mother’s a pianist, so they wanted a piano trio.”By Jessica Duchen2 min read
Music of the mash-up melting potThey call themselves 'ambassadors of groove' and they're bringing their music to London. Claire Cantor reportsBy Claire Cantor2 min read
Singing the songs that the dead left behindGerman singer Ute Lemper is giving a very special concert at JW3By Jessica Duchen2 min read
A musical outlaw finds his voice on the farmBen Weich meets a Talmud-studying, former hippy who is reviving a career in country musicBy Ben Weich2 min read
Shaer comes to LondonA rising star of Israeli classical music is performing in LondonBy JC Reporter1 min read
‘This music belongs to mankind, not me’Francesco Lotoro's quest to discover the music composed by concentration camp prisoners has led to a unique concert in IsraelBy Julie Carbonara3 min read
Together in tuneJewish, Roma and Gypsy communities are coming together for a concert next monthBy JC Reporter1 min read
The metalheads working to make peaceKobi Farhi, the front man of the Israeli heavy metal band Orphaned Land, is as much an activist as he is a musicianBy Alastair Thomas2 min read
Lost music replayedThe distinguished cellist Raphael Wallfisch's new albums focus on concertos by 20th-century Jewish composers who were forced into exileBy Jessica Duchen3 min read
Shirley Brill: a musical love storyIsraeli musicians Shirley Brill and Jonathan Aner have a new CD out. Jessica Duchen heard their musical love storyBy Jessica Duchen3 min read
Violinist Joshua Bell: Thanks, Mum!Ahead of a new tour, violinist Joshua Bell tells Jessica Duchen how his mother installed the work ethic he needed to succeedBy Jessica Duchen1 min read
Zoe Jacobs: Sharing music with the massesSusan Reuben meets the cantor changing the tune in the Reform communityBy Susan Reuben3 min read
A composer who likes to think bigNimrod Borenstein wants his music to bear comparison with Brahms or Mozart. Jessica Duchen met the former child prodigyBy Jessica Duchen4 min read
Wiley’s mum’s choiceWiley is the godfather of grime. His manager, John Woolf is a Jewish boy from Holland Park. Rosa Doherty asked him about their generally harmonious partnershipBy Rosa Doherty6 min read
Praise from Barenboim delights young musicianBen Goldscheider received a standing ovationBy Rosa Doherty1 min read
Marc Bolan – his 10 biggest hitsMarc Bolan’s time at the pinnacle of British pop was short. But at his peak he outshone every other star in pop’s firmament.By Michael Moran2 min read