This is what it sounds like when you’ve been playing an instrument for almost a century. Mr Barren, you are an inspiration. If you ever needed a little reminder of the power of music to stay with you ...

Sometimes, when things are stressful, nothing but the soothing sound of a solo violin will cut it to bring your heart rate down and induce a state of musical bliss. For those moments, we’ve chosen a ...

Poor Jules Massenet. How could the most successful French opera composer of his generation fall so far out of fashion? Perhaps the new 23-CD box set of Massenet's music, marking the 100th anniversary ...

Natalie Massenet created high-fashion retailer Net-a-Porter at her kitchen table in a flat in Chelsea in 2000. Now, its flagship website has six million unique visitors per month and sells 390 labels ...