Over a couple of drizzly days in Edinburgh, I saw 10 shows across the cultural smorgasbord that includes a major arts festival, a book festival, and a sprawling fringe.

Declan Townsend is relishing the prospect of the aural delights on offer at this year’s West Cork Chamber Music Festival

In one week, 109 works from the past six centuries will be performed at chamber music festival, says Declan Townsend

Marcello Viotti, the music director of Venice’s La Fenice Theatre, has died at a German hospital after falling into a coma.