Stravinsky’s new work caused such an uproar that the police were called in. But why no encore?

The reputation of one of England's finest composers has been indelibly stained by his refusal to fight in the Second World War

Banned by the Nazis, Jewish composer Arnold Schoenberg is one of a number of greats whose music outlives the political repression it suffered

Teacher, philanthropist, founder of the Royal College of Music — Sir Hubert Parry was so much more than a composer of England's finest songs