Russia’s Borodin Quartet returns to Hong Kong this week with a programme that marks the chamber music ensemble’s 80th anniversary. Comprising two violinists, a violist and a cellist, the quartet ...

The man who wrote the opera 'Prince Igor' was a renowned scientist and chemist, besides being a great composer. Although composer Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) is best known for writing one of the ...

Like many of Russia's great composers, Alexander Borodin was renown in other fields beyond music. Although composer Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) is best known for writing one of the best Russian ...

Borodin had recently written about the deaths of Russian mercenaries in Syria, who sources told the Guardian were employed by the Wagner Group, which the newspaper describes as “a shadowy ...

Maksim Borodin was known for reports on private military firm and prison investigations A Russian investigative journalist who confirmed the deaths of Russian mercenaries in Syria has died after ...

The Beethoven and Shostakovich quartets received the technically dependable Borodin treatment, but struck no new creative sparks Beethoven and Shostakovich have been the twin poles by which the ...

For anyone worried about the future of classical music… it’s all going to be OK. *sniffs* If you’re feeling concerned about the future of classical music, look no further than this tiny toddler ...

Scientist Borodin failed to complete much of Prince Igor but did finish its brilliant dances. Alexander Borodin, it seems, was always trying to write his music against the clock. For most of the time ...

When it comes to the past two global championships, Ilya Borodin hasn’t received the opportunity to put his talent on display. Last year, COVID-19 forced Borodin out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.