Gramophone guest blog

Challenging perceptions of British classical music

A film-maker looks on as the Belcea Quartet lose themselves in Beethoven

A new accordion concerto, premiered at the Barbican this Saturday, November 24, takes its inspirations from meditation

Dancing to Tchaikovsky as a child led to a conducting career in the Russian school

What it means to perform Beethoven's Sixth Symphony on tour with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Recording Stravinsky's Rite of Spring under the composer was a risky enterprise - down in no small part to an ancient, cracked contrabassoon called Sally

The inspirations for an Egyptian-themed opera, with far-reaching modern-day relevance

Time to reassess the unfairly dismissed Jewish composer

Are they vital for a young career?

Looking ahead to Northern Sinfonia's 2012-13 symphony cycles

Syndicate content