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Prokofiev’s most popular concerto has inspired a range of interpretations since the composer’s own 1932 recording. David Gutman picks the finest from a burgeoning discography
Pierre-Laurent Aimard has recorded the largest selection yet from György Kurtág’s Játékok, and in the presence of the composer, who recently turned 99. Peter Quantrill attended the sessions in Budapest to discuss the project with the pianist
As the Takács Quartet marks 50 glorious years, Lindsay Kemp hears from its players about the group’s extraordinary transformation, about expanding the repertoire in an inclusive way and about what it takes to be a superior quartettist
Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s new album marks a return to Shostakovich, with his Second Cello Concerto alongside other works connected with Rostropovich. He chats with Andrew Farach-Colton
Martin Cullingford talks to Leif Ove Andsnes about Liszt's meditations on the Stations of the Cross
The author discusses her new biography about the life of pianist Myra Hess
The violinist explores his new recording, made with Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, on Analeketa
The group on Ravel's String Quartet, working with Billie Eilish and becoming genre blind
This Easter we hear from the Academy of Ancient Music in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford
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From Lise Davidsen’s rare Senta to rediscovered Boult and radiant Ravel, these are the recordings that define this month’s listening
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
Lise Davidsen’s Senta, Sofronitsky’s spontaneity, Karajan live in Berlin – this month’s issue offers powerful reminders of how recordings preserve the unrepeatable
The pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff on recovering from focal dystonia – a condition renowned for ending performing careers
EMPOWER Women Changing Music is about to host its first event at King's Place. Co-founder Sinead Walsh shares her journey from disillusionment to setting up the successful project celebrating women in...
'With the already meagre trickle of money to emerging musicians becoming pinched, and many "aging out" of certain schemes before graduating, numerous gifted artists have left the profession entirely'
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