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The Brazilian photographer on how his concept of the world was made by music
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Vonn Vanier: a composer to watch
An assured debut album from this phenom in Jackson Hole shows his unusual route to composing has paid off
Cliburn Competition medallists: 10 recommended recordings
10 outstanding albums from 10 Cliburn Competition medalists, including Yunchan Lim, Beatrice Rana, Radu Lupu and Yeol Eum Son
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge: a tradition for today
As Christopher Gray records his first album with the choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, he tells Martin Cullingford about how music both past and present enriches its sound
Blogs
Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 14: First of the Finals
'Evren Ozel’s precise alignment of accents and phrase groupings in rapid passages created a ballet of the mind'
Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 13: The Cliburn Commissions
On a rest day for the competition, Jed Distler looks back at some of the new music commissioned specifically for The Cliburn
Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 12: The Semi-finals conclude and the finalists are chosen
'Philipp Lynov proved to be an undisputed master of Ravel’s domain, where technical hurdles simply didn’t exist'
Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 11: Back on Track
'A win/win performance for all parties concerned, including Mozart!'
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Video of the Day: Roxane Elfasci and Baptiste Erard perform Philip Glass’s Etude No.6
This is the third video from the duo’s new album Glass Gaze
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Andris Nelsons on the music and influence of Shostakovich | Gramophone Classical Music Podcast
Martin Cullingford talks to the Latvian conductor about his recordings of the full cycle of Shostakovich symphonies, concertos and his opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at 100: Richard Wigmore discusses the great baritone's Winterreise recordings
The singer returned to Schubert's song-cycle throughout his career, leaving seven studio recordings as well as a handful of 'off-air' versions
Masaaki and Masato Suzuki on Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem
The father and son duo discuss their latest recording of Brahms's great early choral work
Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin on returning to Scriabin's music
A second album celebrates a composer whose music has a special place in the pianist's affections
Editor's Choice
Editor's Choice: June 2025 | The best new classical recordings
The month we feature new recordings of Strauss's Salome, Shostakovich's piano concertos, CPE Bach's violin sonatas, Elgar's The Kingdom and more
The Best Classical Albums of 2025 (So Far)
If you are searching for an inspirational new recording, look no further. All of these outstanding classical albums were Editor's Choices in Gramophone magazine and are highly recommended.
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
Replay: The Guarneri at the top of their game; François in concert; Demus in Dresden
Rob Cowan’s monthly survey of historic reissues and archive recordings
Pro-Ject Stereo Set E CD: Small System, Big Appeal
This compact, all-in-one hi-fi package from Pro-Ject strips away the system-matching fuss,...
Book review - The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival (by Anne Sebba)
‘There is very little comfort here for anyone who regards music as an ennobling or humanising force’
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