Watch: An introduction to Malcolm Arnold
- Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Conductor Michael Waldron talks to Arnold specialist George Hall on the music of the often-overlooked British 20th century composer
Features
I had to tell my wife I would no longer be able to earn a living as a concert pianist
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025
The pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff on recovering from focal dystonia – a condition renowned for ending performing careers
Top 10 Monteverdi recordings
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025
This Top 10 is an ideal introduction to Monteverdi's music, featuring outstanding recordings of his key works from Les Arts Florissants, La Venexiana, Concerto Italiano and more
As two early career female musicians, we felt it was our responsibility to create positive change: the musicians behind EMPOWER
- Friday, March 14, 2025
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 music
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Early Music Day 2025: exclusive playlist curated by Franziska Fleischanderl
- Friday, March 14, 2025
To celebrate Early Music Day 2025, we present Franziska Fleischanderl's personal playlist demonstrating the brilliance and diversity of Early Music performance today
Why I’m Leaving the UK and moving to Madrid: a reflection on music, opportunities, and the changing landscape for emerging artists
- Thursday, March 13, 2025
'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'
Claude Debussy: Top 20 Recordings
- Friday, March 7, 2025
Debussy was among the most influential of all the 20th century’s composers. Here are 20 outstanding recordings of Debussy's greatest works, from Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune to Pelléas et Mélisande
Giuseppe Verdi: Top 20 Recordings
- Friday, March 7, 2025
Twenty outstanding Verdi recordings, featuring Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Anja Harteros, Ludovic Tézier, Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni and more
Beethoven goes manga for 'Beethoven Wars'
- Friday, February 28, 2025
Conductor Laurence Equilbey explains how Beethoven’s King Stephan and Ruins of Athens inspired the first manga opera for the big screen – Beethoven Wars
Listen to musicians on Maurice Ravel in their own words
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
In celebration of the French composer's 150th birthday, Gramophone presents interview comments with distinguished artists that Jon Tolansky has recorded over the years
Calidore String Quartet: how Beethoven's early string quartets brought us together
- Monday, February 24, 2025
The Calidore String Quartet reflect on the importance of Beethoven's quartets in their lives
Trudie Styler interview: 'When the concertmaster started playing the violin solo I just remember bursting into tears'
- Saturday, February 22, 2025
The director, producer and actor on how the music of Naples helped her tell the city’s story in her new film
Heather Harper: 'One of the most intelligent and thoughtful musicians of her generation"
- Saturday, February 22, 2025
Michael McManus celebrates the beloved and highly respected soprano who collaborated closely with Britten, retained her vocal ability into her sixties and never forgot her Belfast roots
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony: a guide to the greatest recordings
- Friday, February 21, 2025
Richard Osborne explores how conductors have approached this most elemental of Beethoven symphonies through more than a century of recorded performances
Editor's Choice: March 2025 | The best new classical recordings
- Friday, February 21, 2025
Featuring outstanding recordings from María Dueñas, Sir Stephen Hough, Alina Ibragimova, Jerusalem Quartet and more
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