Features

Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO – live from the Barbican in London

Fischer conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and adds fresh insights into Beethoven's masterpiece

We have long been told that China holds the key to the future of classical music. As the West looks increasingly to the East, what impact will this have on the global musical community and the music we listen to? Andrew Mellor investigates

Acoustic recordings and Tolstoy’s readings remastered by Deutsche Grammophon

Rachmaninov’s final orchestral work recalls the sounds of Old Russia from the vantage point of the composer’s American exile. Rob Cowan assesses the available recordings

Blomstedt leads the Gothenburg Symphony in Haydn's Symphony No 104 & Mahler's Symphony No 1

This highly portable Bluetooth speaker marks a new departure for Tivoli Audio: it’s simple to use, beautifully finished, and proves a fine companion for mobile music

Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

I Fagiolini's Robert Hollingworth and Leonardo scholar Martin Kemp introduce their project 'Leonardo: Shaping the Invisible'

Gramophone's 2017 Young Artist of the Year recorded live in Utrecht