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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
To celebrate Early Music Day 2025, we present Franziska Fleischanderl's personal playlist demonstrating the brilliance and diversity of Early Music performance today
'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'
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
Twenty outstanding Verdi recordings, featuring Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Anja Harteros, Ludovic Tézier, Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni and more
Conductor Laurence Equilbey explains how Beethoven’s King Stephan and Ruins of Athens inspired the first manga opera for the big screen – Beethoven Wars
In celebration of the French composer's 150th birthday, Gramophone presents interview comments with distinguished artists that Jon Tolansky has recorded over the years
The Calidore String Quartet reflect on the importance of Beethoven's quartets in their lives
The director, producer and actor on how the music of Naples helped her tell the city’s story in her new film
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
Richard Osborne explores how conductors have approached this most elemental of Beethoven symphonies through more than a century of recorded performances
Featuring outstanding recordings from María Dueñas, Sir Stephen Hough, Alina Ibragimova, Jerusalem Quartet and more
In May, the world’s most comprehensive Shostakovich event will take over Leipzig - a city that has always treated the composer seriously
As Stephen Hough releases his recording of his own piano concerto, he shares the story of the work’s genesis with James Jolly, and reveals the growing importance of composition in his life
As The Sixteen prepare for their 25th annual Choral Pilgrimage, Hattie Butterworth hears from conductor Harry Christophers about how the project has developed over the years, about nurturing potential ensemble singers of the future and about leadership with a familial feel
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