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Contemporary composer: Lotta Wennäkoski

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| Gramophone

Clarity and colour are key in the music of this Finn who has a penchant for orchestral forms such as the concerto

Sir Neville Marriner at 100: A Beacon of Excellence

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Friday, April 19, 2024

| Gramophone

Sir Neville Marriner, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this April, was a central pillar of post-war British music-making, maintaining consistency and distinction despite the shifting sands of a rapidly changing musical landscape

Dalia Stasevska interview: ‘Our tradition is exceptional. But there are new paths to explore’

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Friday, April 19, 2024

| Gramophone

From bridging genres to challenging cultural expectations, Dalia Stasevska is a conductor for our modern times

Top 20 Haydn recordings

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

| Gramophone

Twenty outstanding Verdi recordings, featuring René Jacobs, Claudio Abbado, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Alison Balsom, Alfred Brendel and many more

Top 20 Vaughan Williams recordings

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

| Gramophone

From The Lark Ascending to Sinfonia antartica, here are Ralph Vaughan Williams's greatest works in outstanding recordings from André Previn, Bernard Haitink, Adrian Boult and more

'I want to allow women to see themselves on an opera stage in an honest and dignified way' - composer Emily Pedersen on writing Screenshot

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

| Opera Now

Emerging composer Emily Pendersen speaks about the journey to writing her first opera, Screenshot, exploring the rise of image-based sexual violence

Top 20 Ravel Recordings

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

| Gramophone

From Boléro to Daphnis et Chloé, here are Maurice Ravel's greatest works in outstanding recordings from John Wilson, Martha Argerich, François-Xavier Roth, Quatuor Ebène and more

Inside Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata with Beatrice Rana

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| Gramophone

Beatrice Rana joins Harriet Smith to talk about finding a path through Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata

Cleveland International Piano Competition: Finding The Piano World’s Future Leaders

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| Gramophone

As it marks 50 years, one of America’s great piano competitions is making changes to adapt to a new musical landscape

'I'm a firm believer in hard work' | Jasdeep Singh Degun Interview

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Monday, April 8, 2024

| Gramophone

Gramophone meets RPS Award-winner Jasdeep Singh Degun

Jonas Kaufmann interview: ‘I could sing Parsifal many times every year, but I don’t ... It’s too precious to just use it as a vehicle to make money’

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Friday, April 5, 2024

| Gramophone

Jonas Kaufmann returns to one of Wagner’s great roles, in a production now issued by Sony Classical. He tells Mark Pullinger about being part of an all-star performance in an empty opera house – and reveals a wish list of future plans

Bringing a new opera of Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree to life in Dorset

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

A new opera of Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree premieres at Dorset Opera this summer. We meet Paul Carr, the production’s composer and director, to discover the journey of the work’s creation

Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy: safeguarding the future of Italian opera

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy was launched in 2015 in Ravenna’s Teatro Alighieri. We explore the impact of the maestro on the next generation of opera artists

The Merry Widow at Glyndebourne: ‘I put all my best jokes upfront and try to find even better ones for later. I want to send the audience home euphoric’

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Director of Glyndebourne’s new production of The Merry Widow, Cal McCrystal talks about the sometimes not-so-subtle art of making opera funny

Video of the Day: ‘A message to humanity – Symphony No 9 by Ludwig Van Beethoven’

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Gramophone

Classics Explained offer an entertaining introduction to one of the very greatest symphonies

Antonio Pappano: 10 key performances at the Royal Opera House

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

As Sir Antonio Pappano steps down as music director of the Royal Opera House, Francis Muzzu takes a look back at a representative selection of his many great achievements with the company over the last 22 years

English Touring Opera's Robin Norton-Hale: ‘If you don’t get any letters, that means people thought, “That was all right” – I’d rather they felt something’

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

General director of English Touring Opera, Robin Norton-Hale discusses her sanguine drive to present ambitious performances in the current opera climate

Lidiya Yankovskaya: ‘It was often people around my own age who were telling me that women shouldn’t conduct. I got hate mail’

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Whether conducting the English National Opera, championing refugee musicians or supporting young composers, Russian-American Lidiya Yankovskaya is mindful of the profound connections to her heritage, cultural identity and artistic conscience

Monteverdi Festival 2024 – where everything was born and is now reborn

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

The Monteverdi Festival blends tradition and innovation, celebrating Monteverdi, his operas, his extraordinary music and his legacy in the vibrant city of Cremona

A look inside the Verbier Festival's Atelier Lyrique Academy

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Exploring life for tomorrow’s opera stars on the acclaimed Atelier Lyrique programme at the Verbier Festival

Director Damiano Michieletto brings Carmen to life: ‘It will be rural, poor, dirty and sweaty, with a burning sun like a western movie’

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Damiano Michieletto’s new production of Carmen for the Royal Opera House brings a renewed focus on relationships and psychology to Bizet’s renowned score

Dafydd Jones, baritone | Young Artist of the Month

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

The baritone reflects on a journey that has taken him from rural Wales to the Verbier festival

Vivaldi for a modern world

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Gramophone

Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and producer Thylacine may take very different approaches to the Red Priest's music - but what unites them is a belief in its impact for audiences today

Wellness at Welsh National Opera

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Meeting April Heade, the producer of Welsh National Opera’s successful wellness programme, which uses the power of singing to support individuals with chronic health conditions

'It’s the human stories that bring music into the modern age' - Creating Classics Explained

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

| Opera Now

Music enthusiast Ben Levy shares the journey to creating animated videos of iconic classical music stories, and now hitting over three million views on YouTube

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Contemporary composer: Lotta Wennäkoski

Sir Neville Marriner at 100: A Beacon of Excellence

Dalia Stasevska interview: ‘Our tradition is exceptional. But there are new paths to explore’

Top 20 Haydn recordings

Top 20 Vaughan Williams recordings

'I want to allow women to see themselves on an opera stage in an honest and dignified way' - composer Emily Pedersen on writing Screenshot

Top 20 Ravel Recordings

Inside Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata with Beatrice Rana

Cleveland International Piano Competition: Finding The Piano World’s Future Leaders

'I'm a firm believer in hard work' | Jasdeep Singh Degun Interview

Jonas Kaufmann interview: ‘I could sing Parsifal many times every year, but I don’t ... It’s too precious to just use it as a vehicle to make money’

Bringing a new opera of Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree to life in Dorset

Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy: safeguarding the future of Italian opera

The Merry Widow at Glyndebourne: ‘I put all my best jokes upfront and try to find even better ones for later. I want to send the audience home euphoric’

Video of the Day: ‘A message to humanity – Symphony No 9 by Ludwig Van Beethoven’

Antonio Pappano: 10 key performances at the Royal Opera House

English Touring Opera's Robin Norton-Hale: ‘If you don’t get any letters, that means people thought, “That was all right” – I’d rather they felt something’

Lidiya Yankovskaya: ‘It was often people around my own age who were telling me that women shouldn’t conduct. I got hate mail’

Monteverdi Festival 2024 – where everything was born and is now reborn

A look inside the Verbier Festival's Atelier Lyrique Academy

Director Damiano Michieletto brings Carmen to life: ‘It will be rural, poor, dirty and sweaty, with a burning sun like a western movie’

Dafydd Jones, baritone | Young Artist of the Month

Vivaldi for a modern world

Wellness at Welsh National Opera

'It’s the human stories that bring music into the modern age' - Creating Classics Explained

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