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Monday, August 19, 2024

| Gramophone

Why the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra deserves your vote for the 2024 Orchestra of the Year Award

Czech Philharmonic | Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2024 Nominee

Monday, July 29, 2024

| Gramophone

Why the Czech Philharmonic deserves your vote for the 2024 Orchestra of the Year Award

Dmytro Udovychenko wins Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

| Gramophone

The Ukrainian violinist emerged victorious after a performance at the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts

Les Talens Lyriques | Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2024 Nominee

Monday, September 2, 2024

| Gramophone

Why Les Talens Lyriques deserves your vote for the 2024 Orchestra of the Year Award

Take a look inside Imogen Holst’s Aldeburgh Home

Classical Music News

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

| Gramophone

The composer’s 1960s Suffolk abode has been Grade II listed for its historic, musical and architectural significance

Aristo Sham wins Gold at 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Monday, June 9, 2025

| Gramophone

Sham secures the top prize with Brahms’s Piano Concerto No 2, while Vitaly Starikov takes Silver and Evren Ozel earns Bronze

'Whatever your background, music casts its spell' – Nicola Creed Interview

Thursday, May 29, 2025

| Opera Now

As she steps down as Executive Director of Garsington Opera, Nicola Creed looks across her multifaceted career and the successful evolution of the company

Icon: Jelly d’Arányi

Friday, June 13, 2025

| Gramophone

Tully Potter celebrates the talents of the Hungarian violinist who settled in London and who inspired and worked alongside composers such as Bartók, Ravel, Smyth and Vaughan Williams

More than just high-end and lifestyle: the rich middle ground of today’s hi-fi

Friday, June 13, 2025

| Gramophone

It’s been a busy few months for hi-fi, as well as the announcement of the Harman International acquisition of the Sound United brand, there are exciting new products

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 1990

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

| Gramophone

Kent Nagano's recording of Prokofiev's The Love For Three Oranges took the top prize in a year that also saw Awards given to Kyung-Wha Chung, Lydia Mordkovitch, Zoltán Kocsis and Bernard Haitink

John Adams and the creation of Antony and Cleopatra

Friday, September 2, 2022

| Opera Now

Five years and a pandemic after his last work for the stage, John Adams returns to opera with the Shakespeare-inspired Antony and Cleopatra, commissioned by San Francisco Opera and receiving its world premiere there this month

Nevill Holt: La bohème and The Barber of Seville | Live Review

Friday, September 2, 2022

| Opera Now

Liam Bonthrone had all the high notes for Count Almaviva while his ability to negotiate Rossini's florid writing was impressive. Photography by Genevieve Girling

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Friday, September 2, 2022

| Opera Now

Royal Opera House announces its 2023/2024 season

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

| Opera Now

Pappano’s last new production will be Strauss’s Elektra in January 2024 with Nina Stemme in the title role, and Karita Mattila as the haunted queen Klytämnestra

Leeds Lieder loses out on Arts Council funding

Monday, June 5, 2023

| Opera Now

2023 Festival still to go ahead, but leaving an uncertain future for the charity

Berg: Wozzeck at Royal Opera House | Live Review

Thursday, June 8, 2023

| Opera Now

Something is missing from Deborah Warner's Wozzeck, though the music doesn't fail to pack a punch

Festival Focus: Verbier Festival

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

The Verbier Festival has stood the test of time, attracting a nucleus of loyal stars to an event that is something of a pilgrimage. Michael Church reports

The Americanist (Elizabeth Newkirk)

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

A compelling album, well worth seeking out

Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol 1 (Ronald Brautigam)

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

Ronald Brautigam niftily gets his fingers around Wilms’ complex passagework

Andrew McCormack: Terra Firma

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

Skilful and often compelling compositions help make this a first-rate release

Tickling the Ivories: A Piano Journey (Keith Jacobsen)

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

Throughout one senses Jacobsen’s strength of character and admirable perseverance in harnessing his lifelong love for music and piano playing

Phantoms of the piano

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| International Piano

How spooky is the piano? Benjamin Ivry ponders a new book that suggests the instrument invites paranormal experiences

Sviatoslav Richter: Russian revelations

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| International Piano

Sviatoslav Richter offers some intimate insights into the music that inspired and challenged him, his relationship with audiences and penchant for practising at the 11th hour

Schubert: Complete Piano Sonatas (Elisabeth Leonskaja)