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Thursday, January 16, 2025

| Gramophone

A new edition, a specialist conductor, a leading orchestra and a renowned production team are bringing us Ravel refreshed, enlivened … and complete

Review - Charles Ives: The RCA and Columbia Album Anthology

Friday, January 24, 2025

| Gramophone

Richard Whitehouse on an inviting anniversary collection devoted to Charles Ives

Review - Sergei Rachmaninoff: In His Own Words (Edited by Geoffrey Norris)

Friday, January 3, 2025

| Gramophone

‘This is an altogether absorbing volume, as valuable and enlightening as it is original and unexpected’

Mental Health in Opera - countertenor Cameron Shahbazi: 'Whenever I find myself spiralling or in a deep sadness, there is usually an equally deep disconnect somewhere'

Thursday, February 6, 2025

| Opera Now

The Iranian-Canadian countertenor shares lessons from encountering ego and adversity, and the inspiration behind the Warsaw Sessions

Video of the Day: I Fagiolini, Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque perform Juan Francés de Iribarren’s ‘Xacara de Navidad’

Thursday, December 26, 2024

| Gramophone

The performance is part of LIVE from London Christmas festival 2024

Buzard Pipe Organ Builders LLC announce new organ building facility

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

| Choir and Organ

The new facility is scheduled for completion during the summer of 2025

Boulez’s Second Piano Sonata: inside the score with Tamara Stefanovich

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Gramophone

Tamara Stefanovich talks to Peter Quantrill about the Beethovenian qualities of heroism and resistance in this landmark work of the post-war avant-garde

The five unmissable new classical recordings this week – featuring violin concertos by Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Barber

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Gramophone

This week we feature outstanding new releases from Timothy Ridout, Kent Nagano, Renaud Capuçon and more

The Gramophone Classical Music Podcast reaches 1,000,000 downloads

Friday, February 14, 2025

| Gramophone

With new episodes every Friday, the Gramophone Classical Music Podcast is essential listening for anyone interested in classical music

Book review - So Written To After-Times: John McCabe – A Life in Letters (Compiled by Monica McCabe)

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Gramophone

'This is a treasure trove of information, thoroughly recommended'

A buyer's guide to first-time record players

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Gramophone

The tabletop ‘music centre’ may be just a distant memory, but where do you start when you want to bring high-quality sound into your life?

Introducing the March 2025 issue of Gramophone, featuring Ravel at 150

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Gramophone

Ravel: exploring the composer and his music on his 150th anniversary | Beethoven's Symphony No 7: the best recordings of an orchestral masterpiece

Vivek Haria - The Imperishable

Music Series

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Using a translated Sanskrit text and influenced by the Hindustani tradition, Vivek Haria’s new choral piece evokes a sense of transcendence, writes Matthew Power

Trudie Styler interview: 'When the concertmaster started playing the violin solo I just remember bursting into tears'

Saturday, February 22, 2025

| Gramophone

The director, producer and actor on how the music of Naples helped her tell the city’s story in her new film

Britten: Peter Grimes at the Gothenburg Opera | Live Review

Monday, March 17, 2025

| Opera Now

Grimes plays to Gothenburg’s strengths as an ensemble company, even if shortcomings here underline what a treacherously difficult piece this remains for non-natives

Claire Jackson: 'There are times when fairness is not enough – and equity must prevail over equality'

Opinion

Thursday, February 27, 2025

| Opera Now

'Sometimes, positive discrimination exists as a conscious policy. Like others, I have had my doubts about the fairness of such decisions'

Shura Cherkassky – The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals, 1981-1989 (Shura Cherkassky)

Friday, March 7, 2025

| International Piano

Shura Cherkassky’s live performances were acts of spontaneous creation, each rendition uniquely shaped in the moment. His radiant touch, daring surprises, and ever-evolving interpretations make this collection an essential portrait of a truly mercurial pianist

Scriabin Complete Piano Sonatas (Yunjie Chen) & (Nuno Cernadas)

Friday, March 7, 2025

| International Piano

Yunjie Chen and Nuno Cernadas bring strikingly different yet equally compelling interpretations to Scriabin’s 10 sonatas, balancing lyricism, intensity, and mystical complexity in a fascinating contrast of styles

MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Vol 1 (Xiayin Wang)

Friday, March 7, 2025

| International Piano

Xiayin Wang’s commanding performance of MacDowell’s piano concertos highlights the composer’s lyrical brilliance, with the BBC Philharmonic under John Wilson providing lush orchestral support

Salisbury Cathedral acquires new chamber organ

Friday, February 28, 2025

| Choir and Organ

Crafted in the Netherlands, the new instrument is now in use for worship and concert performances

Video of the Day: Liza Bec performs their new single ‘The roof’

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

| Gramophone

The composition is the first single for their new album The End Times

Michel Béroff at 75: Erato's monumental box-set celebrates a brilliant and versatile pianist

Thursday, April 17, 2025

| Gramophone

Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set

Review - Wharfedale Super Linton: 'There’s nothing retro about the sound'

Friday, March 21, 2025

| Gramophone

Retro styling meets modern driver technology in the company’s latest Heritage series speakers – and the result is nothing short of spectacular

The five unmissable new classical recordings this week, featuring Kate Lindsey and Jonathan Tetelman