Gramophone Classical Music Awards 1989
The 1989 edition of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards saw wins for Mitsuko Uchida, Janet Baker, Claudio Abbado, Simon Rattle, and many more
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New tools, new sounds: the composer’s evolving creative landscape in the 21st century
An introduction to five composers who are using electronic and acoustic instruments to build their own individual worlds of sound, featuring Belle Chen, Ólafur Arnalds, Hania Rani, Nils Frahm and Fred Again..
Gramophone Classical Music Awards 1988
Simon Rattle triumphed in 1988 with his account of Mahler's Second Symphony with the CBSO winning Recording of the Year
Gramophone Classical Music Awards 1987
The winners at the 1987 edition of Awards included The Tallis Scholars, Alfred Brendel, Christopher Hogwood and Brigitte Fassbaender
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Mezzo Kitty Whately on unknown French song | Gramophone Classical Music Podcast
Hattie Butterworth meets Kitty Whately to discuss her album featuring lesser-known French women composers writing at the turn of the 20th century
20 Years of VOCES8 | Gramophone Classical Music Podcast
Editor Martin Cullingford talks with three key figures behind this most innovative of ensembles – co-founders Barnaby Smith, Artistic Director, and Paul Smith, CEO, and soprano Andrea Haines
Andris Nelsons on the music and influence of Shostakovich | Gramophone Classical Music Podcast
Martin Cullingford talks to the Latvian conductor about his recordings of the full cycle of Shostakovich symphonies, concertos and his opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
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The recording can be found on Lumaret's new album
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Editorial: introducing the July issue
'We’ve now profiled more than 150 composers, and have no intention of not continuing: there’s certainly no shortage of people to include'
My Father’s Son: How becoming a father inspired tenor Nicky Spence’s upcoming recital
‘Fatherhood made me rethink everything – including how I hear and sing’
Editor's Choice
The Best Classical Albums of 2025 (So Far)
If you are searching for an inspirational new recording, look no further. All of these outstanding classical albums were Editor's Choices in Gramophone magazine and are highly recommended.
Editor's Choice – July 2025: this month's outstanding classical recordings
From Biber's Complete Violin Sonatas of 1681 to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, these are the essential recordings to explore this month
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Review - French School Pianists Play French Concertos
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WiiM’s winning formula: compact style meets audiophile ambition
WiiM Ultra/VibeLink Amp: an ultra-compact take on the ‘just add speakers’ system, this affordable...
Review - 'The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin' by Michel Krielaars (translated by Jonathan Reeder)
‘Yudina really was a “symbol of nonconformism” among Soviet musicians, dressed like a nun and in the...
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