The Chopin Piano Competition, day six: a look at the repertoire

• Jed Distler
• Saturday, October 9, 2021

The judges name the competitors through to the next round

The Chopin Piano Competition, day five

• Jed Distler
• Friday, October 8, 2021

Stage 1 draws to a conclusion

The Chopin Piano Competition, day four: highs, and a major discovery

• Jed Distler
• Thursday, October 7, 2021

Jed Distler continues his fascinating daily blog of the Warsaw event

What makes an Award-winner so remarkable?

• Martin Cullingford, Gramophone Editor
• Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Gramophone's Editor reflects on our annual celebration of musical excellence

The Chopin Piano Competition, day three: settling in

• Jed Distler
• Wednesday, October 6, 2021

The Chopin Piano Competition: day two

• Jed Distler
• Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Jed Distler asks: what do jurors look for in contestants?

The Chopin Piano Competition: welcome to our daily blog

• Jed Distler
• Monday, October 4, 2021

Every day, Gramophone critic Jed Distler listens in and points you towards the most inspiring performances

The Listening Room (24.9.21)

• Friday, September 24, 2021

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Florence Price, Anna Netrebko sings Tchaikovsky, Jeremy Denk plays Mozart and Isabelle Faust and the AAM Berlin play Bach.

Music and dementia

• Naomi Atherton
• Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Naomi Atherton, Principal Horn of the Manchester Camerata, on how music gives people living with dementia a voice and a sense of community in the moment

Raise a glass to the experts behind the scenes

• Martin Cullingford, Gramophone Editor
• Friday, September 17, 2021

Gramophone's Editor pays tribute to the brilliant people behind the microphones and desks

For young artists, experience is vital - but often difficult to get

• Alexander Gilman, Artistic Director, LGT Young Soloists
• Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Step forward the LGT Young Soloists and Philip Glass...

Hannah Ely on ‘A Short Walk’, a new multi-arts collaboration receiving its world-premiere performance this month

• Hannah Ely
• Monday, September 6, 2021

The founding member of award-winning vocal group Fieri Consort describes the process behind their exciting project combining music by Ben Rowarth and a silent film from Sophia Carr-Gomm

The Listening Room (4.9.21)

• Saturday, September 4, 2021

Some of the most ear-catching recent releases

The life-affirming power of live performance

• Martin Cullingford, Gramophone Editor
• Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Nicola Benedetti's Baroque in Battersea reminded us just what we've been missing

The Listening Room (7.8.21)

• Saturday, August 7, 2021

Concertos by Copland, Kapustin and Poulenc, Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder sung by Anja Harteros and a feast of pre-release tracks from Víkingur Ólafsson, Daniil Trifonov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Igor Levit,...