Sheku Kanneh-Mason on Shostakovich & Britten, Takács Quartet at 50, and Aimard plays Kurtág – all in the May 2025 issue of Gramophone

Thursday, April 17, 2025

This issue features interviews with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the Takács Quartet and Pierre-Laurent Aimard, guides to Sofronitsky and Silvestrov, and a deep dive into Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3 – plus our annual Summer Festivals Guide

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In the presence of a national treasure: Kurtág’s Játékok through Aimard’s hands

Pierre-Laurent Aimard has recorded the largest selection yet from György Kurtág’s Játékok, and in...

Sheku Kanneh-Mason interview: ‘It’s so incredibly important to have music that documents our own time’

Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s new album marks a return to Shostakovich, with his Second Cello Concerto...

Vladimir Sofronitsky: the elusive pianist on record

Tim Parry reflects on the life and pianism of one of the greatest of all Soviet pianists, whose...

Gramophone Classical Festival Guide 2025

Kick off your worldwide festival-going adventures this year by perusing our guide – you’re bound to...

Valentin Silvestrov: music at the edge of farewell

Peter Quantrill reflects on the path taken so far by this Ukrainian master whose music is known for...

Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto: a century of recordings – from the composer to contemporary mavericks

Prokofiev’s most popular concerto has inspired a range of interpretations since the composer’s own...

Michel Béroff at 75: a pianist beyond borders

With a milestone birthday on the horizon, James Jolly meets the pianist Michel Béroff to find out...

Monsters, music, and the mind of a king: Oliver Cotton on classical music and The Score

The actor and playwright on imagining Bach for the stage, on learning classical guitar, and the...

Edward Gardner faces the horror and beauty of Strauss's Salome head-on

Edward Gardner wrestles with Strauss’s darkest opera in a gripping new Chandos recording – and finds...

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