Stephen Plaistow, Gramophone reviewer and BBC Radio 3 producer, has died

Martin Cullingford, Editor
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Gramophone writer for more than half a century, and lifelong champion of contemporary composers

Stephen Plaistow, Gramophone reviewer and champion of contemporary composers (Lucie Carlier / Gramophone)

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