Beethoven goes manga for 'Beethoven Wars'
- Friday, February 28, 2025
Conductor Laurence Equilbey explains how Beethoven’s King Stephan and Ruins of Athens inspired the first manga opera for the big screen – Beethoven Wars
Features
Listen to musicians on Maurice Ravel in their own words
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
In celebration of the French composer's 150th birthday, Gramophone presents interview comments with distinguished artists that Jon Tolansky has recorded over the years
Calidore String Quartet: how Beethoven's early string quartets brought us together
- Monday, February 24, 2025
The Calidore String Quartet reflect on the importance of Beethoven's quartets in their lives
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony: a guide to the greatest recordings
- Friday, February 21, 2025
Richard Osborne explores how conductors have approached this most elemental of Beethoven symphonies through more than a century of recorded performances
Editor's Choice: March 2025 | The best new classical recordings
- Friday, February 21, 2025
Featuring outstanding recordings from María Dueñas, Sir Stephen Hough, Alina Ibragimova, Jerusalem Quartet and more
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Shostakovich From Every Angle
- Friday, February 21, 2025
In May, the world’s most comprehensive Shostakovich event will take over Leipzig - a city that has always treated the composer seriously
Interview: Stephen Hough on the genesis of his piano concerto, The World of Yesterday
- Friday, February 21, 2025
As Stephen Hough releases his recording of his own piano concerto, he shares the story of the work’s genesis with James Jolly, and reveals the growing importance of composition in his life
Trudie Styler interview: 'When the concertmaster started playing the violin solo I just remember bursting into tears'
- Friday, February 21, 2025
The director, producer and actor on how the music of Naples helped her tell the city’s story in her new film
The Best Classical Albums of 2025 (So Far)
- Friday, February 21, 2025
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.
Interview: Harry Christophers on The Sixteen's 25th annual Choral Pilgrimage
- Friday, February 21, 2025
As The Sixteen prepare for their 25th annual Choral Pilgrimage, Hattie Butterworth hears from conductor Harry Christophers about how the project has developed over the years, about nurturing potential ensemble singers of the future and about leadership with a familial feel
Rebuild it and they will come: visiting San Diego’s Jacobs Music Center
- Friday, February 21, 2025
A return to Southern California finds James Jolly in awe of the $125 million refurbishment of the downtown home of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Record label guide: Signum Records
- Friday, February 21, 2025
In the latest guide to a classical record label, Tim Parry traces the origins and history of a popular British company
Explorations: György Ligeti's Lontano
- Friday, February 21, 2025
In the first of a new series exploring the history and recordings of less familiar works, Fabrice Fitch introduces a Modernist masterpiece
Contemporary composer: Charlotte Bray
- Friday, February 21, 2025
Richard Whitehouse introduces the varied output of the strong-voiced, Berlin-based British composer who started writing music in her early twenties
Online classical concerts & events to enjoy this month (March 2025)
- Friday, February 21, 2025
Andrew Mellor explores a range of web-based operas and concerts
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