Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5, by Paul Lewis

• Monday, September 5, 2016

For the British pianist, the ‘Emperor’ is a robust concerto which feels fresh every time

Brahms Piano Concerto No 2, by Nicholas Angelich

• Monday, September 5, 2016

The American-born, Paris-trained pianist on Brahms’s ‘symphony with piano obbligato’

Grieg Piano Concerto, by Leif Ove Andsnes

• Monday, September 5, 2016

The Norwegian pianist grew up with Grieg’s famous concerto, yet still finds it a force of nature

Mozart Piano Concerto No 27, by Angela Hewitt

• Monday, September 5, 2016

For Hewitt, the transcendental power of Mozart’s last piano concerto makes it emotional to play

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3, by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

• Monday, September 5, 2016

Tricky fingerings, hand-crossing…Prokofiev pushes his pianist to the limits, says Bavouzet

Ravel Piano Concerto in G, by Pierre-Laurent Aimard

• Monday, September 5, 2016

The Frenchman admires this showpiece – but being French isn’t a prerequisite for playing Ravel

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2, by Stephen Hough

• Monday, September 5, 2016

Rachmaninov is unsurpassed when it comes to producing colour from harmony, says Hough

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No 2, by Alexander Melnikov

• Monday, September 5, 2016

It may seem straightforward, says the Russian pianist, but Shostakovich’s Second is anything but

Schumann Piano Concerto, by Ingrid Fliter

• Monday, September 5, 2016

The Argentinian pianist is swept away by the poetry of this ‘story of passion and abandon’

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1, by Yevgeny Sudbin

• Monday, September 5, 2016

Aiming for lyricism, not aggression, is the key to conquering Tchaikovsky’s Concerto, says Sudbin

Master and Pupil: from Beethoven to Czerny to Liszt

• Friday, September 2, 2016

Inside Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 3, ‘Scottish’

• Friday, September 2, 2016

Peter Quantrill speaks to the conductor Pablo Heras-Casado about the challenges of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 3 – a piece that ‘has everything’

Video of the day: an exclusive first look at Benjamin Grosvenor's new album

• Friday, September 2, 2016

In a Gramophone video exclusive, Grosvenor performs Mendelssohn's F minor Prelude

Video of the day: EUYO and Bernard Haitink perform Bruckner's Symphony No 7

• Thursday, September 1, 2016

A complete, live performance of the symphony recorded at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam

Contemporary composer: Steve Reich

• Thursday, September 1, 2016

James McCarthy explores what makes the minimalist’s music unique, plus enjoy our Steve Reich playlist on Apple Music