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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
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
In the latest guide to a classical record label, Tim Parry traces the origins and history of a popular British company
In the first of a new series exploring the history and recordings of less familiar works, Fabrice Fitch introduces a Modernist masterpiece
Richard Whitehouse introduces the varied output of the strong-voiced, Berlin-based British composer who started writing music in her early twenties
Andrew Mellor explores a range of web-based operas and concerts
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the March 2025 issue of Gramophone magazine
Tamara Stefanovich talks to Peter Quantrill about the Beethovenian qualities of heroism and resistance in this landmark work of the post-war avant-garde
David Gutman and Andrew Farach-Colton discuss Leonard Slatkin’s 1989 recording of Elgar’s First Symphony with the LPO
To mark the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth, Mark Pullinger conjures a portrait of this multifaceted composer through his exquisitely crafted works
Glass's piano Etudes are frequently performed and recorded in a way that isn't true to the score. It's time to return to what was actually written by the composer
With his Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Elgar extended the expressive language of string instruments
Featuring outstanding recordings from Sir Simon Rattle, Paavo Järvi, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Calidore Quartet, The Nash Ensemble and more
Alice Sara Ott has added her own recording to the rather small discography of Field’s nocturnes, creating an album perfectly in keeping with her openness to exploration, finds Jeremy Nicholas
Are we returning to our old favourites? Or is the trend for nostalgic designs tapping into a desire for the hi-fi of the past?
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