Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 11: Saturday at the Semis

• Monday, June 13, 2022

Our expert's insights on the latest recital rounds and Mozart concertos

Jed Distler Cliburn Blog No 10: Staggering Liszt and so-so Mozart

• Sunday, June 12, 2022

Our correspondent at the competition is dazzled by the diamond among the unexceptional

Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 9: the semi-finals move onto Mozart

• Friday, June 10, 2022

Our correspondent at the competition continues his superb series of reports

John Williams on the cover of Gramophone's July 2022 issue

• Friday, June 10, 2022

John Williams's concertos: the other side of cinema’s great musical genius | Bertrand Chamayou’s masterly Messiaen | Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique: the finest recordings

Gramophone Editor's Choice: July 2022 | The best new classical recordings

• Friday, June 10, 2022

Outstanding new recordings of Ravel's piano concertos, Sibelius's Seventh Symphony, Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus and more

Watch an exclusive video from Héloïse Werner's new album

• Friday, June 10, 2022

The singer is joined by guitarist Laura Snowden in Josephine Stephenson's new work, taken from 'Phrases'

Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 8: sharing the joy

• Thursday, June 9, 2022

The semi-finals begin with two markedly different examples of programme-building

How an astonishing musical discovery inspired Musica Secreta’s new album

• Thursday, June 9, 2022

Musica Secreta’s album Mother Sister Daughter celebrates women’s spiritual relationships and the stories they tell

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2022: our sponsors and partners

• Thursday, June 9, 2022

Composer Joby Talbot on the rollercoaster ride of premiering his new ballet, Like Water For Chocolate

• Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Joby Talbot reflects on the creative process behind his new ballet, a collaboration with Christopher Wheeldon for The Royal Ballet, based on Laura Esquivel's Like Water For Chocolate

Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 7: reflections on repertoire

• Wednesday, June 8, 2022

As we await the first Semi-final, our correspondent discusses the solo-round repertoire choices

Jed Distler’s Cliburn Blog No 6: the Quarter Finals wind down

• Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Follow the prestigious competition with our daily coverage

Norma Fisher on her early success as a concert pianist, and how a rare neurological condition changed everything

• Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Piano prodigy turned influential teacher Norma Fisher’s performing prowess is once more being recognised thanks to the series of historic BBC recordings

Sibelius's Violin Concerto: an in-depth guide to the best recordings

• Monday, June 6, 2022

Jean Sibelius’s sole concerto, in which every note is valuable, according to Ida Haendel, remains among his most popular works. David Gutman surveys recordings reaching back nine decades

Jed Distler's Cliburn Blog No 5: Quarter Final Musings

• Monday, June 6, 2022

Our daily blog from the Van Cliburn Competition continues to explore the competitors