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Mark Ainley offers an overview of the recorded legacy of one of the greatest of all 20th‑century pianists, Josef Hofmann, and suggests some essential listening

Apple Music Classical has launched in China, Japan and Korea

Classical Music News

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

| Gramophone

Apple Music Classical expands its global reach

Nevill Holt Opera rebrands as Nevill Holt Festival

News

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

| Opera Now

Leicestershire-based arts festival announces new formation

Video of the Day: Ruby Hughes & Manchester Collective perform Mahler

News

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

| Gramophone

Celebrating the soprano's new album 'End of my Days' in collaboration with Manchester Collective

Bernstein: Candide at MusikTheater an der Wien | Live Review

Review

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

| Opera Now

Marin Alsop leads a performance full of humour and sparkle of the great Maestro's operetta in Vienna

Bizet: Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera | Live Review

Review

Monday, January 22, 2024

| Opera Now

Though hard to fault musically, Carrie Cracknell's new Carmen brings a big mix-up in its theatre

Gramophone magazine: a history – the 1990s

Features

Monday, January 22, 2024

| Gramophone

Historically informed performance practice launched a new era in recorded repertoire, and the 1997 Gramophone Awards ceremony reached an audience of 2.5 million viewers on ITV

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann at Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège | Live Review

Review

Monday, January 22, 2024

| Opera Now

Stefano Poda's interpretation of Offenbach's final work revealed a brilliantly controlled operatic atmosphere

Igor Levit receives the Wigmore Hall Medal

Classical Music News

Monday, January 22, 2024

| Gramophone

Igor Levit becomes the youngest recipient of the prestigious Wigmore Hall Medal

Ivan Moody, composer, musicologist and Gramophone writer, has died

Classical Music News

Friday, January 19, 2024

| Gramophone

Born June 11, 1964; died January 18, 2024

Video of the Day: Chopin in an empty Concertgebouw

Classical Music News

Friday, January 19, 2024

| Gramophone

Nicolas van Poucke performs the Nocturne in B major in the stark beauty of the iconic venue

Krystian Zimerman on Szymanowski, conducting and retirement

Podcasts

Friday, January 19, 2024

| Gramophone

The great Polish pianist discusses the music of his celebrated fellow countryman

Gramophone magazine: a history – the 1980s

Features

Thursday, January 18, 2024

| Gramophone

The arrival of the CD gave the classical record industry a much-needed boost

Introducing the Spring 2024 issue of Opera Now

News

Thursday, January 18, 2024

| Opera Now

Russell Thomas: the American tenor as a leader for change | Yaritza Véliz: the Chilean soprano’s path to Mimì at Covent Garden | Opera on the road: joining Scottish Opera for an idyllic tour