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Thursday, December 7, 2023

| Choir and Organ

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Penderecki at 90: A Lasting Influence

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| Gramophone

The 90th anniversary of Penderecki's birth is the perfect chance to sample the diversity of work that sprang from a composer who remained intrigued by the infinite possibilities of sound

Video of the Day: Schmidt: A contemporary of Mahler and Strauss

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

| Gramophone

Ahead of his new album, conductor Jonathan Berman discusses the four Symphonies of the lesser known later Romantic composer Franz Schmidt

Christoph Waltz | My Music: ‘Music is pretty much as Nietzsche said: it wouldn’t be a life worth living without music’

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

| Gramophone

The actor and director Christoph Waltz on his musical childhood in Vienna, and the links between theatre, film and opera

Manchester confirmed as new ENO home

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

| Opera Now

The company will be established in Manchester by 2029

Streaming music on a budget: the Gramophone Guide

Monday, December 4, 2023

| Gramophone

As the choice of ways to stream becomes ever wider, it’s never been more affordable to add network and online music to your system. Here are some bargain ways to do it

The Best Classical Music Albums Of 2023

Monday, December 4, 2023

| Gramophone

All of these outstanding classical albums were Editor's Choices in Gramophone magazine and are highly recommended. If you are searching for an inspirational new recording, look no further

Video of the Day: Sleigh Ride

Monday, December 4, 2023

| Gramophone

A sparkling performance by the VOCES8 Foundation orchestra of the Leroy Anderson festive classic

Royal Opera House Orchestra accept new pay offer from management

Sunday, December 3, 2023

| Opera Now

The agreement follows months of action from the orchestra and the Musicians Union

Maria Callas: we celebrate La Divina on her 100th anniversary

Podcasts

Saturday, December 2, 2023

| Gramophone

Maria Callas remains a unique figure of fascination for both music lovers and performers

Podcast: Errollyn Wallen on her new book 'Becoming A Composer'

Podcasts

Friday, December 1, 2023

| Gramophone

Composer Errollyn Wallen joins us for this week's episode of the Gramophone Podcast

Editor's Choice: December 2023 | The best new classical recordings

Friday, December 1, 2023

| Gramophone

Music by Debussy, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Josquin and more is featured on this month's Editor's Choice recordings

Introducing the December 2023 issue, featuring Maria Callas

Friday, December 1, 2023

| Gramophone

Maria Callas at 100: how the iconic singer’s art speaks to musicians of our time | Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata: a century of great recordings | Critics’ Choice: our reviewers reveal their favourite albums of the year

Video of the Day: The Gesualdo Six perform 'Es ist ein Ros entsprungen'

Friday, December 1, 2023

| Gramophone

The Renaissance carol is the first of our festive Videos of the Day in the run up to Christmas

Video of the Day: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra perform 'Love Eternal'

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| Gramophone

The movement features in newly written and recorded Romantic Suite for String Orchestra

Stephen Hough premieres his Piano Concerto

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| International Piano

Pianist and composer Sir Stephen Hough will unveil his new Piano Concerto, The World of Yesterday, in a world premiere performance with the Utah Symphony Orchestra in January

Respighi: Double Bill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Review

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| Opera Now

Respighi's Maria egiziaca and La bella dormente nel bosco sit side-by-side in this impressive performance from the Guildhall

Opera Now Christmas offers

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Video of the Day: 'Fragments of Experience' by Mark Bowler

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| Gramophone

Sight, Sound and Song: The new song cycle celebrates the work of William Blake with animations based on the poet's own illustrations

International Piano Christmas offers

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| International Piano

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Gramophone Christmas offers

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| Gramophone

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Bruce Liu: Waves

Review

Monday, November 27, 2023

| International Piano

Liu makes his debut studio recording on DG with a recital devoted to French music

Folk won’t stop worrying about what to wear for opera, until we all stop talking about it | Opinion

Opinion

Monday, November 27, 2023

| Opera Now

'It’s due partly to the class trappings that still linger around opera, partly to media representation of it and partly to the general aura that we, the opera crowd, tend to emit.'

A third of musicians experience poor mental health