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James Bowman (1941-2023): Obituary

News

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

| Opera Now

Bowman’s large-scale voice of hypnotizingly satisfying beauty helped revive the art of the operatic countertenor

Album review: ‘The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla’

Features

Monday, May 22, 2023

| Gramophone

Taken as a souvenir of a ritual of a unique inaugural installation that has survived for over a millennium, this Decca recording will reap many rewards

‘I cannot be put in a cage. Like the character of Carmen, I always fight for my freedom’ | Aigul Akhmetshina interview

Features

Monday, May 22, 2023

| Opera Now

Aigul Akhmetshina is a major young talent whose sensuous, captivating mezzo voice and compelling stage presence is proving to be a huge attraction in major opera houses around the world

‘Opera allows us to step outside of ourselves’ | Mary Bevan interview

Features

Monday, May 22, 2023

| Opera Now

Soprano Mary Bevan’s individuality as an artist has emerged as a bright, beautiful and unpretentious force for the good, intent on changing people’s minds about opera and its importance to society

Video of the Day: composer Kaija Saariaho speaks to James Jolly

Classical Music News

Monday, May 22, 2023

| Gramophone

Editor-in-Chief James Jolly meets composer Kaija Saariaho for an in-depth exploration of her life and music as part of medici.tv's musicmakers series

Video of the Day: Kirill Gerstein plays Rachmaninov

Classical Music News

Friday, May 19, 2023

| Gramophone

The pianist plays In the Silence of the Secret Night from his new album released today

Kirill Gerstein on playing Rachmaninov

Podcasts

Friday, May 19, 2023

| Gramophone

The Gramophone Award-winning pianist marks Rachmaninov's 150th anniversary with a twinned release

Handel's home reopens after £3m restoration

Features

Thursday, May 18, 2023

| Gramophone

The London life of the composer - and that of Jimi Hendrix - explored with astonishing attention to detail

I Fagiolini announce eight-album deal

Classical Music News

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| Gramophone

Award-winning choir to join the Coro label

Anastasia Kobekina signs to Sony Classical

Classical Music News

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| Gramophone

Cellist begins partnership with musical portrait of Venice

Noseda reveals he's the owner of instruments loaned to players

Classical Music News

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

| Gramophone

NSO conductor hopes announcement will inspire others to do likewise

What lies ahead for classical recording?

Blogs

Monday, May 15, 2023

| Gramophone

‘High costs and a vast catalogue concentrate the mind, and the result is release schedules full of purpose and creativity’

Must watch: Gramophone's Centenary Concert

Classical Music News

Monday, May 15, 2023

| Gramophone

A very special celebration of Gramophone's 100 years

How do you write a theme for Succession's Roy family?

Classical Music News

Friday, May 12, 2023

| Gramophone

Find out when composer Nicholas Britell joins Apple Music's Classical Connections Radio show tomorrow - and listen to an exclusive clip here!

Video of the Day: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3 in Estonia

Classical Music News

Friday, May 12, 2023

| Gramophone

Barry Douglas is the soloist for Rachmaninov's Third Concerto with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Olari Elts

Edward Gardner: celebrating Chandos, our Label of the Year

Podcasts

Friday, May 12, 2023

| Gramophone

The conductor of the Bergen and London Philharmonics talks about making recordings. and working with Chandos

Introducing the June 2023 issue of Gramophone, featuring Sarah Willis

Classical Music News

Friday, May 12, 2023

| Gramophone

Sarah Willis: back in Cuba for more Mozart y Mambo!

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

Classical Music News

Friday, May 12, 2023

| Gramophone

Vox Luminis's 'Ein Deutsches Barockrequiem', Randall Goosby plays Bruch and Price concertos, Rafael Payare conducts Mahler's Symphony No 5, Carolyn Sampson sings Schubert

Video of the Day: Junyan Chen's phenomenal Liszt

Classical Music News

Thursday, May 11, 2023

| Gramophone

Junyan Chen's plays an excerpt from Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor

Paul Simon | My Music: ‘The analysis is unimportant – if the song is beautiful then it lasts’

Features

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| Gramophone

Singer-songwriter Paul Simon on memories of Mahler, working with the vocal ensemble VOCES8, and on the dream-inspired origins of his new album, Seven Psalms