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Gramophone Orchestra of the Year 2024: Czech Philharmonic

Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Gramophone

From our shortlist of orchestras who particularly impressed us on record this year, you chose a superb ensemble rooted in both tradition and the modern world

Top 10 Solo Violin Recordings

Features

Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Gramophone

Featuring outstanding solo recordings by Hilary Hahn, Alina Ibragimova, Rachel Podger, James Ehnes and more

Rising Star: mezzo-soprano Lea Shaw

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Opera Now

‘My wish is that folk feel empowered to use their voice as an extension of their authentic self, and to revel in the small magic that makes them, and their voice, unique’

Gramophone Young Artist of the Year 2024: Yunchan Lim

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Gramophone

Rarely has a young pianist made such an impression so quickly, as competition success and a debut studio album confirm Yunchan Lim to be an exceptional talent

Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award 2024: Michael Tilson Thomas

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Gramophone

As he turns 80, we celebrate the conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas whose impact on musical life and on millions of listeners has been transformative

Introducing the 2024 Awards issue of Gramophone

Classical Music News

Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Gramophone

We celebrate the finest albums – and name our Recording of the Year!

SERIOUS and Black Lives in Music introduce Equaliser Mentorship Programme

Classical Music News

Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Gramophone

An opportunity for aspiring live sound professionals from global majority backgrounds

Introducing the Winter 2024 issue of Opera Now, featuring Nadine Sierra

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Opera Now

Nadine Sierra: redefining the modern diva | Huw Montague Rendall: the young baritone on his debut album

Meeting Nadine Sierra: ‘I don’t take my career for granted ... It can very easily be taken away from me’

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Opera Now

This September, soprano Nadine Sierra returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, nearly a decade after her debut in the role. She speaks about her early life, frustrations with the industry and reflects on the deeper truths behind the music

Chris Patten | My Music: ‘The piece of music that I listen to most is the Goldberg Variations’

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

| Gramophone

The former governor of Hong Kong and Chancellor of Oxford University on listening to Bach, Mozart and Haydn

Gramophone Chamber Award 2024: Schumann's Piano Quartet & Quintet

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

| Gramophone

Familiar works are given an invigoratingly fresh perspective by Isabelle Faust, Anne Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov