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The perennial fame of Handel’s oratorio has inspired a host of contrasting approaches to text and performance. David Vickers mulls over the finest recordings

Video of the Day: Mozart's Regina Coeli, from Keble College

Features

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| Gramophone

The film showcases the Oxford choir's newly released album, 'Resurrexi!'

What fear we then? Alexander Campkin on writing for a ground-breaking ensemble

Blogs

Monday, April 11, 2022

| Gramophone

The composer's new work for the National Open Youth Orchestra depicts a journey between non-disability and disability

The Leonkoro Quartet triumph at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition

Classical Music News

Monday, April 11, 2022

| Gramophone

A superb final saw three excellent ensembles compete for the prestigious prize. Richard Whitehouse was there to offer his assessment of these impressive young groups

Richard Blackford: we explore the composer's music

Features

Monday, April 11, 2022

| Gramophone

From cantatas to concertos, Michael White looks over the artist's ever-evolving musical voice

International Handel Singing Competition names 2022 winner

Classical Music News

Sunday, April 10, 2022

| Gramophone

Countertenor Alexander Chance triumphs at London competition

The 2022 Carl Nielsen International Competition announces its winners

Classical Music News

Sunday, April 10, 2022

| Gramophone

Two violinists tie for first place, making four winners in total - watch the finals here

2022 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition: the final weekend

Classical Music News

Friday, April 8, 2022

| Gramophone

Find out which quartets have made it to the semi-finals - and watch them perform live

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet on his continuing Mozart piano concerto cycle

Podcasts

Friday, April 8, 2022

| Gramophone

The pianist discusses volume six, featuring No 22, K482 and No 23, K488

The Czech Philharmonic's Mahler Cycle launches today

Classical Music News

Friday, April 8, 2022

| Gramophone

New partnership on Pentatone begins with Symphony No 4 conducted by Semyon Bychkov

Watch the 2022 Carl Nielsen International Competition Finals live!

Features

Thursday, April 7, 2022

| Gramophone

Watch all of the finals of this year's Carl Nielsen International Competition here on the Gramophone website

Icon: Charles Rosen

Features

Thursday, April 7, 2022

| Gramophone

Well known as an academic who wrote about Classical style, this American was an equally celebrated pianist who worked with notable 20th-century composers, says Jed Distler

The finalists in the 2022 Carl Nielsen International Competition are announced

Classical Music News

Thursday, April 7, 2022

| Gramophone

Nine highly talented players go forward to demonstrate their musicianship in the final rounds of this prestigious music competition

‘I’d never made enough time to go into this world of solo Bach… In lockdown, I jumped into the ice-cold water!’ | Frank Peter Zimmermann interview

Features

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| Gramophone

Lockdown finally gave Frank Peter Zimmermann the space he required to tackle Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas for BIS but, as the German violinist reveals to Lindsay Kemp, he continues to harbour doubts about recording the second and final Volume