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From LeBron James to La Serenissima: what lies behind the limitless appeal of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons?

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

| Gramophone

Mark Seow traces the rise to ubiquity of Vivaldi’s famed work – and hears from some of today’s leading violinists about why it’s beloved by both artists and audiences

Winners announced for St Albans International Organ Competition 2023

News

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

| Choir and Organ

Sunkyung Noh has won first prize and the gold medal in this year's Interpretation competition

John Gilhooly: keeper of the musical flame at Wigmore Hall

Blogs

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

| Gramophone

Amid a feast of world-class music-making, James Jolly sits down with the Director of London’s Wigmore Hall, John Gilhooly to find out how this unique concert hall ticks

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites at the BBC Proms | Live Review

Review

Monday, August 14, 2023

| Opera Now

From its run at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, the company transports Poulenc's masterpiece to the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms

Monteverdi: Orfeo at Santa Fe Opera | Live Review

Review

Monday, August 14, 2023

| Opera Now

With a modernised score by composer Nico Muhly, Santa Fe's first Orfeo draws on a 'diverse palette of colours'

'It’s about changing the format, reaching out to a different type of audience' | Interview with Danielle de Niese

Features

Monday, August 14, 2023

| Opera Now

Soprano Danielle de Niese turns her hand to musical theatre, revealing why it's only now that she feels able to combine it with opera

Stanford: Requiem, op.63

Review

Monday, August 14, 2023

| Choir and Organ

A glorious recording

Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2023 Nominee

Classical Music News

Monday, August 14, 2023

| Gramophone

Why the Chicago Symphony Orchestra deserves your vote for the 2023 Orchestra of the Year Award

New outreach project marks 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death

News

Monday, August 14, 2023

| Choir and Organ

The initiative takes Byrd’s 1588 ‘Reasons to Sing’ manifesto as a stimulus for exploring why individuals sing and the human desire to express emotions through music-making