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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

| Choir and Organ

London’s Union Chapel has suspended its organ activities due to the discovery of a fatal crack

Gustav Holst at 150: a different planet

Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Surveying composer Gustav Holst’s choral works at 150 years since his birth, David Wordsworth looks at the composer’s interest in world music, poetry and his friendship with Vaughan Williams

Vivaldi: L’Olimpiade at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House | Live Review

Thursday, May 16, 2024

| Opera Now

A co-production with the Irish National Opera, though visually repetitive, reveals some faultless singing

Wagner: Götterdämmerung at Royal Festival Hall | Live Review

Monday, April 29, 2024

| Opera Now

The LPO concludes Wagner's Ring cycle under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski

Q&A with Nicholas Cleobury, JAM on the Marsh Festival Curator

Friday, May 17, 2024

| Choir and Organ

We sat down with the curator of the John Armitage Memorial Trust (JAM) to ask him about the upcoming JAM on the Marsh festival

Bizet: Carmen at Glyndebourne 2024 | Live Review

Monday, May 20, 2024

| Opera Now

A new production of Bizet's opera launched the 2024 summer season at Glyndebourne in style

English National Opera announces Jenny Mollica as new Chief Executive

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

| Opera Now

The company's interim CEO is made permanent, coming from her role in Director of Strategy and Engagement

Introducing the June 2024 issue of Gramophone, featuring Rachel Podger

Classical Music News

Friday, May 17, 2024

| Gramophone

Rachel Podger: the brilliant Baroque violinist on her album of English music

Michael John Trotta: Requiem

Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Review - Ravel: ‘The Complete Works For Solo Piano, Vol 1’ (Vincent Larderet)

Friday, May 24, 2024

| International Piano

‘The most satisfying interpretations are of the Valses nobles et sentimentales and the Pavane, which reveal fine attention to detail, pacing and balances’

King's Singers announce new bass

Thursday, May 30, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Piers Connor Kennedy becomes the ensemble's fifth bass since its inception

Review - Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, etc (Nelson Goerner)

Friday, May 24, 2024

| International Piano

‘All in all, a distinguished release, supported by first‑class engineering’

Review - Joseph Szigeti plays Beethoven and Berg Violin Concertos (Biddulph)

Friday, June 14, 2024

| Gramophone

Biddulph’s recently released transfer of this classic recording is the best I’ve yet heard

Can Çakmur on Schubert and Krenek

Podcasts

Friday, May 24, 2024

| Gramophone

The pianist on his latest album pairing Schubert with composers inspired by him

Martyn Brabbins to join Malmö Symphony Orchestra as chief conductor

Friday, June 14, 2024

| Opera Now

Previous music director of English National Opera takes on a new role in Sweden

150-year-old organ restored to its former glory

Monday, June 17, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The Victorian church organ was restored to working order in 2012 but the design and decoration remained to be completed

Claude Debussy: Top 20 Recordings

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

| Gramophone

Debussy was among the most influential of all the 20th century’s composers. Here are 20 outstanding recordings of Debussy's greatest works, from Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune to Pelléas et Mélisande

90th anniversary interviews: Sir John Barbirolli

Thursday, March 28, 2013

| Gramophone

'Revolutions' at the Royal College of Music | Live Review