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Conductor Alice Farnham on Imogen Holst: ‘What comes through in all Holst’s music is a sense of joy and positivity’

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

| Choir and Organ

As NMC releases an album of Imogen Holst’s choral and orchestral music, Leah Broad meets conductor Alice Farnham to explore why her music has been neglected

The Chopin Piano Competition: the Final Round, Part One

Blogs

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

| Gramophone

Our daily analysis continues as the competition draws towards the finale

The Chopin Piano Competition: day two

Blogs

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

| Gramophone

Jed Distler asks: what do jurors look for in contestants?

Introducing the Autumn 2024 issue of Choir & Organ

Features

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Editor Hattie Butterworth explores the Autumn issue of Choir & Organ magazine

Video of the Day: Dvořák Symphony No 8 - Fourth Movement (Czech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov)

Classical Music News

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

| Gramophone

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic perform the final movement from Dvořák's masterpiece, the Eighth Symphony

Review - Mozart & Poulenc: Double & Triple Concertos (Karin Kei Nagano, Mari Kodama, Momo Kodama)

Review

Friday, August 30, 2024

| International Piano

It’s a true family affair, and the rapport is palpable in performances that revel in the joyfulness abounding in both works

Review - Albéniz: Iberia – Books 1 & 2; Granados: Goyescas, Op 11 – Book 1 (Peter Donohoe)

Review

Friday, August 30, 2024

| International Piano

Whether you find the performances refreshingly uneccentric or slightly lacking in spice will depend on your taste

Review - Max Rostal: Concert Tours 1956-1965

Review

Friday, September 6, 2024

| Gramophone

These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a renaissance of interest in Rostal’s other recordings

Anna Clyne on her new album 'Shorthand'

Podcasts

Friday, August 23, 2024

| Gramophone

The composer speaks with Hattie Butterworth about her album of string music

Welcome to the new season! Concerts, operas and events worldwide

Features

Monday, September 16, 2024

| Gramophone

Jack Pepper is your guide to the themes and highlights awaiting us across the coming year

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 2: a guide to the best recordings

Features

Monday, May 13, 2024

| Gramophone

Tchaikovsky’s Second Piano Concerto has long lived in the shadow of its ubiquitous predecessor and fallen victim to well-meaning editorial excisions. Jeremy Nicholas assesses its eight-decade discography