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Monday, June 19, 2023

| Gramophone

Finnish conductor takes over ensemble in October

The English Concert embarks on an ambitious project to film and release Handel's complete works online

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

| Gramophone

A defiant vote of confidence in classical music: The English Concert plans to create a digital library of Handel's 42 operas, 29 oratorios, and more, making them freely accessible to all

James Bowman (1941-2023): Obituary

News

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

| Opera Now

Bowman’s large-scale voice of hypnotizingly satisfying beauty helped revive the art of the operatic countertenor

Wagner: The Rhinegold (English National Opera, Coliseum) | Live Review

Friday, June 2, 2023

| Opera Now

On a night like this, nobody says the Coliseum is too big

Mozart: Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne | Live review

Thursday, June 8, 2023

| Opera Now

A lack of motivation from the direction had a grave impact on Glyndebourne's opening show

Papaïoannou, Constantinides & Levidis (Cyprien Katsaris)

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

Katsaris revels in the virtuosity as much as the lyricism

Bobby Mitchell: sense of self

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| International Piano

Jonathon Brown meets Bobby Mitchell, artistic director of the EBEN festival in France, to discuss his freestyle approach to Schumann's late works, and the liberating idiosyncrasies of Haydn

Mozart: Piano Concerto in E-flat major K482 – Piano reduction

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| International Piano

This new edition from Henle is elegantly presented, displaying the clarity and precision typical of Germany's leading urtext publisher

Stephen Hough: music of my life

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| International Piano

British pianist, composer and writer Sir Stephen Hough reveals his formative musical influences

Discover International Piano: celebrating the piano's music and musicians

News

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

| International Piano

Authoritative and accessible, International Piano is an essential guide for pianists and piano enthusiasts alike

Delphian Records: every step of the way

Thursday, March 2, 2023

| Choir and Organ

Now ranking as one of the most successful independent labels in the world, Edinburgh-based Delphian Records was founded in 2000. Graeme Kay returns to Scotland to catch up with managing director Paul Baxter and creative director Will Coates-Gibson

David Hill In conversation with…Masaaki Suzuki, Founder-director of Bach Collegium Japan

Thursday, March 2, 2023

| Choir and Organ

'It's a pity organists can so often seem isolated from the wider musical world'

Royal Academy of Music: celebrating the future

Sunday, April 2, 2023

| Choir and Organ

The Royal Academy of Music’s principal, Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood CBE, is championing new investment that will benefit the organ department

The Sweet and Merry Month: Music for May Morning

Friday, July 1, 2022

| Choir and Organ

The boy choristers have a lovely fresh sound, the lower voices feature some particularly resonant basses

‘Opera’s future must be determined, and created, by those who make it and love it’ | Andrew Mellor

Opinion

Monday, June 26, 2023

| Opera Now

A new column from Andrew Mellor, celebrating opera and prompting important discussions about the industry

Bryan Anderson wins top prize at Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition

News

Monday, June 26, 2023

| Choir and Organ

‘He created magnificent music that expertly showcased the Longwood Organ and his extraordinary talent’

Which all-in-one audio system is right for you?

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| Gramophone

The days of the old radiograms and music centres may be past, but there’s no shortage of ideas for compact, high-performance hi-fi – it can save space and is easy to use, too

Opera and the refugee crisis – a letter from Geneva

Thursday, July 27, 2023

| Opera Now

German composer Christian Jost hopes the world premiere of Voyage vers l’Espoir in Geneva can expose the ongoing reality of the migrant crisis

Bushra El Turk: Woman at Point Zero at ROH Linbury Theatre | Live Review

Monday, July 3, 2023

| Opera Now

Emotional and beguiling: committed performances illuminated Bushra El-Turk's opera on female suffering

The special appeal of historic recordings

Blogs

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

| Gramophone

Rob Cowan's Replay column, which celebrates the best of recent reissues, has now been a crucial part of Gramophone for 30 years

Introducing the September 2023 issue of Gramophone, featuring Yuja Wang

Monday, August 7, 2023

| Gramophone

Yuja Wang: Rachmaninov from the remarkable piano star | Gianandrea Noseda: from Beethoven to Walker in DC | Jordi Savall: a conductor who draws the world together

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2023 Nominee

Monday, July 17, 2023

| Gramophone

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

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

Monday, August 14, 2023

| Gramophone

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

Zuzanna Koziej: Music of Trust

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Choir and Organ

The mainly a cappella performances include an anguished treatment of the Stabat mater as well as a brisk Mass of Trust with orchestra

Chesnokov: Sacred Choral Music