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Meeting Sander Booij, one of the most gifted Dutch organ builders of his generation

Friday, February 23, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Chris Bragg meets Sander Booij, one of the most gifted Dutch organ builders of his generation, as he takes over the leadership of one of the country’s most venerable workshops

Fraz Ireland - Glitterball for organ

Music Series

Monday, February 26, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Both innovative and idiomatic, this new organ piece explores the possibilities of registration and leaves organists to interpret its soundscape. Composer Fraz Ireland talks to Matthew Power

Top Picks: Looking back over 10 of our favourite Gramophone Podcast episodes

Features

Monday, March 4, 2024

| Gramophone

From Bach to John Williams... Join us as we explore the breadth of topics available to our listeners

Puccini: Turandot at Malmö Opera | Live Review

Review

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Opera Now

'Sofia Jupither’s staging of Turandot does away with blood and guts, focusing instead on a tangible sense of hope and a community clinging to it with every fibre it has'

‘Schubert + Brahms’ – Schubert: Impromptus, D935. Drei Klavierstücke, D946. Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op 119 (Can Çakmur)

Review

Friday, March 8, 2024

| International Piano

It would be difficult to imagine a less evasive Schubertian, or one who turns such an ironic eye on the amicable and domestic world of the ‘Schubertiads’

Pam Wedgwood wins Lifetime Achievement Award

News

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| International Piano

Composer Pam Wedgwood to be recognised for her contribution to piano education

50 of the best classical pianists on record

Features

Monday, January 1, 2024

| Gramophone

An introduction to the greatest classical pianists and their best recordings, featuring Martha Argerich, Vladimir Horowitz, Igor Levit and Maria João Pires

Jonas Kaufmann interview: ‘I could sing Parsifal many times every year, but I don’t ... It’s too precious to just use it as a vehicle to make money’

Features

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Gramophone

Jonas Kaufmann returns to one of Wagner’s great roles, in a production now issued by Sony Classical. He tells Mark Pullinger about being part of an all-star performance in an empty opera house – and reveals a wish list of future plans

English Touring Opera's Robin Norton-Hale: ‘If you don’t get any letters, that means people thought, “That was all right” – I’d rather they felt something’

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

General director of English Touring Opera, Robin Norton-Hale discusses her sanguine drive to present ambitious performances in the current opera climate

Has opera had enough grey concrete?

Opinion

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Why on earth am I being made to watch yet another operatic story told within grey concrete walls and under arid strip lighting?

Charlie Mackesy | My Music: ‘I don’t think good music ever really leaves your soul’

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Gramophone

The author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse on his life-long love of music – and a new musical of the book for schools

Video of the Day: Her Ensemble perform Joanna Borrett's 'Us' for string orchestra

News

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Gramophone

The free-form group performs a folk-influenced string work by an emerging composer

Video of the Day: 'Luminous' for Wind

Classical Music News

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Gramophone

Delve behind the scenes at the iconic Abbey Road Studios as WindSync record Miguel del Aguila's Quinteto Sinfónico

Violinist Daniel Lozakovich moves to Warner Classics

Classical Music News

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

| Gramophone

23-year-old Swedish virtuoso moves labels from DG

Polarising pianist: Alexis Weissenberg

Features

Friday, May 24, 2024

| International Piano

In his latest discussion of a pianist notorious for invoking opposing points of view, Bryce Morrison explores the varied legacy of Alexis Weissenberg, an artist renowned for his uncompromising interpretations

'We all have a connection to the Holocaust' - Before It All Goes Dark opera preview

Features

Monday, May 20, 2024

| Opera Now

A story of Nazi looted art paves the way for a new opera by Jake Heggie for Music Of Remembrance about discovering Jewish identity and the power of journalism

Editor's Choice: June 2024 | The best new classical recordings

Features

Friday, May 17, 2024

| Gramophone

Introducing outstanding new albums from Antje Weithaas and Dénes Várjon, Paul Wee, Rachel Podger, Yuja Wang, John Adams and more

Cellist Beatrice Harrison's 100-year-old collaboration with a nightingale reminds us what music truly is

Blogs

Friday, May 17, 2024

| Gramophone

‘The best way to celebrate the centenary of her nightingale broadcast is to continue to fight for what it is to be a musician rather than a machine’

Video of the Day: organist Nicholas Morris performs 'Glitterball' by Fraz Ireland

News

Monday, May 13, 2024

| Gramophone

A new piece for organ performed by Nicholas Morris explores the possibilities of registration and leaves organists to interpret its soundscape

Barbara Hannigan takes on first chief conductor post

News

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| Gramophone

Iceland Symphony Orchestra names the conductor and soprano as its Chief Conductor from 2026

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Meeting Sander Booij, one of the most gifted Dutch organ builders of his generation

Fraz Ireland - Glitterball for organ

Top Picks: Looking back over 10 of our favourite Gramophone Podcast episodes

Puccini: Turandot at Malmö Opera | Live Review

‘Schubert + Brahms’ – Schubert: Impromptus, D935. Drei Klavierstücke, D946. Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op 119 (Can Çakmur)

Pam Wedgwood wins Lifetime Achievement Award

50 of the best classical pianists on record

Jonas Kaufmann interview: ‘I could sing Parsifal many times every year, but I don’t ... It’s too precious to just use it as a vehicle to make money’

English Touring Opera's Robin Norton-Hale: ‘If you don’t get any letters, that means people thought, “That was all right” – I’d rather they felt something’

Has opera had enough grey concrete?

Charlie Mackesy | My Music: ‘I don’t think good music ever really leaves your soul’

Video of the Day: Her Ensemble perform Joanna Borrett's 'Us' for string orchestra

Video of the Day: 'Luminous' for Wind

Violinist Daniel Lozakovich moves to Warner Classics

Polarising pianist: Alexis Weissenberg

'We all have a connection to the Holocaust' - Before It All Goes Dark opera preview

Editor's Choice: June 2024 | The best new classical recordings

Cellist Beatrice Harrison's 100-year-old collaboration with a nightingale reminds us what music truly is

Video of the Day: organist Nicholas Morris performs 'Glitterball' by Fraz Ireland

Barbara Hannigan takes on first chief conductor post

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