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Friday, July 5, 2019

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The pianist discusses her Decca debut

How do you write a TV theme for the BBC Proms?

Friday, July 19, 2019

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An iconic festival, prime-time audience, and just 20 seconds to work with...it's not an everyday challenge, discovered composer Ian Arber

Orchestra of the Year Award - episode 2

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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Rob Cowan and James Jolly discuss three more of the ten nominated orchestras, a trio of European ensembles who have each made terrific recordings this year

Kosmos - mavericks still, ‘rebels’ no more

Friday, July 26, 2019

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Video of the day: Chiaroscuro Quartet Live from Wigmore Hall

Monday, July 29, 2019

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A live-streamed concert featuring music by Beethoven and Schubert

Orchestra of the Year Award - episode 3

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

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We discuss our final four ensembles - the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Les Siècles, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

The Listening Room: Episode 79 (19.8.19)

Monday, August 19, 2019

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Jim Maxwell interview: 'Steve Smith gets into a rhythm when he bats which is akin to musical performance'

Thursday, August 29, 2019

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The maestro of Australian cricket broadcasting on singing, speaking, training and listening

The Listening Room: Episode 80 (3.09.19)

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

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Video of the day: Britten Gala at Wigmore Hall

Monday, September 16, 2019

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A live streamed concert exploring the songs that Benjamin Britten composed between 1937 and 1965

Hi-fi review: ATC’s British-built bargain

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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Best-known for its studio speakers, the British company makes excellent domestic hi-fi too

Video of the day: Jessye Norman remembered

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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The great soprano, who has died aged 74, in one of her most memorable roles - Madame Lidoine in Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites

Christian Tetzlaff: ‘I think Sibelius did for his century what Beethoven did for his’

Monday, November 4, 2019

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As Christian Tetzlaff returns to the Beethoven and Sibelius violin concertos, James Jolly finds out why he’s considered one of the greatest violinists of our time

The Art of Film Music

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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Advances in technology and an increasing openness to new ideas has radically changed the craft of composing film scores, finds James McCarthy

Notes on a royal scandal – Lully’s Isis

Friday, November 29, 2019

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Editor's Choice – the best new classical albums: December 2019

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

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Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

Olari Elts to take over Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music News

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

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Estonian conductor succeeds Neeme Järvi next season

If you want to write symphonies, my advice is to get on and do it!

Thursday, December 5, 2019

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Sofia Philharmonic: ‘A historic orchestra, in its prime’

Friday, December 20, 2019

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Bulgaria’s leading orchestra, the Sofia Philharmonic, is reaching new artistic heights under its music director, Nayden Todorov

What is an Oratorio?

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

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Richard Wigmore traces the history of this sacred genre from the 17th century onwards

Masaaki Suzuki on returning to Bach's St Matthew Passion

Thursday, February 13, 2020

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The Director of Bach Collegium Japan has made a second recording for BIS of the great work

Video of the day: Joyce DiDonato and Kate Lindsey on Handel's Agrippina

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Joyce DiDonato and Kate Lindsey spare five precious minutes during the intermission of Handel's Agrippina at the Metropolitan Opera in New York to talk about the opera

Gramophone Collection: the Top Choice classical recordings

Thursday, February 27, 2020

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In every issue of Gramophone you will find Gramophone Collection – a long-running series in which we ask one of our writers to survey the available recordings of a particular work and choose their favourite. Here are the recent Top Choice albums in the series – a great way to discover outstanding classical recordings

Johannes Pramsohler on the life and music of Pieter Hellendaal

Friday, March 6, 2020

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The violinist discusses the music of the 18th century Dutch-born composer

Video of the day: Margot Fonteyn – an exclusive extract from Tony Palmer's 'Margot'