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In an age of dumbed-down expectations, Charivari overcomes initial scepticism and applauds a mainstream television programme that celebrates our favourite instrument in all its diversity

Why do so few female composers appear on recital programmes?

Opinion

Thursday, June 1, 2023

| International Piano

Should gender come before talent when programming composers? Charivari steps onto a slippery slope

Full circle: Bernhardt Edskes and a 1960s Metzler organ

Features

Thursday, March 2, 2023

| Choir and Organ

The enlargement of a 1960s Metzler organ in the Netherlands has bookended the career of the late Bernhardt Edskes. Chris Bragg went to visit

A close look at the rebuilt organ at St Gabriel's Pimlico

Features

Sunday, April 2, 2023

| Choir and Organ

A Victorian church in central London at last has an organ to suit its needs. Matthew Power visits the recent rebuild and talks to Nicholson & Co. about their work

David Hill in conversation with... Andrew Nethsingha

Features

Monday, January 2, 2023

| Choir and Organ

Incoming organist and master of the choristers, Westminster Abbey, Andrew Nethsingha

Sergei Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

Review

Friday, July 1, 2022

| Choir and Organ

It's unlikely any forthcoming recordings will top this one

Andrew Parrott on The Taverner Consort at 50: ‘It’s not that I believe in perfection. I think that could be very boring’

Features

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Choir and Organ

The Taverner Consort, Choir & Players were among the first pioneers in the modern age to perform early music. Its founder Andrew Parrott is still driven by an urge to push boundaries

Solemn Notes of Sweetest Sound – Sacred music for upper voices and organ from the Charity Institutions for girls and boys in Georgian London

Review

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Choir and Organ

Solemn Notes of Sweetest Sound is a fascinating collection of ten works by men and women composers drawn from publications originally issued by the charity institutions of London throughout the period 1729-1804

On a Clear Day (Chanticleer)

Review

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Choir and Organ

The entire programme is delivered with the skilful aplomb one expects from these voices

Alex Ho: Tah Dah!

Review

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Choir and Organ

A stimulating challenge for young adult singers and a sparkling, impressive start to a programme

George Frideric Handel: six years in a life

Features

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| Gramophone

Richard Wigmore explores Handel’s work through the lens of six pivotal years in his life, relating to both his music and his biography

Iestyn Davies: how the countertenor is rising to every musical challenge, from Monteverdi to Adès

Features

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| Opera Now

Iestyn Davies continues to forge paths in the opera world, taking risks, connecting with audiences and collaborating with new voices

Sir John Eliot Gardiner: breaking out of the Baroque

Features

Thursday, July 27, 2023

| Gramophone

Edward Breen welcomes the reissue of John Eliot Gardiner’s pioneering Erato legacy

The enduring legacy of Arturo Toscanini: ‘a life force from a vanished age whose work refuses to date’

Features

Monday, July 3, 2023

| Gramophone

‘Toscanini was a classicist at heart, with a classicist’s love of light, logic, orderliness and physical beauty’

How composers find musical inspiration in real life stories

Blogs

Friday, July 21, 2023

| Gramophone

Penelope Thwaites reflects on how the stories of real people inspire and motivate her compositional process

Orchestre de Paris | Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2023 Nominee

Classical Music News

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| Gramophone

Why the Orchestre de Paris deserves your vote for the 2023 Orchestra of the Year Award

Introducing the July 2023 issue of Opera Now

News

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

| Opera Now

Greek National Opera: a company like no other | Brian Jagde: meeting Covent Garden's daring Don Carlos | Davóne Tines: the American tenor on Classical Pride

Historical recordings: why we should listen to pianists from the past

Features

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| International Piano

In a new regular column Mark Ainley explores historic treasures both familiar and obscure, recommending new discoveries and encouraging fresh listening

Rachmaninov the pianist

Features

Thursday, August 10, 2023

| International Piano

Bryce Morrison considers the treasured recorded legacy of Sergey Rachmaninov

Arnold Östman Obituary

Features

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

| Gramophone

Arnold Östman's recordings transformed the way we experience and think about Mozart’s greatest dramatic masterpieces

Gardiner pulls out of BBC Proms following singer assault

News

Thursday, August 24, 2023

| Opera Now

The Coronation conductor is alleged to have hit a singer following a performance of Berlioz's opera 'Les Troyens' on Tuesday night

Arts Council grants security for ENO until 2026

News

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| Opera Now

A grant of £24 million will provide interim support before the company's move out of the capital

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 4 (Anna Fedorova)

Transcriptions (Angelo Villani)

Dance! – Stravinsky's Pulcinella, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé

Bringing the piano to the masses – is this the way to do it?

Why do so few female composers appear on recital programmes?

Full circle: Bernhardt Edskes and a 1960s Metzler organ

A close look at the rebuilt organ at St Gabriel's Pimlico

David Hill in conversation with... Andrew Nethsingha

Sergei Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

Andrew Parrott on The Taverner Consort at 50: ‘It’s not that I believe in perfection. I think that could be very boring’

Solemn Notes of Sweetest Sound – Sacred music for upper voices and organ from the Charity Institutions for girls and boys in Georgian London

On a Clear Day (Chanticleer)

Alex Ho: Tah Dah!

George Frideric Handel: six years in a life

Iestyn Davies: how the countertenor is rising to every musical challenge, from Monteverdi to Adès

Sir John Eliot Gardiner: breaking out of the Baroque

The enduring legacy of Arturo Toscanini: ‘a life force from a vanished age whose work refuses to date’

How composers find musical inspiration in real life stories

Orchestre de Paris | Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2023 Nominee

Introducing the July 2023 issue of Opera Now

Historical recordings: why we should listen to pianists from the past

Rachmaninov the pianist

Arnold Östman Obituary

Gardiner pulls out of BBC Proms following singer assault

Arts Council grants security for ENO until 2026

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