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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| International Piano

Pianist and composer Sir Stephen Hough will unveil his new Piano Concerto, The World of Yesterday, in a world premiere performance with the Utah Symphony Orchestra in January

Podcast: Errollyn Wallen on her new book 'Becoming A Composer'

Podcasts

Friday, December 1, 2023

| Gramophone

Composer Errollyn Wallen joins us for this week's episode of the Gramophone Podcast

Exploring Ravel’s extraordinary Gaspard de la nuit with Behzod Abduraimov

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| Gramophone

The pianist Behzod Abduraimov talks to Harriet Smith about this vivid and challenging work

'Rather than categorising myself, I try to be true to what the piece requires' | Marcus Rock interview

Monday, January 29, 2024

| Choir and Organ

In his work for unaccompanied mixed choir, Marcus Rock uses imaginative vocal effects to create a dreamlike atmosphere

Puccini: Turandot at Vienna State Opera | Live Review

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Opera Now

‘Grigorian astonished. There was serious blade to ‘In questa reggia’, without bludgeoning the ear, and her high notes glistened’

Video of the Day: The Sixteen performs Sullivan's The Long Day Closes

Monday, February 12, 2024

| Gramophone

Vocal ensemble lead by Harry Christophers performs a track from its latest album 'Sirens' Song'

Edmund Finnis and Clare Hammond on recording Youth

Podcasts

Friday, February 2, 2024

| Gramophone

The composer and pianist join this week's podcast to discuss their new EP

Alessandro Fisher on 'A Gardener's World'

Podcasts

Friday, February 16, 2024

| Gramophone

The tenor, inspired by his new garden during the pandemic, presents a programme of songs about flowers

The Verbier Festival appoints a Co-CEO

Classical Music News

Thursday, February 15, 2024

| Gramophone

The Swiss festival looks to one of its media partners for the new appointment

Bruckner's Symphony No 9, an introduction by Andris Nelsons

Monday, February 19, 2024

| Gramophone

Andris Nelsons on a symphony he places alongside the mighty ninths of Beethoven and Mahler

Bruckner’s Symphonies 0 & 00, an introduction by Marcus Bosch

Monday, February 19, 2024

| Gramophone

Marcus Bosch on two works that reveal Bruckner’s emerging symphonic voice – inspired by Mendelssohn

Is the piano world inherently sexist?

Friday, March 8, 2024

| International Piano

Following the Leeds International Piano Competition’s introduction of steps to remove unconscious bias from its selection process, Charlotte Gardner reflects on some of the issues

Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op 16. Schumann: Piano Concerto, Op 54 (Elisabeth Leonskaja)

Friday, March 8, 2024

| International Piano

Leonskaja seems to hold the Grieg Concerto – which, despite many similarities to the Schumann, postdates it by 23 years – at something of an arm’s length

MU rejects using recorded music in place of live orchestra at Northern Ballet

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| Gramophone

The Northern Ballet's decision to use recorded music has faced backlash

Video of the Day: 'You have come out as if against a thief...' – Victoria's Tenebrae Responsories

Friday, March 1, 2024

| Gramophone

In this exclusive video, I Fagiolini perform the intimate motet in the surrounds of Milton Abbey

Liszt: Piano works, arranged for Organ (Diederik Blankesteijn)

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The music translates extremely well to the sonorous Bätz organ in the generous acoustic of Utrecht’s Domkirk

Daniel Knaggs: Two Streams

Friday, February 23, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Knaggs embraces many historical influences, powerfully and unapologetically evident in an instantly relatable work

Smetana’s Má vlast, an introduction by Semyon Bychkov