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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The Cambridge college-based choir is to be abolished, with director of music Graham Walker losing his post

Walden Moore's legacy at Trinity-on-the-Green

Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Jonathan Ambrosino reviews the substantial legacy of Walden Moore, who this year retires after 40 years of service at the church of Trinity-on-the-Green, New Haven, Connecticut

'I want to allow women to see themselves on an opera stage in an honest and dignified way' - composer Emily Pedersen on writing Screenshot

Thursday, April 11, 2024

| Opera Now

Emerging composer Emily Pendersen speaks about the journey to writing her first opera, Screenshot, exploring the rise of image-based sexual violence

Klaus Mäkelä on recording Stravinsky in Paris: From the Archive

Podcasts

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Gramophone

A much-in-demand conductor talks about working with the world's great orchestras and recording two classic ballet scores in Paris

Three Choirs Festival CEO to step down after summer festival

Monday, April 15, 2024

| Gramophone

Alexis Paterson leaves the organisation after eight years in the role

Video of the Day: Gwendolyn Masin and Francesca Ajossa perform Vitali's 'Chaconne'

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The duo recorded this performance from Amsterdam's Orgelpark

Incident at the CBSO sparks debate over whether or not phones should be welcome at classical concerts

Friday, May 3, 2024

| Gramophone

Tenor soloist clashes with audience following the orchestra's latest policy change

Frank La Rocca: Requiem for the Forgotten & Messe des Malades

Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Contemporary composer: Thomas Adès

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Gramophone

Vanishing spirals, time, entrapment and reference: Pwyll ap Siôn explores what characterises this British composer’s works

Review - Geoge Lloyd: The Symphonies (Lyrita)

Thursday, May 23, 2024

| Gramophone

Richard Whitehouse applauds Lyrita’s advocacy on behalf of George Lloyd

Q&A with Martin Baker, composer and organist

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

| Choir and Organ

We spoke to the former President of the Royal College of Organists about the premiere of his new Mass at Buckfast Abbey

Review - JS Bach: Six Keyboard Partitas, BWV825‑830 (Martin Helmchen)

Friday, May 24, 2024

| International Piano

‘Helmchen shows himself as eloquent an advocate for these masterpieces, not as any pianist, but as any artist of the keyboard active today’

Review - ‘Méditation’ (Andreas Staier)

Friday, May 24, 2024

| International Piano

‘The rich tapestry of the Prelude unfolds in an atmosphere of serenity, leavened here and there by the joy of discovery’

Grange Park Opera announces new Ring Cycle to begin in 2026

Monday, May 20, 2024

| Opera Now

The Surrey-based opera company will stage a complete Ring Cycle over four years

Review - ‘The Vienna Recital’ (Yuja Wang)

Friday, May 24, 2024

| International Piano

‘This is a remarkable recital from a truly astonishing pianist’

Review - Scriabin & Scarlatti (Julius Asal)

Friday, May 24, 2024

| International Piano

‘The combination of composers, two centuries apart and radically different, amounts to more than mere novelty’

London Piano Festival announces 2024 lineup

Thursday, May 16, 2024

| International Piano

The ninth annual festival will feature performances by its founders and other notable talents

The World's Greatest Orchestras

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

| Gramophone

The votes are in. Time to celebrate the best of the best. It’s a classical title showdown! Swapping gloves for glissandi and punches for prestos, players from around the globe square up for the hotly contested spot of World’s Best Symphony Orchestra

Benjamin Britten: Top 20 Recordings

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| Gramophone

Twenty outstanding recordings of Britten's music from John Wilson, Vilde Frang, Mstislav Rostropovich, Peter Pears and many more, including the composer himself

Ben: A tribute to Benjamin Britten, by John Culshaw

Friday, October 5, 2012

| Gramophone

'The Ring is a piece of theatre – it's a feeling experience' – Conductor Harry Sever Interview

Thursday, June 6, 2024

| Opera Now

Speaking with conductor Harry Sever as he takes on the role of Longborough Festival Opera's first conducting fellow, overseeing the full Ring Cycle this summer. He meets Theo Elwell to chat about Wagner's music, ethical considerations and opera's unique spark

For the love of Liszt

Blogs

Friday, June 7, 2024

| Gramophone

Emmanuel Despax shares his unique perspective on Liszt's work, shaped by his personal connection to the composer

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina at Berlin State Opera | Live Review

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

| Opera Now

Mussorgsky's opera given a cinematic presentation in this production at the German capital's opera house

Introducing the July 2024 issue of Gramophone

Classical Music News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| Gramophone

Schoenberg: why his pioneering music still resonates; John Cage: Bertrand Chamayou gets to the heart of the prepared piano

Video of the Day: The Gesualdo Six performs Mouton's 'Tota pulchra es'