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Homophobia surrounded the 1983 Bermondsey by-election. Robert Reid Allan's true-story opera looks at this landmark in queer history and questions how far we have still to go

Puccini: Tosca at Bergen International Festival | Live Review

Review

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

| Opera Now

There was plenty of drama in the concert performance of Tosca by Bergen National Opera and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023: The Shortlist

Classical Music News

Friday, September 1, 2023

| Gramophone

We reveal the 66 recordings that have been shortlisted for Gramophone Awards in our free digital magazine, which comes complete with the original reviews of each album

Interstellar at 10

News

Thursday, September 28, 2023

| Choir and Organ

The tenth anniversary of the Christopher Nolan science fiction film has prompted a world tour of organ recitals.

Donizetti and Friends: Opera Rara at Wigmore Hall | Live Review

Review

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

| Gramophone

Tenor Lawrence Brownlee and Carlo Rizzi present the start to Opera Rara's Donizetti Song Project

Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory collaborates on dementia-friendly opera

News

Monday, August 28, 2023

| Opera Now

Edward Lambert's opera The Last Siren premiers at the University of West London, created with the safety of people living with dementia in mind

Must Watch: I Fagiolini sing Benevoli’s Agnus Dei

Classical Music News

Friday, October 6, 2023

| Gramophone

Listen to the world premier recording of 17th century motet for 4 choirs

Repertoire guide: Villa-Lobos’s Rudepoêma

Features

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| International Piano

Richard Whitehouse listens to the available recordings of an electrifyingly virtuosic piano work composed for Arthur Rubinstein and recommends some essential listening

Yunchan Lim: the whole world in his hands

Features

Thursday, September 21, 2023

| International Piano

When Yunchan Lim became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition last year, he launched a major career with a string of unforgettable performances. Jed Distler reports on a young pianist of exceptional promise

Music For Youth Proms: Inside the Orchestration

Blogs

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

| Gramophone

Composer, radio presenter and Gramophone contributor Jack Pepper is also a proud ambassador for UK national charity Music For Youth. This year’s MFY Proms will premiere songs from his new stage musical, which tells the true story of his piano teacher and has classical music at its heart