Gramophone Magazine

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Packed with features across all classical music genres, our globally acclaimed writers will inform and entertain you with independent and intelligent editorial and more than 150 reviews in every issue. Our reputation is founded on our acclaimed critical analyses of the latest CD releases, in-depth features and interviews with classical stars, and our comprehensive coverage of recorded and live music. Please Note: This price excludes VAT which will be added when you checkout.

The links between live and recorded music • Founded in 1923 by Sir Compton Mackenzie and Christopher Stone as ‘an organ of candid opinion for the numerous possessors of gramophones’

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

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

FOR THE RECORD • Esa-Pekka Salonen’s new roles in Paris and LA

Balsom retires

Arundel Choirbook at 500

Decca to release new Radu Lupu set

ONE TO WATCH

Online • The magazine is just the beginning. Visit gramophone.co.uk for …

Somm Recordings • In our latest guide to a classical record label, Tim Parry explores the catalogue of a thriving independent British label

IN THE NEW EDITION OF CHOIR & ORGAN • Editor Hattie Butterworth introduces the Autumn issue of Gramophone’s sister title

Konya Kanneh-Mason • The young pianist and writer talks about her family’s new album on Decca, ‘River of Music’, and her work as an author

Symphony in C minor • David Threasher encourages us to explore a little-recorded symphony by a contemporary of Mozart

CARTE BLANCHE • This month James Jolly talks to the children of classical musical royalty, Annie Dutoit-Argerich and Sascha Maisky, about growing up with superstar parents

NOTES & LETTERS • Write to us at St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB or gramophone@markallengroup.com; email is preferable

Letter of the Month

OBITUARIES

NEXT MONTH AWARDS 2025

Pioneering SPIRIT • Sol Gabetta’s new album, a celebration of 19th-century cellist Lise Cristiani, was a journey of discovery as well as a chance to revisit the music of Servais, as she tells Andrew Farach-Colton

A year of shared exploration • A new chapter began for Sir Antonio Pappano when he swapped the job of Music Director of the Royal Opera for that of Chief Conductor of the LSO. James Jolly caught up with him at the end of his first season, and before the release of his next Vaughan Williams album

THE SHORTLIST • A wonderful summer of listening and voting for the 2025 Gramophone Classical Music Awards is over. These 33 recordings, three per category, comprise our final shortlist. The winners will be revealed at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards and at gramophone.co.uk along with the special awards on October 15, when we also name the Recording of the Year.

SCHOENFELD International String Competition 2025

SEASON PREVIEW 2025-26 • Wondering which performances to attend over the coming season? Jack Pepper provides a rundown of what’s on in the UK, Europe, North America and beyond

Classical music’s Olympics turns 100 • The Chopin Competition is approaching its centenary with a renewed commitment to evolving with the times and staying true to its ideals

GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH • Edward Breen on a Dido and Aeneas from Il Pomo d’Oro that impresses on all counts, especially for Joyce DiDonato’s complex and dramatically convincing Dido

Orchestral

Mozart’s Symphony No 36, ‘Linz’ • Maxim Emelyanychev shares with Martin Cullingford some special moments in this symphony

Chamber

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