I had to tell my wife I would no longer be able to earn a living as a concert pianist
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025
The pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff on recovering from focal dystonia – a condition renowned for ending performing careers
Blogs
As two early career female musicians, we felt it was our responsibility to create positive change: the musicians behind EMPOWER
- Friday, March 14, 2025
EMPOWER Women Changing Music is about to host its first event at King's Place. Co-founder Sinead Walsh shares her journey from disillusionment to setting up the successful project celebrating women in...
Why I’m Leaving the UK and moving to Madrid: a reflection on music, opportunities, and the changing landscape for emerging artists
- Thursday, March 13, 2025
'With the already meagre trickle of money to emerging musicians becoming pinched, and many "aging out" of certain schemes before graduating, numerous gifted artists have left the profession entirely'
Beethoven goes manga for 'Beethoven Wars'
- Friday, February 28, 2025
Conductor Laurence Equilbey explains how Beethoven’s King Stephan and Ruins of Athens inspired the first manga opera for the big screen – Beethoven Wars
Calidore String Quartet: how Beethoven's early string quartets brought us together
- Monday, February 24, 2025
The Calidore String Quartet reflect on the importance of Beethoven's quartets in their lives
Setting off on a new series of explorations with Gramophone
- Friday, February 21, 2025
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the March 2025 issue of Gramophone magazine
Presenting Glass's piano Etudes in their most authentic form
- Friday, February 7, 2025
Glass's piano Etudes are frequently performed and recorded in a way that isn't true to the score. It's time to return to what was actually written by the composer
The Introduction and Allegro, and the brilliance of Elgar's writing for strings
- Monday, February 3, 2025
With his Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Elgar extended the expressive language of string instruments
The immense diversity of the music we cover
- Friday, January 24, 2025
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the February issue of Gramophone
A new year, a new set of anniversaries to enjoy
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the January 2025 issue of Gramophone
Looking back, with both gratitude and joy
- Friday, November 29, 2024
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the December issue of Gramophone
Bach's St Matthew Passion: the women behind Mendelssohn's revival
- Thursday, November 14, 2024
As Oxford Philharmonic begins its Bach Mendelssohn festival at the end of this month, Katy Hamilton looks at the women responsible for Mendelssohn's revelatory discovery of the mighty St Matthew...
Pierre Boulez thought that the string quartet was dead. I beg to differ...
- Friday, November 1, 2024
It’s heartening to see – some 250 years after Haydn’s first forays – so many composers still writing for string quartet
A month of music with roots in recording
- Friday, November 1, 2024
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the November issue of Gramophone
Beginnings and Endings: A personal view of Mahler through his First and Ninth Symphonies
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Conductor David Bernard describes how exploring Mahler’s First and Ninth Symphonies together unlocks insights about Mahler and his Music
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