Friday marked the 176th anniversary of Chopin’s death on October 17th, 1849. I missed Vadim Kholodenko’s commemorative recital at the Holy Cross Church, where he performed Mozart’s Requiem in the Karl ...
I heard Tomoharu Ushida for the first time when I blogged about the 2021 Chopin Competition and I liked him a lot then. I’ve ...
Today's Video of the Day is a performance of Hannah Peel's The Almond Tree, arranged by Oliver Pashley, by The Hermes ...
Because I was scheduled to get made up and miked for pre-recording an upcoming Chopin Talk intermission feature, I had to ...
One of the largest loudspeaker manufacturers, DALI, has just announced a new model firmly pitched at the affordable end of ...
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Rafael Payere release new album, 'Berlioz: Le carnaval romain & Symphonie fantastique' ...
After more than a century of the electroacoustic speakers with which we’re now familiar, there’s still innovation – or is ...
A fine modern account of a popular violin concerto from Vilde Frang, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Robin ...
This month's edition of Gramophone is a very special celebration of the 2025 Gramophone Awards! You can read full coverage of our winners written by our world-leading experts, including the Recording ...
Under the charismatic and sensitive direction of Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett, the pieces on the 57 tracks are divided between ...
The semi-finals of the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition begin on Thursday, October 16, starting at 12.30pm MT ...
Back in the 2021 Warsaw Competition the 17-year-old Hao Rao’s freshness and enthusiasm held their own among his formidable colleagues in both the semi-final and final rounds. Fast forward to 2025, and ...