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Sir Stephen Hough at The Leeds, Hillary Clinton at Carnegie Hall, and more
July 6: This week in classical music
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Interviews
The Musician’s Physiotherapist: Meet Performer and Health Professional Michael Ingle
Musicians face unique physical demands, yet their pain is often misunderstood or ignored. Physiotherapist and musician Michael Ingle explains why specialized care is essential to prevent injury, support recovery, and…
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Mahler: An Inner Symphony
Mahler made the symphony a theatre of the inner life. Jack Pepper explores the emotional contradictions, psychological tensions and creative struggles at the heart of his music, showing how conflict,…
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Classical Music and AI: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Performance, Recording and Streaming
Artificial intelligence is already transforming how classical music is programmed, recorded, translated and marketed. But beyond the practical advantages lies a deeper debate: in an art form built…
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The Origins of World Music Day
Every year on 21 June, music spills into streets, parks, and public squares around the world. Now celebrated in more than 120 countries, World Music Day feels timeless—but…
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From Book to Ballet: Adapting the Written Word for the World of Dance
Ballet choreographers and composers have long found inspiration in the pages of great novels, plays, and poems. Explore thrilling stage adaptations and learn how these creators translate our…
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What Writers Hear in Music: From Proust to Murakami
Tolstoy heard danger. Proust heard memory. Woolf heard structure. Anaïs Nin heard an ideal she would have given twenty years of her life to reach. From Proust to Murakami, a…
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Forgotten Operas to Discover: Operas You Didn’t Know You Loved
Uncover a universe of forgotten operas to discover. Andrew Mellor delves into why certain works fade from view and how modern productions are successfully bringing them back into the spotlight.
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The Contradictions of Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar’s life was defined by contradiction: English yet European, shy yet socially ambitious, self-doubting yet monumental — and it is this tension that gives his music enduring force.
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“The Small Talents Heaven Has Given Me for Music”: A History of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos
The story behind Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, six monumental works born of creative freedom, instrumental virtuosity, and an unmatched imagination for musical form.
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Miles Davis at 100: A Classical Perspective on a Jazz Visionary
As Miles Davis’s centenary approaches, this Pepper’s Portrait reconsiders the jazz icon through a classical lens: orchestral colour, formal invention, and a lifelong drive to reshape musical language.
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Sir Stephen Hough at The Leeds, Hillary Clinton at Carnegie Hall, and more
July 6: This week in classical music
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Staff cuts at the Royal Ballet and Opera, a relaxed dress code at the Waldbühne, 3D printing meets historical instruments,…
June 29: This week in classical music
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New Mozart discovered in Paris, Laufey’s tribute to dissonance, Jon Batiste’s take on Mozart, and more
June 22: This week in classical music
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149 “lost” works by Salieri, the Washington National Opera’s $17 million lawsuit, and more
June 15: This week in classical music
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Expanding what a “ballet body” looks like, questioning the standard piano size, how to support an NSO in crisis, and…
June 8: This week in classical music
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Un Moto di Gioia: Cecilia Bartoli at 60
Cecilia Bartoli at 60: A celebration of a career built on curiosity and transformation. James Jolly explores how this mezzo-soprano sensation became both a global star and a musical archaeologist,…
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Daniel Harding in LA, Marin Alsop on TV, opera at the top of the CN Tower, and more
June 1: This week in classical music
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Inside the score
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
Dive into Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: a love obsession spirals into hallucination, execution, and witches’ sabbath. This guide follows the idée fixe from first sight to final parody, revealing how Berlioz’s colors forged a new orchestral language.
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“My Goal Is Always to Try to Disappear” — Denis Kozhukhin in Évian
At the 2026 Rencontres Musicales d’Évian, Denis Kozhukhin reflects on Brahms, the mystery of performance, and the performer’s task: to bring the score to life while allowing the…
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“I Imagine Brahms as a Symphony” — Maria Dueñas in Évian
At the 2026 Rencontres Musicales d’Évian, violinist Maria Dueñas reflects on Brahms, sound, and the need to seek inspiration beyond music. On the occasion of her performance with Denis Kozhukhin,…
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Portrait of a Modern Music Listener: Gilbert Guicheney, the Opera-Loving Engineer
What does it mean to love classical music in 2026? In this new series, Page Turner meets listeners from all walks of life to discover how music accompanies…
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The Musician’s Physiotherapist: Meet Performer and Health Professional Michael Ingle
Musicians face unique physical demands, yet their pain is often misunderstood or ignored. Physiotherapist and musician Michael Ingle explains why specialized care is essential to prevent injury, support recovery, and…
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The Martha Argerich Phenomenon: An interview with Olivier Bellamy
On June 5th, 2026, Martha Argerich celebrates her 85th birthday. Her performances have become must-see events that fill concert halls, despite her preference for chamber music and solo…
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“Saying Something Beyond the Notes”: Joyce DiDonato’s Master Class Secrets
What makes a great vocal master class? Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato reveals her teaching philosophy, how she evaluates singers, and why presence matters more than perfection on stage.
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The Enduring Craft: Edwin Clément’s Fight to Save the Art of Bow Making
An exceptional bow maker and Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France), Edwin Clément has carved pernambuco wood for over 20 years to bring the sound of musicians around…
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Seventeen Minutes to Fall in Love with Gershwin
From its iconic clarinet opening to its full-orchestra surges, Rhapsody in Blue remains a thrilling feat of musical imagination. Gustavo Dudamel and Yuja Wang bring Gershwin’s restless, exuberant vision to life with…
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“All Blues” all ways: How to make a Miles Davis jazz classic your own
Since it was recorded in 1959, “All Blues” from Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue has been reinterpreted countless times by jazz and funk musicians…
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An American Summer Dream: Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”
Before summer fully arrives, Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 invites us into its dreamlike world—an intimate, nostalgic love letter to warm evenings, family, and memory.
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Natalia Osipova: A Force of Nature On and Off Stage
A must-see portrait of Natalia Osipova, an artist whose virtuosity and emotional intensity transcend ballet’s boundaries.
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Champagne, Irony, and Illusion: Inside Kosky’s Die Fledermaus
Barrie Kosky reinvents Die Fledermaus in a vibrant, ironic staging where humor and spectacle meet a subtle undercurrent of melancholy, revealing new emotional depth beneath Strauss’s…
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Top Piano Social Media Accounts You Need to Follow in 2026
Our social media team spends their days tracking trends in the classical music world. Here’s their curated list of the top accounts to follow if you live and…
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Hollywood in Vienna: A Tribute to Randy Newman
In anticipation of the Oscars this Sunday, take a look at this fantastic movie music program that just joined our catalogue, in which the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra…
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Gabriela Montero’s Latin-infused piano magic: improv genius meets cultural pride
Through breathtaking improvisations and her vibrant Piano Concerto, the Venezuelan pianist-composer dazzles with a powerfully personal display of Latin-American pride and staggering virtuosity.
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