FEATURED
To mark the occasion we re-visit an interview she gave to mark the publication her first book. more >
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On This DayToday is the birthday of Paul Hillier, chief conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen and artistic director and chief conductor of the National Chamber Choir of Ireland.
CLASSIC REVIEW
Gramophone's March issue features a special survey of all Mahler's symphonies plus Das Lied von Erde - here we look back at the original review of a classic account of his symphonic song cycle.
Bruno Walter, Kathleen Ferrier and Julius Patzak's Das Lied von der Erde
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The 1980s were the years in which some of today's biggest stars first came to the music world's attention - not least Britain's Simon Rattle and Nigel Kennedy. It also saw the introduction of the CD, which revolutionised the nature of recorded music.
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Composer of the Week
Prokofiev died on the same day as Stalin. Apart from the final years of his life, he managed more successfully than any other Great Russian composer living under the dictatorship to maintain his...
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Artist of the Week
This week we look at the world-leading British conductor's career, past and present.
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