Béla Bartók
The Hungarian composer’s extraordinary musical gifts and fertile imagination were unchallenged during the 20th century, argues Jessica Duchen.

Close connections
Brian Wise on the technology allowing musicians to perform live together, despite being miles apart.

15 regrettable compositions
The pieces that became hated by their own composers..

Julian Bream
Andrew Green on the English guitarist who combined a natural gift with an insatiable musical curiosity.

In good company
Our gallery of composers enjoying time together, whether on a walk, drinking tea or having a sing-song..

Viktoria Mullova and Misha Mullov-Abbado Stephen Moss talks to the great violinist and her son about the challenges of making music together.

The lost Jewish generation Jessica Duchen explores some of the composers whose lives and music were destroyed under Nazi rule and more...

Chineke! Orchestra
Richard Morrison on the exceptional BME ensemble that’s changing our musical landscape.

Scheherazade
Stephen Johnson explores why so many western composers were drawn to the exotic Middle East.

Building a Library
Natasha Loges tells the story of Brahms’s masterpiece
A German Requiem and chooses the best recordings..

Perfect storms
Malcolm Hayes explores how composers have conjured up wind, rain, thunder and lightning in their scores.

August Manns
Andrew Green on the Crystal Palace music director who brought the world’s greatest artists to south London.

Building a Library
Jessica Duchen picks the best versions of Tchaikovsky’s heart-rending fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet.

BBC Music Magazine Awards
The votes have been counted and our jury of critics has spoken! Here we exclusively reveal all the winners of this year’s BBC Music Magazine Awards.

Music and fashion
Claire Jackson explores how classical artists and fashion labels are finding ways to work together..

Maxim Vengerov
As the violin superstar celebrates 40 years on the concert platform, Richard Morrison meets him.

Classical Cuba
Jeremy Pound visits Havana, where an all-female orchestra is highlighting its nation’s musical heritage..

Angela Hewitt 
The pianist reflects on her Bach triumphs… and an unexpected tragedy.

Southbank Encounters
A new scheme brings musicians and classical newcomers together at a concert. Ian Taylor tries it out.

Festivals guide 2020
Paul Riley gives an indispensable overview of this year’s music festivals, both in the UK and across the world.

The Great Caruso
How the Italian tenor became music’s first global superstar.

John Wilson
Jessica Duchen interviews the conductor whose newly reformed Sinfonia of London is already making waves.

Sofia Gubaidulina
Last year’s RPS Gold Medal recipient is one of the greatest composers of our age. Daniel Jaffé meets her..

250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The mighty Beethoven!
250 things you should know about music’s trailblazing colossus.

The BBC Music Magazine Interview
Tom Service talks to conductor Sir Roger Norrington about a life of studying and rethinking Beethoven.

National Youth Orchestra
Andrew Stewart explores how the next generation of players is being discovered and developed..

Nicola Benedetti
The brilliant violinist on her exciting plans to give all children the power of music.

The BBC Music Magazine Interview
Countertenor Andreas Scholl and pianist Tamar Halperin enjoy a conversation with James Naughtie.

Church choirs
Richard Morrison meets the music directors who have blessed their small parishes with a large music tradition.

50 GREATEST COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME as voted for by 174 of today’s finest composers.

The BBC Music Magazine Interview
Pianist Gabriela Montero talks to James Naughtie
about her extraordinary talent for improvisation, Composer of the Month
Caroline Rae on Britain’s love of Francis Poulenc...

Cover story: Rattle and Kožená
Ivan Hewett talks to the conductor-turned-pianist
and mezzo as they join forces for a new disc of songs, Roar talent
Andrew Stewart reports on conductor Paul McCreesh’s
inspiring scheme to involve children in choral music...

The BBC Music Magazine Interview Pianist Marc-André Hamelin talks to Clemency Burton-Hill ahead of his BBC Proms appearance, Sense of an ending Jessica Duchen traces the history of the cadenza...

Cover story: The Power of Puccini The daring Italian composer rewrote the operatic rulebook; Christopher Cook explores how he did it, The BBC Music Magazine Interview Mezzo Jamie Barton talks to Clemency Burton-Hill...

Crown jewels: With Queen Victoria’s piano appearing at the Proms, we present a guide to the royal family’s instruments, The Last word: Three Last Night of the Proms performers share their memories of the big occasion with Helen Wallace, The BBC Music Magazine Interview: Composer Jonathan Dove talks to Kate Molleson...

Musical Destinations Michael Beek heads to Tanglewood, Massachusetts, Composer of the Month Roger Nichols enjoys the Spain- and Wagner-inspired world of French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, Building a Library
Paul Riley chooses the best recordings of JS Bach’s Mass in B minor; plus, we name similar works to try next...

Building a Library Stephen Johnson names the best recordings of Brahms’s
Clarinet Quintet; plus similar works to try next, The Full Score Hallé conducting competition; soprano in dress scandal...

The BBC Music Magazine Interview - Composer Krzysztof Penderecki talks to James Naughtie.

Festival fever! - Ready for a summer of music? Dive into our 62-page guide to the best festivals in the UK and beyond.

Building a Library - Mervyn Cooke selects the best recordings of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto; plus similar works to try next..

Liszt and found George Hall reports how an opera left unfinished by Liszt has been completed and brought to the stage, The BBC Music Magazine Interview Conductor Odaline de la Martinez with James Naughtie, Building a Library Claire Jackson selects the best recordings of Chopin’s ‘Funeral March’ sonata; plus similar works to try next...

JAMES RHODES: ‘How music saved me, The outspoken pianist on
his inspirational journey from the abyss, Vote now! Choose the greatest discs of the year, Grade Britain Why we’re obsessed
with music exams, Plus! Jennifer Pike Leila Josefowicz Martin Roscoe 110 reviews by the world’s finest critics...

15 ways to get bums on seats What are the novel methods employed by music venues to flog tickets? John Evans finds out, Ada Lovelace David de Roure tells the story of how one brilliant mind foresaw the creative potential of computers...

Good-will to men, and peace on Earth Dobrinka Tabakova introduces her new carol, written exclusively for the readers of BBC Music Magazine, A pianist’s paradise Oliver Condy spends a weekend honing his keyboard skills in the idyllic surrounds of Finchcocks in Kent, Good-will to men, and peace on Earth Dobrinka Tabakova introduces her new carol, written
exclusively for the readers of BBC Music Magazine, Cover story: King’s College Choir Richard Morrison visits the Cambridge choir as it celebrates 100 years of its Nine Lessons and Carols...

The Full Score
The BBC Phil names its new chief conductor;
women composers get the Met call-up; The Mozart
Players celebrate 70 years at St Pancras, Building a Library
Andrew Stewart selects the finest recordings of
Monteverdi’s choral masterpiece, the Vespers;
plus we recommend what to listen to next...

Forbidden stages Pianist Nick van Bloss on why disabled performers are being badly let down by the classical music world, The BBC Music Magazine Interview As he completes his Wagner Ring cycle in Hong Kong, conductor Jaap van Zweden talks to James Naughtie, Musical Destinations Oliver Condy heads to Yerevan, Armenia...

The BBC Music Magazine Interview Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe talks to James Naughtie, A post-classical world
Claire Jackson explores a hugely popular genre that merges classical and electro-ambient music, Musical Destinations
Jessica Duchen visits Townsville, Australia...

Beethoven’s piano
How did the great composer adapt to his hearing
loss? Robin Wallace reveals a remarkable solution, The BBC Music Magazine Interview
Composer Roxanna Panufnik tells Kate Molleson
about the challenges and joys of creating her own style, Richard Morrison
Why Petrenko is right for the Royal Philharmonic...

Musical Destinations Rebecca Franks enjoys the opera in Gothenburg, Building a Library Jessica Duchen on Schumann’s Dichterliebe song cycle; plus, we recommend similar works to listen to next, Out of Africa Pianist Rebeca Omordia tells Michael Church how she is championing the music of Nigerian composers...

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