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BBC Music Magazine

January 2026

Tortoise's first new album since 2016 is an improbable yet utterly compelling success

- Roger Thomas explores a range of new releases that defy common categories

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BBC Music Magazine

Thomas Søndergård Conductor

Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård is music director of the Minnesota Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He was a percussionist in the Royal Danish Orchestra, starting his conducting career with the premiere of Poul Ruders's opera Kafka's Trial, which opened the new Royal Danish Opera building. Music director of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales from 2012-18, Søndergård leads his second annual Nordic Soundscapes Festival in Minneapolis in January 2026.

3 mins

January 2026

BBC Music Magazine

A bold statement in the face of censorship

Erik Levi praises Hyeyoon Park's compelling pairing of two composers suppressed and stifled by political forces

2 mins

January 2026

BBC Music Magazine

Virtuosic, expressive and immersive pianism

Jessica Duchen is captured by Francesco Piemontesi's compelling interpretations of Brahms's piano works

1 mins

January 2026

BBC Music Magazine

The modern, affordable all-in-one CD player

UK CD sales peaked in 2001, when we bought 225.9 million discs worth £2.2 billion. Convenient, affordable and genuinely excellent in quality, the compact disc was, and remains, a format valued by listeners who want simplicity and reliability. These days, sales top out at 10.5 million, but there is renewed interest.

4 mins

January 2026