Classical Recommendations
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Don Giovanni from Iván Fischer and other forthcoming highlights
6th Jul 2026
The Hungarian conductor embarks on a Mozart opera trilogy, with other highlights for late summer including a gallery of femmes fatales from Aigul Akhmetshina and Antonio Pappano, Guys & Dolls from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson, and a classy nocturnal concept-album from Bruce Liu.
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María Dueñas's Homage to Heifetz and other forthcoming highlights
12th May 2026
The young Spanish violinist pays tribute to her role-model, with other highlights for the summer including Copland and Walker from Pappano and the LSO, Mel Bonis from the BBCSSO and Rumon Gamba, and musical postcards from Stephen Hough.
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Semyon Bychkov's complete Mahler cycle and other forthcoming highlights
10th Mar 2026
The Czech Philharmonic's acclaimed cycle crosses the finishing-line, with other highlights for late spring including Austro-Hungarian operetta from Jonas Kaufmann, a live Ring Cycle from Fabio Luisi in Dallas, and French orchestral favourites from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London.
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Bach's St John Passion from Pygmalion and other forthcoming highlights
9th Feb 2026
Raphaël Pichon and his crack ensemble continue their award-winning Bach journey, with other spring stand-outs including a new series from Anne-Sophie Mutter, Holst's The Planets from Pappano & the LSO, and Mendelssohn from Andris Nelsons in Leipzig.
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JS Bach: Johannes-Passion
Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Huw Montague Rendall (Jesus), Ying Fang (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christian Immler (bass-baritone), Etienne Bazola (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
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Yunchan Lim's Goldberg Variations and other forthcoming highlights
22nd Dec 2025
The Van Cliburn Competition-winning South Korean pianist tackles one of the cornerstones of the repertoire, with other stand-outs for early 2026 including The Dream of Gerontius from Martyn Brabbins in Huddersfield, Schumann and Moscheles from Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih, and a prayerful operatic recital from French-Danish soprano Elsa Dreisig.
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Beethoven from Víkingur Ólafsson and other forthcoming highlights
17th Sep 2025
The Icelandic pianist's new album is built around Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30, with other stand-outs for the autumn including an 'overwhelming' Mahler 2 from Kahchun Wong and the Hallé, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius from Edward Gardner, and an eclectic programme featuring Zappa and Cage from Marc-André Hamelin.
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Offenbach from Véronique Gens and other vocal highlights for the autumn
19th Aug 2025
The French tragedienne lets her hair down in operetta, with other stand-outs including Donizetti songs from Ermonela Jaho and Carlo Rizzi, a lute song recital with a difference from countertenor Reginald Mobley, and a bel canto album from Erin Morley and Lawrence Brownlee.
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Tchaikovsky from Yunchan Lim and other forthcoming highlights
9th Jul 2025
The young South Korean pianist tackles Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, with other stand-out releases for late summer including Purcell's Dido & Aeneas with Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres, Jonas Kaufmann's Doppelgänger, and Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London.
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Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley in Der fliegende Holländer
25th Feb 2025
A live recording from Oslo captures what will be the Norwegian soprano's only assumption of the role of Senta, with other stand-outs for spring including Tosca from Rome (with Eleonora Buratto, Jonathan Tetelman and Ludovic Tézier), Havergal Brian's one-act opera Agamemnon, and Liszt from Leif Ove Andsnes.
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Lise Davidsen (Senta), Gerald Finley (The Dutchman), Brindley Sherratt (Daland), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Erik), Anna Kissjudit (Mary), Eirik Grøtvedt (Steersman) Orchestra and Chorus of Norwegian National Opera, Edward Gardner
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Brahms from Krystian Zimerman and other forthcoming highlights
29th Jan 2025
The Polish-Swiss pianist and friends present Brahms's Piano Quartets Nos. 2 and 3, with other stand-outs for the spring including Bach keyboard concertos from Beatrice Rana, a Ravel homage from Bertrand Chamayou, and the original version of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra from Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé.
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Abel Selaocoe's Hymns of Bantu and other forthcoming highlights
14th Jan 2025
The South African cellist mixes music from his homeland with Bach and Marais on his second solo recording, with other early spring highlights including soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha's debut album, Walton from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson, and the world premiere recording of Tippett's New Year.
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Paganini from María Dueñas and other forthcoming highlights
31st Dec 2024
The Spanish violinist's second recording for Deutsche Grammophon focuses on the art of the caprice, with other stand-outs for early 2025 including a Lieder recital from Fatma Said and friends, an unaccompanied album from violist Timothy Ridout, and a Ravel anniversary tribute from Seong-Jin Cho.
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Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata from Marc-André Hamelin and other forthcoming highlights
20th Aug 2024
The Canadian pianist tackles one of the most daunting peaks of the keyboard repertoire, with other stand-outs for October including the first two volumes of Opera Rara's Donizetti Song Project and the Elgar & Walton cello concertos from Gautier Capuçon, the London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel from John Wilson and other forthcoming highlights
8th Aug 2024
Nathaniel Hackmann and Mikaela Bennett lead the cast on Wilson's recording of the 1945 musical, with other stand-outs for the autumn including Brahms from Igor Levit, a Mozart Requiem with a twist from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon, and a contemplative debut recording from baritone Huw Montague Rendall.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Nathaniel Hackmann (Billy Bigelow), Mikaela Bennett (Julie Jordan), Sierra Boggess (Carrie Pipperidge), Julian Ovenden (Enoch Snow), Francesca Chiejina (Nettie Fowler), David Seadon-Young (Jigger Craigin) Sinfonia of London, ‘Carousel’ Ensemble, John Wilson
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Parsifal from Pablo Heras-Casado and other forthcoming highlights
10th Jun 2024
Andreas Schager, Elīna Garanča and Georg Zeppenfeld head the cast on this live recording from the 2023 Bayreuth Festival, with other highlights for the summer including music by the Mendelssohn siblings from Isata Kanneh-Mason, a second volume of African Pianism from Rebeca Omordia, and a Weill triptych from Joana Mallwitz.
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Wagner: Parsifal
Andreas Schager (Parsifal), Elīna Garanča (Kundry), Georg Zeppenfeld (Gurnemanz), Derek Welton (Amfortas), Jordan Shanahan (Klingsor), Tobias Kehrer (Titurel) Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Bayreuther Festspielchor, Pablo Heras-Casado
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Aigul Akhmetshina's debut album on Decca and other forthcoming highlights
16th May 2024
The Bashkir mezzo's programme centres on her signature-role of Carmen, with other summer stand-outs including a live recording of Meyerbeer's Le Prophète from the London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder, piano duets by Schubert and Desyatnikov from Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy, and an Irish album from Daniel Hope.
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English Baroque treasures from Rachel Podger and other forthcoming highlights
10th Apr 2024
Brecon Baroque explore 17th- and 18th-century English and Scottish chamber music, with other spring highlights including a sparkling album of Schubert Ländler from Pierre-Laurent Aimard and a wide-ranging and thought-provoking second album from Heloïse Werner.
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Chopin from Yunchan Lim and other forthcoming highlights
22nd Feb 2024
The youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition makes his debut on Decca with the complete Chopin Études, with other stand-outs for the spring including new operas based on Stephen King's The Shining and Michael Cunningham's The Hours.
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Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius from Paul McCreesh and other forthcoming highlights
7th Feb 2024
Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany and Andrew Foster-Williams join Gabrieli for a period-instrument recording of Elgar's 1900 oratorio, with other stand-outs for the spring including new projects from Beatrice Rana, Klaus Mäkelä, and Véronique Gens.
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Michael Spyres In The Shadows and other forthcoming releases
23rd Jan 2024
The American tenor teams up with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques for a programme which explores the composers who influenced Wagner, with other spring highlights including Saint-Saëns from Lang Lang, Britten from Isabelle Faust & friends, and world premiere recordings of four orchestral works by Dorothy Howell.
