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Variation[s] 3 from Cédric Tiberghien
19th Jun 2026
Cédric Tiberghien's new album brings his Variation[s] series to a close with creative programming and playing of sensitive probity, including striking Ligeti and a cohesive and stimulating account of the Diabelli Variations.
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Vasily Petrenko on Mahler
4th Jun 2026
The Russian conductor joins a live audience at Presto HQ via video-link to discuss his new recording of Symphony No. 3 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (released on Harmonia Mundi last month).
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Presto Presents... Timothy Ridout and Jonathan Ware
14th May 2026
In the latest episode of Presto Presents, viola-player Timothy Ridout and pianist Jonathan Ware perform and discuss music from their new album Alto Appassionato, released on Harmonia Mundi last month.
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Bach's St John Passion from Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion
20th Mar 2026
Raphaël Pichon follows up his benchmark recording of the St Matthew Passion with a much-anticipated account of the St John - with the raw immediacy of the narrative tempered by moments of tenderness.
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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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Vasily Petrenko and the RPO hear the chimes at midnight
14th Nov 2025
An unlikely-looking diptych of Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Elgar's Falstaff puts the RPO and chorus through their paces; Vasily Petrenko brings to the surface the common ground the two works share.
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Vasily Petrenko on Elgar and Rachmaninoff
6th Nov 2025
Ahead of the release of their debut recording on Harmonia Mundi next week, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Music Director reflects on the parallels between two works which were premiered in 1913 - Elgar's Falstaff and Rachmaninoff's The Bells.
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Bracing Brahms from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon
10th Oct 2025
A fresh new recording of Brahms's quasi-sacred masterwork combines hints of past approaches - both the luxuriant and the austere - for an overall impression that's clear and light but deep and profound when it counts.
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Timothy Ridout goes solo
21st Feb 2025
The British violist displays a bullet-proof technique and vast tonal palette allied to formidable musical intelligence in a programme of unaccompanied works by Telemann, JS Bach, Britten and Shaw.
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Telemann - Bach - Britten - Shaw
Timothy Ridout (viola)
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New Palestrina from Graham Ross and the choir of Clare College
10th Jan 2025
Graham Ross and his singers perform five previously unrecorded works for the 500th anniversary of Palestrina's birth, interspersed with settings by some of his English contemporaries.
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A Mozart Requiem with a twist from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon
4th Oct 2024
The French conductor and his dynamic ensemble shed new light on the score (given here in Süssmayr's familiar completion) by weaving in material from Mozart's youth which foreshadows ideas later developed in the Mass - including an early 'Miserere' and music from 'Thamos, König in Ägypten'.
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Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 from Anima Eterna and Pablo Heras-Casado
20th Sep 2024
Bruckner’s ‘cathedrals in sound’ have often been described as overblown, but this recording of his most popular symphony, played here in its second version of 1878-1880, offers a convincing counterargument.
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Anima Eterna, Pablo Heras-Casado
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Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy on Piano Duos by Schubert and Desyatnikov
11th Jul 2024
The piano duo explore the 'hall of mirrors' created by Schubert's Divertissement à la hongroise and Fantasie, and Desyatnikov's Trompe-l'œil inspired by both works.
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Isabelle Faust performs Britten's Violin Concerto
12th Apr 2024
The German violinist yet again demonstrates absolute mastery of her instrument with commanding performances of works by Britten, including the world premiere recording of two pieces written whilst the composer was still a schoolboy.
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A new Bach cantata project from Les Arts Florissants
5th Apr 2024
Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants kick off a new project aimed at retracing the steps of Bach's life - focusing on his early work in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen, still barely out of his teens.
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A Lifetime of Vivaldi from Théotime Langlois de Swarte
16th Feb 2024
A lively re-telling of Vivaldi's life through a selection of his violin concertos, from perhaps the most exciting young Baroque violinist around - including a number of world premiere recordings, and a gorgeous recent rediscovery.
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A Lionel Tertis Celebration from Timothy Ridout
26th Jan 2024
This beautifully-performed and curated recital paints a vivid picture of the great violist in his capacities as commissioner, composer and arranger - featuring works by composers including York Bowen, Rebecca Clarke, Eric Coates, Frank Bridge and William Henry Reed.
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Raphaël Pichon on Monteverdi's Vespers
8th Jan 2024
The conductor talks about his new recording of Monteverdi's unique sacred masterpiece, plus recent and upcoming Delibes and Mozart projects.
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Saint-Saëns symphonic poems from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles
17th Nov 2023
A selection of Saint-Saëns's luscious orchestral pieces - familiar and less-known, and including a real treasure from the very dawn of the cinematic era - get the Les Siècles treatment, leaping off the page thanks to intelligent and sensitive performances on period instruments.
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Isabelle Faust - Solo
20th Oct 2023
The German violinist is at her intelligent, expressive best in a programme of works for unaccompanied violin by Matteis père et fils, Pisendel, Guillemain, Vilsmayr and Biber.
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Solo
Isabelle Faust (violin)
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Monteverdi's Vespers from Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion
1st Sep 2023
Raphaël Pichon and his Pygmalion ensemble offer a vivid, contrast-filled account of Monteverdi's sacred masterwork. A new benchmark recording of the Vespers? Quite possibly.
