Classical Recommendations
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Grammy Winners 2026
2nd Feb 2026
The classical winners from this year's ceremony included new works by Jake Heggie, Donnacha Dennehy and Gabriela Ortiz, and albums from Yo-Yo Ma, Amanda Forsythe and Sandbox Percussion.
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New Release Round-Up - 30th January 2026
30th Jan 2026
A gallery of piano heroines from Claire Huangci, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius from Martyn Brabbins in Huddersfield, Schumann and Moscheles from Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih, and Lully's Atys with Mathias Vidal and Véronique Gens.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2026: Shortlist
29th Jan 2026
The nominations are just in and voting is open...
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Presto Team Choices - January 2026
28th Jan 2026
A vivid portrait of Kurt Weill from Katie Bray and friends, an autobiographical concerto from Chinese composer and pipa virtuoso Gao Hong, a barnstorming account of Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony from the BBC archives, and Vítězslav Novák's Piano Concerto from Oliver Triendl and the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava.
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Royal Philharmonic Society Awards - The Shortlist for 2026
27th Jan 2026
The contenders for this year's Awards (announced yesterday) include conductors Ellie Slorach, Domingo Hindoyan and John Wilson, and composers Richard Causton, Bushra El-Turk and Mark-Anthony Turnage.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2026
26th Jan 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'revelatory' album of Johann Ludwig Bach's cantatas from Capella Sollertia on Ricercar.
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Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas
Sebastian Myrus, Richard Resch (tenor), William Shelton, Flore Van Meerssche, Carine Tinney (soprano), Michael Mogl, Tabea Mitterbauer, Anna-Lena Elbert, Micha Matthäus, Tobias Knaus, Capella Sollertia, Johanna Soller
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New Release Round-Up - 23rd January 2026
23rd Jan 2026
Mahler from Vladimir Jurowski and François-Xavier Roth, Bach's Clavier-Übung III from British organist James McVinnie, and a compline-inspired EP from The King's Singers.
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Palmarès des Diapason d'Or 2025
21st Jan 2026
Following last week's gala concert from some of the victors, we revisit the complete list of winning recordings - including Monteverdi from Le Poème Harmonique, Smetana from Petr Popelka in Prague, and a portrait of Vítězslava Kaprálová.
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New Release Round-Up - 16th January 2026
16th Jan 2026
The New Year's Day concert from Vienna (conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin), late Brahms from Piotr Anderszewski, a second volume of Edward MacDowell's orchestral works from the BBC Philharmonic and John Wilson, and a box-set of Angela Hewitt's complete Bach recordings.
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International Classical Music Awards 2026 - The Winners
14th Jan 2026
The results were announced yesterday, with winners including Jakub Hrůša, Stephen Kovacevich, Alice Sara Ott, and the Pavel Haas Quartet.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2026
13th Jan 2026
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'very special collaboration album' of Schubert from Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou on Erato.
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New Release Round-Up - 9th January 2026
9th Jan 2026
Schubert Impromptus from Eric Lu, Verdi's Simon Boccanegra starring Ludovic Tézier and Marina Rebeka, songs by Kurt Weill from Katie Bray and friends, and the final instalment of the Cuarteto Casals's Shostakovich cycle.
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Ludovic Tézier (Simon Boccanegra), Marina Rebeka (Amelia), Francesco Meli (Gabriele Adorno), Michele Pertusi (Fiesco), Mattia Olivieri (Paolo), Andrea Pellegrini (Pietro) Orchestra e Coro del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, Michele Spotti
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The Presto Chart - 2025
7th Jan 2026
Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Víkingur Ólafsson's Op. 109 on Deutsche Grammophon leading the pack...
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The Presto Chart - December 2025
6th Jan 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with Víkingur Ólafsson's recital centring on Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 109 occupying the top spot for the second month running...
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2026 Choices
5th Jan 2026
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'compelling pairing' of works by Shostakovich and Henriëtte Bosmans from South Korean violinist Hyeyoon Park, the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Gergely Madaras on Linn.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd January 2026
2nd Jan 2026
Brahms from Edward Gardner in Bergen, a third Joan Sutherland box-set on Decca, Max Richter's score for the new film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, and Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky from Nobuyuki Tsujii.
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Boxed Set Selections - Winter 2025
29th Dec 2025
Heavyweight highlights from the last couple of months include anthologies dedicated to Sir Charles Mackerras, Lorin Maazel and the late Christoph von Dohnányi, plus the Calidore Quartet's acclaimed Beethoven cycle and John Williams's collected recordings with the Boston Pops Orchestra.
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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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New Releases from Winter 2025
19th Dec 2025
A nature-themed concept-album from The Hermes Experiment, a 150th-birthday tribute to Ravel from Cristian Măcelaru in Paris, an homage to trailblazing cellist Lise Cristiani from Sol Gabetta, and Beethoven from Jordan-born pianist Karim Said.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2025
16th Dec 2025
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a studio recording of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor from Catania with a 'tremendous' Lisette Oropesa in the title-role and Donizetti specialist Fabrizio Maria Carminati at the helm.
