Music
BBC Music Magazine
Piece of mind
American cellist Alisa Weilerstein speaks to Ariane Todes about her 'Fragments' project, combining solo Bach with 27 new commissions
6 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Shock tactics
Some opera productions really do push the boundaries of good taste, reflects Ashutosh Khandekar as he relives some of the most outrageous of all
6 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
The easy-to-use appeal of all-in-one turntables
When I think of my grandparents' house back in the 1980s, I picture a warm kitchen, Grandad's green armchair and an enormous radiogram dominating the sitting room.
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Concert Heaven Concert Hell
Top artists recall their best and worst performances
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Pushing the limits
Hildur Guðnadóttir faced a personal dilemma when she was composing her scores for the movie Joker and the TV series Chernobyl.
2 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Chris Addison Actor and comedian
Best known to many as policy adviser Ollie Reeder in the BBC TV political satire The Thick of It, Chris Addison's wide-ranging CV includes being nominated for a Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, writing and hosting programmes on BBC Radio 3, Radio 4 and FiveLive, and appearing on TV shows such as Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You.
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Perfect delivery
A programme of works familiar and new sung superbly live in concert has proved the winning formula for Nigel Short's Tenebrae choir
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Masterful orchestral writing on full display
Mark Elder and the Hallé expertly showcase Huw Watkins's delightful works, notes Geoff Brown
1 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
MAY 1901 Busoni puts on a fine show as Bechstein Hall opens its doors
On 27 January 1857, Franz Liszt's super-virtuosic Piano Sonata was premiered in Berlin by his son-in-law Hans von Bülow.
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Choral champion
Having led The Sixteen to global fame, conductor Harry Christophers is now hard at work encouraging the singers of tomorrow, as he tells
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Charleston US
Charlotte Smith is impressed by an elegant city owning up to its dark past – and with a thriving and innovative arts scene
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A striking rediscovery and bold world premiere
Hartmann's score pulses with moral drama and unrelenting energy
1 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Fit for a Queen
As a lover of music, Marie Antoinette did much to promote composers and performers at her court in Versailles
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A change of tempo
For musicians, relaxation can be a luxury. Five performers speak about how they spend their precious days off
7 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A portrait of the British Isles in glorious song
This attractive and unusual vocal programme is beautifully performed
1 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
For unto us a fine new Handel Messiah is given
This terrific reording boasts a lively chorus and top-rate soloists
1 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A second flowering for the lute concerto
Evangelina Mascardi is an elegant advocate for her instrument.
1 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pick a theme... and name your seven favourite examples
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Richard Morrison
Timothée Chalamet's dismissal of ballet and opera may be a good thing
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Cutting-edge technology gives Grieg a new dimension
BBC releases first ever Proms performance filmed using 3D and Spatial Audio
4 min |
May 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Small screen BIG music
Television drama is getting ever more sophisticated, but why has it become such a draw for Hollywood composers?
7 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
All in the mind
Pianist Nicolas Namoradze is allowing audiences to peek into the depths of his brain as he performs
6 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Heidelberg Germany
A visit to the home of Germany's oldest university and a sparkling spring music festival gives Jeremy Pound plenty of food for thought
3 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Boulanger's buried opera has its day in the sun
Four magnificent leads bring a passionate work back to life, writes Christopher Cook
1 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Portable cassette and CD players to rewind with
When I recently showed a cassette tape to my 11-year-old daughter, she looked genuinely baffled. 'What is it?' she asked.
3 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Grace Williams
For long neglected outside her own nation, the Welsh composer is starting to enjoy her time in the sun again, explains Geraint Lewis
6 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Halle's comet
As the Hallé's vibrant new principal conductor, Kahchun Wong is looking to blaze a trail across Manchester's music scene, writes Clive Paget
7 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Leonard Slatkin
US conductor Leonard Slatkin has been music director of orchestras including the Detroit, St Louis and National symphonies, Orchestre National de Lyon and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
3 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
The Reichtrack
As he approaches 90, the US composer Steve Reich tells Tom Service about his pride in playing an important part in bringing tonality and pulse back to music
9 min |
February 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Music to die for
Did legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie once harbour ambitions to become an opera singer? Andrew Green follows the clues...
6 min |