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Chris O'Reilly
Chris grew up in London and studied cello from the age of 5. He never did enough practice to get really good at it, but caught a passion for Classical music which would stick with him forever. He has wide ranging musical tastes, still plays Chamber music and particularly loves Mahler.
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The Presto Chart - October 2026
2nd Nov 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with 'assured and poised' Mozart from the Takács Quartet and Timothy Ridout on Hyperion in the top spot.
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Presto Music at 25 - our bestselling titles for each year
21st Oct 2026
To mark Presto's silver anniversary, we revisit the most popular albums of each year we've been trading - from Stephen Hough's Saint-Saëns with the CBSO to a live recording of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer starring Gerald Finley and Lise Davidsen.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2026 Choices
20th Oct 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'compelling musical pairing' of works by Kodály and Olli Mustonen on Alpha, with Ian Bostridge, Nicolas Altstaedt and Mustonen himself.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2026
13th Oct 2026
Chris introduces this issue's selection, headed by a 'truly special' account of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 from Simon Rattle and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, captured live in Munich earlier this year.
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Gramophone Awards 2026 - The Winners!
7th Oct 2026
Chris reports back from tonight's ceremony in London, with full details of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards.
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The Presto Chart - September 2026
5th Oct 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with John Wilson and Sinfonia of London's 'incredibly stylish and joyous' complete recording of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls on Chandos in the top spot.
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Diapason d'Or - September 2026
29th Sep 2026
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a reminder of the 'sensitive, poetic artistry' of the late Seiji Ozawa in Beethoven and Strauss courtesy of BR Klassik.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2026
21st Sep 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by an 'outstanding' account of Handel's Giulio Cesare from The English Concert and Harry Bicket on Linn (with Christophe Dumaux in the title-role and Louise Alder as Cleopatra).
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BBC Music Magazine - October 2026 Choices
14th Sep 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a Liszt recital from Yulianna Avdeeva which 'combines tumultuous panache with phenomenal technical accuracy'.
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Gramophone Awards 2026 - The Finalists
11th Sep 2026
The three finalists in each of the eleven categories for this year's Awards (presented in partnership with Presto Music) were revealed this morning, with Ann Hallenberg, Yunchan Lim, I Fagiolini and Sean Shibe among those in the running...
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The Presto Chart - August 2026
1st Sep 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for August, with Mitsuko Uchida's 'life-affirming' live recordings of Beethoven's last three piano sonatas on Decca in the top spot.
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BBC Music Magazine - September 2026 Choices
24th Aug 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'uniquely striking' coupling of violin concertos by Chevalier de Saint-George and Thierry Pécou from Romuald Grimbert-Barré, the Orchestre national de Cannes and Benjamin Levy on Aparté.
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Gramophone Awards 2026 - The Shortlist
21st Aug 2026
The six contenders in each of the eleven categories for this year's Awards (presented in partnership with Presto Music) were revealed this morning.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - September 2026
10th Aug 2026
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by 'an example of how an unknown opera should be recorded' from Decca - namely a scintillating account of Umberto Giordano's Marina, starring Eleonora Buratto and Freddie De Tommaso.
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The Presto Chart - July 2026
3rd Aug 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, with Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony and Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra retaining its place in the No. 1 spot.
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2026 Choices
17th Jul 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by 'a debut of striking insight and assurance' from the Amsterdam Piano Trio in Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2026
14th Jul 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by an 'engagingly fresh' account of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 and the world premiere recording of Carlos Simon's 'riotously colourful' Four Black American Dances from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony on Reference.
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The Presto Chart - June 2026
1st Jul 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, with a bracing double-bill of Dvořák and Carlos Simon from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in the No. 1 spot.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2026 Choices
24th Jun 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'thrillingly original' musical journey from Venice to Buenos Aires in the company of Andrés Gabetta and his eponymous consort on Pentatone.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2026
18th Jun 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'consistently luminous and assured' set of Bohuslav Martinů's symphonies from the Bamberger Symphoniker and Jakub Hrůša on Deutsche Grammophon.
