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BBC Music Magazine - June 2026 Choices
26th May 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a portrait of 'a composer and choir in complete harmony' - namely The Tallis Scholars' album of works written for them by Nico Muhly on Linn.
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Miles Davis at 100
26th May 2026
Today marks what would have been the legendary trumpeter's 100th birthday. In celebration, we spoke to admirers of Miles about why he's still a huge influence today...
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Sean Shibe on Vesper
25th May 2026
The Scottish guitarist discusses his new album of works by Thomas Adès, Harrison Birtwistle and James Dillon, released on Pentatone last month.
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Callum Au on Sing Seven Seas
25th May 2026
The internationally renowned arranger celebrates his upcoming release prior to the launch at Kings Place, and shares all the details behind the project that involves over eighty musicians.
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Joe Webb - Neath Beat
22nd May 2026
The exceptionally talented pianist makes a return with his latest album, reflecting on the sounds of his hometown, Neath, and his contemporary stride piano sound.
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Nico Muhly's choral works from Magdalen College, Oxford
22nd May 2026
The trebles and adults of Magdalen College present a year's worth of anthems, motets and other sacred music written (mostly) for them by Nico Muhly.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd May 2026
22nd May 2026
Large jazz ensembles and reinterpretations of the jazz greats are the order of the day this week, as our new releases embrace that big band sound.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd May 2026
22nd May 2026
Mahler's Symphony No. 3 from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, an American Dream from Barbara Hannigan in Gothenburg, Wagner's Ring Cycle from Fabio Luisi in Dallas, and Celtic nocturnes and folksongs from Barry Douglas.
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Early Music Round-Up - Spring 2026
21st May 2026
Soulfully penitent Couperin from Le Concert Spirituel and Hervé Niquet, Bach from Le Banquet Céleste with cellist Julien Barre, solo vocal favourites by Purcell, Handel and others from Jakub Józef Orliński and Michał Biel, Alon Sariel's third album of 'plucked Bach', and more.
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Nate Smith
21st May 2026
Nate Smith is a multi-Grammy-winning drummer, composer and producer celebrated for a genre-fluid style that seamlessly bridges jazz, R&B, hip-hop and pop. His standing was further cemented at the 68th Grammy Awards in 2026, where he achieved a double victory – most notably winning Best Alternative Jazz Album for the analogue-driven masterpiece, LIVE-ACTION.
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LIVE-ACTION
Nate Smith (drums, musician, keyboard), Josh Johnson (musician, saxophone), Sebastian White (designer), Marquis Hill (trumpet, musician), JSWISS (musician), Lalah Hathaway (chanting, musician, voice, vocal_arranger), Michael League (musician, bass), Lionel Loueke (musician, voice), säje (musician, voice), Amanda Taylor (vocal_arranger), Sara Gazarek (vocal_arranger), Erin Bentlage (vocal_arranger), Johnaye Kendrick (vocal_arranger), Kiefer, CARRTOONS, Ben Williams (bass, musician), Jeannette Jang (musician, violin), Anna Bishop (musician, violin), Kimberly Ryan (musician, viola), Peter Greydanus (musician, cello), Charlie Hunter (musician, guitar), DJ Harrison (keyboard), Jermaine Holmes (musician, voice), DJAY HARISSON (musician, rhodes)
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Leif Ove Andsnes on Geirr Tveitt
20th May 2026
The Norwegian pianist discusses the music of his compatriot (who lost most of his unpublished manuscripts to a devastating house fire in 1970), including the extraordinary 'Sonata Etere' and the folk songs which he collected in his native Hardanger.
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The Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
20th May 2026
Lee Morgan's 1963 masterpiece, The Sidewinder, revitalised Blue Note Records with its infectious title track. Blending hard bop with soul-jazz and boogaloo rhythms, it remains a definitive, high-energy jazz classic.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2026
19th May 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by 'a new Beethoven cello sonatas benchmark' from Paul Watkins and Alessio Bax on Signum.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 19th May
19th May 2026
New LCME Piano publications, popular piano works by Grieg, Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, new Lyrebird Music titles, Voices as One: Christmas, and Breitkopf & Härtel's edition of Mahler's Sixth Symphony.
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Dame Felicity Lott (1947-2026)
18th May 2026
The radiant English lyric soprano, who was as captivating in operetta as she was in aristocratic Mozart and Strauss roles, has died aged 79.
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Anna Urpina on 'Le Chant des Muses'
18th May 2026
The violinist talks about her new album comprising works from highly successful, but subsequently neglected, female composers of the Baroque era.
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Madeleine Mitchell on String Quartets by Charles Wood
18th May 2026
The violinist shares some of her thoughts on a new album of chamber music by Charles Wood, released recently on SOMM to mark the centenary of the composer's death.
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Jakub Hrůša conducts symphonies by Bohuslav Martinů
15th May 2026
The Czech conductor leads the Bamberger Symphoniker in performances of all six of the symphonies by his compatriot that are full of rhythmic vitality, magical textures, and characterful playing from every section of the orchestra.
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Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
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Jasmine Myra - Where Light Settles
15th May 2026
Meditative, cinematic, and folk-infused, the UK saxophonist presents her third album showcasing luscious arrangements that feature strings, harp and vibraphone.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th May 2026
15th May 2026
Lutosławski from Jean-Guihen Queyras and Gustavo Gimeno, Mozart horn concertos from Martin Owen and Manchester Camerata, choral works by Nico Muhly from the Choir of Magdalen College Oxford, and Charles Wood from the London Chamber Ensemble Quartet and Madeleine Mitchell.
