Classical Interviews
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Laurence Equilbey on Beethoven Extended
11th Nov 2026
The French conductor discusses the historical precedents for her new 'double-orchestra' recordings of Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7, performed by Insula Orchestra and its newly-formed Camerata.
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Isabelle Faust at the Gramophone Awards
9th Nov 2026
Before accepting the Artist of the Year prize at last month's ceremony, the German violinist sat down backstage with Katherine to discuss her winning album of Ligeti - and what's changed since she was crowned Young Artist of the Year back in 1997.
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja on 'Patkop and Say'
4th Nov 2026
The violinist talks about her new album with Fazıl Say, on which the two artists double up as both performers and composers.
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Fazıl Say (piano)
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Nicolas Namoradze on Grosse Fuge
3rd Nov 2026
Ahead of his Wigmore Hall recital on 12th November, pianist Nicolas Namoradze spoke to us about his latest album Grosse Fuge (released by Ondine on 2nd October), his approach to Beethoven and his own creative activities.
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Ermonela Jaho on La rondine
29th Oct 2026
In advance of Opera Rara's new recording of the final, 1921 version of Puccini's storia di salon (plus excerpts from the 1919 revision of the score), the Albanian soprano discusses why the composer kept revisiting the 'beautiful soul' of its heroine Magda de Civry.
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Jakub Hrůša on Smetana's Libuše
28th Oct 2026
To mark a new recording of his compatriot's patriotic opera, released last month on Supraphon and starring Kateřina Kněžíková in the title-role, the Czech conductor discusses how the piece fits into Smetana’s overall operatic output, why it isn’t performed more abroad, and how its nationalistic spirit fed into the composer’s best-known orchestral work, Má vlast.
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Smetana: Libuše
Kateřina Kněžíková (Libuše), Adam Plachetka (Přemysl), Alžběta Poláčková (Krasava), Martin Bárta (Chrudoš), Jan Šťáva (Lutobor), Richard Samek (Šťáhlav), Jiří Brückler (Radovan), Václava Krejčí Housková (Radmila), Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša
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Imogen Cooper on a lifetime in music
26th Oct 2026
Upon receiving the Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award, pianist Imogen Cooper talked to us about some of her musical highlights, including studying with pianist Alfred Brendel, approaching contemporary music, the joy of Lieder with baritone Wolfgang Holzmair and an unforgettable performance earlier this year.
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Joyce DiDonato and Time for Three on Kevin Puts's No Prisoner Be
22nd Oct 2026
The star mezzo and GRAMMY-winning string trio discuss the genesis of Puts's new work exploring the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson, recently recorded and released on Platoon.
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Minsoo Sohn on Bach
19th Oct 2026
In the wake of his Hyperion debut with the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Korean-American pianist talks about the humanity and clarity of Bach's music, and the importance of asking 'Why?'.
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Mikk Üleoja on the Estonian National Male Choir
14th Oct 2026
The Estonian conductor discusses his new recording of Eduard Tubin's powerful Requiem for Fallen Soldiers (released last month on Divine Art) and the importance of 'protecting artistic borders against overwhelming mass cultures'.
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The Leipzig Quartet on completing a Haydn marathon
12th Oct 2026
The German quartet reflect on their now-concluded complete survey of Haydn's string quartets, and consider what might come next...
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Alexander Malofeev, Gramophone Young Artist of the Year
8th Oct 2026
Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev, who released his debut album Forgotten Melodies in February, was named Young Artist of the Year 2026 at the Gramophone Awards. He spoke to us about his musical passions.
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Alexander Malofeev (piano)
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Thomas Bowes and Eleanor Alberga on Elgar
6th Oct 2026
The violinist and pianist-composer talk about their new album of Elgar, which sees Thomas perform not just the Violin Concerto but also new orchestral arrangements of five works originally for violin and piano.
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Thomas Bowes (violin), Sinfonia Arcadiana, Nic Fallowfield
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Beth Taylor on The Deeps Have Music
1st Oct 2026
The Scottish mezzo discusses her water-themed debut recital album on Linn (out tomorrow on Linn), centring on Elgar's Sea Pictures and also featuring songs by Hedwige Chrétien, Ethel Smyth, Alma Mahler and Cameron Biles-Liddell.
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Gil Rose on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
24th Sep 2026
Recently hailed as 'the saint of American opera' by Gramophone, the intrepid conductor discusses the 'fascination with music of the recent past' which prompted him to found his own orchestra (and eventually record-label) three decades ago.
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Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale on Gerald Finzi
23rd Sep 2026
Ahead of the seventieth anniversary of Finzi's death this weekend, the tenor and pianist discuss their new album including world premiere recordings of five unpublished early songs discovered in the Bodleian Library.
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Yulianna Avdeeva on Metanoia
22nd Sep 2026
Yulianna Avdeeva's new album explores the depths of Liszt's transformation in engaging performances which have earned her the Recording of the Month accolade in BBC Music Magazine. Here, she shares her lifelong passion for the composer and his music.
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María Dueñas on Homage to Heifetz
16th Sep 2026
The Spanish violinist discusses paying tribute to one of her musical idols on her new album of Korngold, Lalo and Debussy (released last month on Deutsche Grammophon), and the uncanny experience of playing a Stradivarius which was once owned by Heifetz himself.
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Jacques Forestier on Song and Dance
8th Sep 2026
in the wake of his debut album on Warner Classics (featuring music by Brahms, Ysaÿe, Bartók and Gershwin via Heifetz), the young Canadian violinist discusses the impact of his victory at the 2024 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition and why he believes that variety is indeed the spice of life.
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Jacques Forestier (violin), Boris Kusnezow (piano)
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Patrick Yim on Bamboo Grove
7th Sep 2026
The violinist talks about his recent album of violin works by Chen Yi and Zhou Long, combining Chinese and Western musical styles in innovative ways.
