The Gramophone Classical Music Podcast
1) William Vann on Elgar's choral music
This month's Gramophone Podcast sees Editor Martin Cullingford joined by William Vann, Director of the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, to talk about his new album of choral music by Elgar:...Show More
2) Marina Rebeka and Edgardo Vertanessian on their record label, Prima Classic
The soprano Marina Rebeka and her husband, the sound engineer Edgardo Vertanessian, founded their record label, Prima Classic in 2018, and in the years since have built up an impressive catalogue. To ...Show More
3) Exploring Beethoven
In this week's Gramophone Podcast, the last of 2025, we explore the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Editor Emeritus James Jolly talks to Richard Wigmore – a long-standing contribut...Show More
4) Critics Choice 2025
As another year of preparing and publishing many hundreds of reviews draws to a close, the three team members most involved - Reviews Editor Gavin Dixon, Deputy Editor Tim Parry, and Editor and Publis...Show More
5) Remembering Alfred Brendel, with his son Adrian Brendel
In this week's Gramophone Podcast we remember Alfred Brendel, one of the most significant and much-loved musical figures of age, in the company of his son, the cellist Adrian Brendel, who takes Editor...Show More
6) Christophe Rousset on Charpentier's Christmas music
In this week's edition of of the Gramophone Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by the conductor and harpsichordist Christophe Rousset to talk about his new album of Christmas music by the 17...Show More
7) Thomas Adès and the Ruisi Quartet on their new recording, Növények
We're joined for this week's Gramophone Podcast by composer Thomas Adès and two members of the Ruisi Quartet, violinist Alessandro Ruisi and viola player Luba Tunnicliffe, to talk about their recordin...Show More
8) Samantha Ege and Leah Broad on Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Hattie Butterworth is joined by pianist and historian Samantha Ege and author Leah Broad to discuss the life and music of composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor as the first recording of her orchestral music...Show More
9) Conductor Klaus Mäkelä on performing Mahler's Eighth at the 2025 Mahler Festival
In May this year, the Concertgebouw – Amsterdam's legendary concert hall – played host to the 2025 Mahler Festival. Originally scheduled for 2000, the centenary of the first such event, but moved back...Show More
Conductor Klaus Mäkelä on performing Mahler's Eighth at the 2025 Mahler Festival
19:54 | Nov 7th, 2025
10) Composer and author Robin Holloway on celebrating 900 years of classical music
The composer, academic and writer Robin Holloway has just published a new book, Music's Odyssey, An Invitation to Western Classical Music (Allen Lane). He's Emeritus Professor of Music at the Universi...Show More
Composer and author Robin Holloway on celebrating 900 years of classical music
37:00 | Oct 28th, 2025