BBC Music Magazine

BBC Music Magazine is a must for anyone with a passion for classical music. Classical music connoisseurs and new enthusiast alike will enjoy the fascinating features and reviews of over 120 new works in every issue.

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BBC Music Magazine

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LETTER of the MONTH

FREE ONE MONTH TRIAL to the digital edition • BBC Music Magazine is a must-read for anyone with a passion for classical music. Every issue brings the world of classical music to life, from interviews with the greatest artists and features on fascinating subjects, to all the latest news and opinions from around the music world.

Dame Judith Weir celebrates New Year with honour • MBEs for Anna Lapwood and Margaret Fingerhut among other notable awards

Colston no more as Beacon beckons Bristol concert-goers

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS

SoundBites

RisingStars • Three to look out for…

NY Philharmonic seizes an unlikely Korea opportunity

Also in February 2008…

Slammer slammed as Mahler ends with a bang

DÉJÀ VU • History just keeps on repeating itself…

Julie Cooper

StudioSecrets • We reveal who’s recording what and where…

REWIND • This month: MAGDALENA KOŽENÁ Mezzo-soprano

MyHero • Soprano Johanna Wallroth praises her former choirmaster Bo ‘Bosse’ Johansson

Start spreading the music… • From the modernist visions of Varèse to the minimalism of Glass and Reich, Tom Service celebrates the rich soundscape of New York, the city that never sleeps

FAREWELL TO…

Music to my ears • What the classical world has been listening to this month

Our Choices • The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites

FEBRUARY RELEASES

Richard Morrison • The impact of arts ‘levelling up’ in the UK is still not fully understood

AWARDS 2024 • VOTE NOW and help choose the best classical recordings of the past 12 months

Out of the Blue • When George Gershwin brought together the worlds of jazz and classical in the premiere of his Rhapsody in Blue 100 years ago in New York, a whole new soundworld was born, as Mervyn Cooke relates

Teapots and Fidgety Feet • The US in February 1924

Different shades of Blue • Alternative approaches

Robert von Bahr • Fifty years ago, the Swede set up BIS as a self-funded enterprise with an important principle: to put musicians first. That’s still at his record label’s heart today, he tells Andrew Stewart

Taking on the unions • A fresh way of working

He’s got rhythm • Oscar Levant built his reputation as an actor and radio host, but this talented pianist was also a key interpreter of Gershwin’s music, says Misha Donat

All about George • Levant and the Rhapsody

Keep it in the family • Sibling connections can lead to meaningful musical partnerships – as long as childhood rivalries don’t get in the way, writes Claire Jackson

Band of brothers • Fraternal success stories

Closing the gap • The number of female conductors on the world’s orchestral podiums might be rising, but there is still some distance to cover, writes Jessica Duchen

The need for change • An ISM perspective

SOUNDS OF SUMMER • Holiday music courses can be a hugely important supplement to term-time tuition, often opening up new career pathways, writes Clare Stevens

Stroud England • Despite the sleepy reputation of...