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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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.

Kanneh-Mason’s ‘Rule, Britannia!’ views spark furore • Cellist subjected to racist abuse after speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs

You ant seen nothin’ yet, promises insect-loving trio

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS

SoundBites

RisingStars • Three to look out for…

Thousands gather in Vienna for Beethoven’s final farewell

Also in March 1827…

Shawn E Okpebholo • The American composer, 42, is becoming increasingly acclaimed for his thought-provoking works. While at home in a variety of musical forms, he has leaned progressively towards composing for the voice, and his latest cycle, Songs in Flight, is performed on 11 March at Wheaton College in Chicago, where Okpebholo is based today.

Three works to discover

Music to my ears • The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites…

REWIND • This month: CHRISTOPHER GLYNN Pianist

MyHero • Conductor Rebecca Miller salutes the neglected genius of Dorothy Howell

Petite… but a lot of pluck • Despite its diminutive size, the ukulele has always punched above its weight as a unifying musical force – even during decades of disfavour, says Tom Service

FAREWELL TO…

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN • This month, Dumfries-born tenor Nicky Spence tells us about his best-loved Scottish Songs

MARCH RELEASES

Richard Morrison • Performers should help audiences to experience music from the inside

Dancing with the Devil • Star countertenor, breakdancer and model Jakub Józef Orliński enjoys a challenge – and he’s now applying his boundless commitment and energy to the role of artistic director on his new recording of Gluck’s Orfeo, as he tells Rebecca Franks

Upwardly mobile • The rise of the countertenor

Tales of the underworld • Operas about Orpheus

Rachel Barton Pine • The American violinist takes inspiration from Scottish folk to thrash metal – and, as she tells Charlotte Smith, she’s now making new musical discoveries through parenthood

School of rock • The wisdom of metal

On a wing and a prayer • The treble Ernest Lough’s solo singing earned instant acclaim on HMV’s 1927 release of Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer. Andrew Green tells the story of the recording’s phenomenal success

Further recordings

Fighting fires

Quiet revolutionaries • Since forming in 2012, 12 Ensemble have resolutely followed their own musical path. Max Ruisi and Eloisa-Fleur Thom, the artistic directors of this pioneering string collective, talk to Stephen Moss

The world on a string • Key works for string ensemble

Time to retune • Amateur violinist Ariane Todes reveals how, after losing the will to practise during the pandemic, she was inspired by Hilary Hahn on social media to reconnect with her beloved four-stringed...