BBC Music Magazine Awards 2026: nominations announced
From Chamber to Concerto, Opera to Orchestral, we proudly announce the nominations for this year's BBC Music Magazine Awards - all the very finest classical albums released during 2025
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2026
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2026: vote now for your favourite classical music releases of 2025
Vote now for your favourite classical music releases in the 2026 BBC Music Magazine Awards
Orchestral, Opera, Chamber and more: vote now for your favourite classical music releases of 2025, in the 2026 BBC Music Magazine Awards
Good vibrations: the impact of music on the road to recovery
Inside the creative journey of an artist and musician after a cancer diagnosis
BBC Music Magazine 2026 Concerto Award
BBC Music Magazine 2026 Opera Award
BBC Music Magazine 2026 Newcomer Award
BBC Music Magazine 2026 Orchestral Award
BBC Music Magazine 2026 Premiere Award
BBC Music Magazine 2026 Instrumental Award
Meet the most fascinating figures from classical music
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We asked 100 of today's leading conductors to vote for the best conductor of all time. And the answer is...
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British violinist and composer Rakhi Singh speaks to Amanda Holloway about the music that has shaped her life and career
We ranked the 21 greatest pianists of all time
Who was the best pianist of all time? We asked 100 leading pianists to name the performers who have brought the most magic to the keyboard
The great composers
Explore the lives and works of classical music's finest composers
Buried alive under an avalanche: music's 11 most bizarre and tragic deaths
Some of the most well-known composers met their ends in highly unusual ways...
Ospedale della Pietà: the orphanage where Vivaldi turned abandoned girls into world-beating musicians
Harriet Constable, author of The Instrumentalist, explores Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà, the girls’ orphanage where Vivaldi taught and composed
Composer Alex Ho and the Chinese diaspora in Britain
Composer Alex Ho is part of a growing community of musicians combining their British and Chinese heritage in fascinating ways, writes Richard Morgan
Meet Hildur Guðnadóttir – the star composer of Joker and Chernobyl
Cellist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has forged a career spanning classical, film and electronics – but she’s always been drawn to unsettling themes, as she tells Claire Jackson
Greatest Recordings
Our recommendations of essential additions to your listening library
Essential Christmas albums: 10 timeless recordings to get you in the Christmas spirit
What is the perfect music to get oneself into the festive spirit? We ask ten of our writers to name the albums they couldn’t imagine Yuletide without
Prog rock 1975: ranking the 17 greatest prog albums turning 50 this year
1975 was a landmark year for progressive rock, delivering groundbreaking albums that pushed musical boundaries and redefined the genre’s scope. Here are the 15 best
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When rock met country, magic happened — steel guitars, road songs, and restless hearts. These 21 albums defined that bittersweet crossroads
These 15 stone-cold classic albums were a nightmare to make
From Fleetwood Mac to Tears for Fears: 15 classic rock albums that cost blood, sweat and tears to put together
Albums of the week
A selection of the best reviewed albums from the latest issue of BBC Music Magazine
Review: Schreker • Korngold • Krenek
This superb album brings together three Austrian composers who would go on to fall foul of the Nazi regime
Review: Debussy • Szymanowski Quartets (Belcea Quartet)
Michael Jameson is entranced by the Belcea Quartet’s brilliant pairing of French and Polish composers
Review: Schubert 4 Hands (Chamayou / Andsnes)
Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou play Schubert with exquisite sensitivity, says Misha Donat
Rock music
Explore rock music
The strange rumour that shook rock at the twilight of the 1960s
In the dying weeks of the Sixties, a Beatles myth captivated fans and amateur sleuths – turning album covers, lyrics and whispers into a nationwide obsession
Off with a bang: Rock’s 23 most unforgettable intros, ranked
From pounding riffs to unexpected openings, these iconic rock intros grab your attention from the very first note... and never let go
Gone: Rock’s 17 most shocking walkouts
From sudden disappearances to mid-set meltdowns, these are the moments rock’s biggest stars simply decided they had finally had enough
Audio equipment reviews and advice
A selection of the best reviewed albums from the latest issue of BBC Music Magazine
