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Our January 2026 issue is out now

Inside BBC Music Magazine's January issue:

• This month's cover star is Nicholas McCarthy. The acclaimed one-handed pianist tells Claire Jackson about meeting the many challenges of his unique career
• Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford reports from India, where the once-derided piano is enjoying a boom in popularity
• Stravinsky, Strauss... Starman? David Bowie’s wide-ranging creative influences included a love of classical music, reveals Andrew Green
• Anne Templer looks at the UK’s thriving brass band scene
• Claire Jackson visits Hamamatsu, Japan’s piano capital
• Brian Wise explores how composers have depicted the landscapes of 15 American states, from Alaskan glaciers to Florida plantations.

On this month's cover CD

This month's cover CD features uplifting choral music by composers including John Tavener, Herbert Howells, William Byrd and JS Bach, performed by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Click here or on the image to see the track details for this month's cover CD.

Click here or on the image to see the track details for this month's cover CD.

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