Issues

Out now: our November issue, featuring Hildur Guðnadóttir, Debussy's gamelan, Tchaikovsky and much more!

Out now: our October issue, featuring Pavarotti, Porgy and Bess, tango and more!

Out now: our September issue, featuring Itzhak Perlman, Arvo Pärt, classical music in film and much more!
On sale now: our September issue—featuring Itzhak Perlman, Arvo Pärt, the most unforgettable classical music in film, and so much more to explore
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Out now: our August issue, featuring The Beatles, Nicola Benedetti... and overrated composers (prepare for a shock)
Our August issue features musicians enthusing about The Beatles, and other musicians pointing the finger at composers they feel are overrated

Out now: our July 2025 issue, featuring BBC Proms, castrati, Einaudi... and orchestral metal!

Out now: our June 2025 issue, featuring Yunchan Lim, Anna Lapwood, Jaws, calming music and more

Out now: our May 2025 issue, featuring World War II, the Nazis, Myra Hess, Sibelius and more
Here's your guide to the May 2025 issue of BBC Music Magazine, featuring the music of World War II, Sibelius, Vaughan Williams, Sian Williams and much more

Out now: our April 2025 issue, featuring Yuja Wang, Stewart Copeland, Jeff Goldblum, and music's most iconic openings
BBC Music Magazine April 2025 issue: Yuja Wang, Stewart Copeland, Jeff Goldblum, Duke Ellington, music's most iconic openings

Out now: our March 2025 issue, featuring Ravel, Korngold, echoes... and the best film scores of all time

Out now: our February issue, featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Beethoven's Fourth, bed-hopping composers and more
For our February issue we take a deep dive into the eventful history of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Plus Gluck, Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, bed-hopping composers and more

Out now: our January issue, featuring Angel Blue, Patricia Routledge, Mozart's mind and much more
The January 2025 issue of BBC Music Magazine features the dazzling American soprano Angel Blue. Plus Mozart's mind, soprano-turned-actress Patricia Routledge, US inauguration music and much more

Out now: our Christmas 2024 issue, featuring Nine Lessons, a Sleigh Ride, a much-loved carol... and Britain's most multi-talented singing clan!
Our Christmas 2024 issue features plenty of festive goodness, including Sleigh Ride, Nine Lessons and Carols, In the Bleak Midwinter and more

Out now: our December 2024 issue, featuring Pictures at an Exhibition, Wolf Hall, Fauré Requiem and more

Out now: our November issue, featuring Vilde Frang, Thomas Tallis, Disney's Fantasia, and Puccini's unfinished masterpiece
The November 2024 issue of BBC Music Magazine features violinist Vilde Frang, Thomas Tallis and the bloodthirsty Tudor monarchs, famous political musicians, and much more

Out now: our October issue, featuring Beethoven, Bruckner, JoAnn Falletta... and the joy of musicals!
This month, we celebrate the joy of the musical - not such a distant cousin to 'higher-brow' opera as you might think. Plus, Bruckner, female composers, and Beethoven's astonishing late flowering

Out now: our September issue, featuring Gustav Holst, Antonio Pappano, Alexandra Dariescu and much more
We lead this month with the 150th birthday celebrations for Gustav Holst - so much more than The Planets. Plus, Antonio Pappano, Alexandra Dariescu and much more

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April 2024
In the April 2024 issue of BBC Music Magazine, we're celebrating all things Amadeus: the greatest classical music film of all time

March 2024
In the March 2024 issue of BBC Music Magazine, we meet the breakdancing countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, who is headed to Gluck for his directorial debut

February 2024
Introducing the February 2024 issue of BBC Music Magazine!