Review – Piano Postcards – Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough plays Piano Postcards, a recital of miniatures and his own transcriptions of Disney songs, Rachmaninoff, Chaminade and folk tunes.
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Review: Jorge Bolet - The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals
Jorge Bolet plays Schumann's Fantasy, Chopin's Ballades and Liszt transcriptions in two live Ambassador Auditorium recitals from 1981 and 1986.
Review: Respighi - Sinfonia drammatica - Robert Trevino
Tchaikovsky
Top Five - Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto – The Best Recordings
Best Of Guides
Review: Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 (‘From the New World’) – Rotterdam Philharmonic, Lahav Shani
Lahav Shani conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' and Wagenaar's Cyrano de Bergerac Overture.
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Beginners Guides
Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - A Beginner's Guide
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 - A Beginners Guide
Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - A Beginner's Guide
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") - A Beginners Guide
Opera
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2024
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Release Wagner's Ring Cycle
Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony release Wagner's complete Ring cycle on Delos on May 22, with a two-week Apple…
Review: La Passione - Christina Landshamer, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Soprano Christina Landshamer and period-ensemble Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin explore the omnipresent theme of love in works by Haydn,…
Interviews
My Collection: Umberto Jacopo Laureti, Pianist
Pianist Umberto Jacopo Laureti writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn't live without.
My Collection: Sarah Traubel, Soprano
10 Questions With: Jonathan Biss
10 Questions With: Robert Treviño
News
Michael Tilson Thomas Has Died
Michael Tilson Thomas, the American conductor, pianist, composer and educator, has died at the age of 81.
Apple and Sydney Opera House Announce Creative Partnership
Apple and the Sydney Opera House partner on a year-long initiative bringing digital art installations, creative workshops, and a children's…
Warner Classics Restores Karajan’s Berlin Recordings to Streaming, Starting on Apple Music
Warner Classics Restores Karajan’s Berlin Recordings to Streaming, Starting on Apple Music.
Audio & Tech
3 Best Wireless Headphones For Classical Music - 2026
Classical Music has always required special recording engineering efforts, and a good sound equipment to match. Here are 3 wireless headphones that are best suited…
5 Best Loudspeakers For Classical Music - 2026
Classical Music has always required special recording engineering efforts, and a good sound equipment to match. Here are 5 loudspeakers…
Review: Apple AirPods Max Headphones For Classical Music
Apple AirPods Max Review: Classical Music & Dolby Atmos. Audiophile-worthy sound?
10 Christmas Gifts Ideas for Classical Music Lovers and Musicians
What should you get as a Christmas gift for a classical music lover? here are 10 great ideas that will…
From The Vault
Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 10 - Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä continues his Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, in Symphony No. 10, completed by Deryck Cooke.
Review: “Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival” – Piano Concertos No. 1 & 3 – Daniil Trifonov
Daniil Trifonov closes his Rachmaninov cycle with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos 21 & 24 - Levin, AAM, Egarr
After a 20 years hiatus, Robert Levin continues his cycle of Mozart's complete piano concertos (2023).
Review: Ravel - Orchestral Music - Basque National Orchestra, Robert Trevino
Robert Trevino conducts the Basque National Orchestra in Ravel orchestral works, including Bolero, La Valse and Rapsodie espagnole.
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