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Congratulations to @annedudleymusic for her induction into Academy Fellowship, becoming the 33rd Fellow of @IvorsAcademy! We were delighted to speak with Anne at @BFI Southbank on Tuesday night...

📖 Read our full interview with Anne here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ys7rcv7
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tonight’s the night✨🏆

So excited to join the @ivorsacademy.bsky.social as the official streaming partner for #TheIvorsClassicalAwards at the Southbank Centre.

Celebrate with us and explore our playlist featuring works by this year's nominated composers: tinyurl.com/Ivorsplaylist
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Explore our New Sheet Music Titles from 4th November! Lesser-known works for solo piano, choral music by Morten Lauridsen, Lucy Walker, and Charlotte Baskerville, @taylorswift13's 'The Life of a Showgirl' and much more...

📖 Explore the selection here:
https://tinyurl.com/3xv9rxfs
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Explore The Presto Chart from October 2025! Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, headed by Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion's 'truly magical' account of Brahms's 'German Requiem' on harmonia mundi international.

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3p373tz2
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Until 7th January 2025, we are offering up to 25% off Supraphon titles on CD, Vinyl, DVD, & Download.

🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/3t2fhss9
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Browse these box set selections from Autumn! Heavyweight highlights from the last couple of months include two eightieth-birthday tributes to @PerlmanOfficial, @SirSimonRattle's recordings of British repertoire and much more...

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4uf722r3
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Explore these New Music Book Publications from October 2025! This selection includes a guide to the church cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, a new edition of Igor Stravinsky's 1939 Harvard lectures and much more...

📷 Igor Stravinsky

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/42kz7hap
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Read this article on the Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2025! Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by 'a landmark achievement' from Belgian early music ensemble InAlto in music by Tarquinio Merula on Ricercar.

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7edw68
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
In the wake of winning a Gramophone Award for her outstanding recording of the Violin Concerto, the Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang discusses how her relationship with Elgar's music has blossomed.

📖 Read the interview here:
https://tinyurl.com/3fxs56vf
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Until 17th December we are offering up to 50% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD, & Blu-Ray. Please note, downloads are not included in this offer.

🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/532br6az
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Last night we hosted pianist Karim Said for a launch event celebrating his latest release 'Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Piano Sonatas 24 & 28'! Here's a clip from the performance...

Released on @Rubicon Classics

🎥 Watch the full video below:
https://youtu.be/7KZHXTpp9c4
October 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Les Divas d'Offenbach' from Véronique Gens!

Released on Alpha Classics

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4b7th3r9
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Discover the Gramophone Awards 2025 Winners! Chris reports back from yesterday's ceremony in London, with full details of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards.

📖 Read the article here:
https://tinyurl.com/3555acmu
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
@OfficialBlueyTV: First Ever Piano Book starts little ones playing the piano using games, imagination and stories from Bluey’s world. Kids and their favourite grown-up can learn together.

Published by @FaberMusic

🎁 Available to pre-order now!
https://tinyurl.com/bde5zku6
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Read this interview with Anna Clyne and Marin Alsop on 'Abstractions'! The composer and conductor talk about their long history of working together.

Released on @naxosrecords

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ehscsnw
October 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Read this Composer Spotlight on Marianna von Martínes! Born in Vienna in 1744, Marianna von Martínes was an important figure in aristocratic Vienna in the eighteenth century.

🔎 Find out more:
https://tinyurl.com/ycky7cd3
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Read about our BBC Music Magazine November 2025 Choices! Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by 'thoughtful and on occasion provocative' Bach from Isabelle Faust on Harmonia Mundi.

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ke9p9
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Until 7th January 2026, we are offering up to 40% off selected box sets on CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-Ray, Vinyl. Please note that downloads are not included in this offer.

🔎 Browse the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2fe9d5f6
October 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Until 26th November, we are offering up to 40% off selected titles on the Hyperion label and its budget sister label Helios on CD, SACD, Vinyl, & Downloads.

🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2596u2sy
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady'! Jamie Parker and Scarlett Strallen head a luxury cast on this luscious recording of the 𝑷𝒚𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏-inspired 1956 musical.

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3zyns93n
September 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Watch our latest episode of 'Presto Presents' featuring @matildalloydtpt and @RichardGowers! The trumpeter and organist (here switching to piano!) joined us earlier this month to celebrate the launch of their new album 'Fantasia'.

🎥 Watch here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n8ctmw3
September 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Read our artist profile on Count Basie! A pivotal figure in the big band and swing era, Basie became one of America’s most prominent bandleaders, earning himself the title “King of Swing”.

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/v92adhej
September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sheet Music Downloads from Carl Fischer & Theodore Presser are now available!

🔎 Explore here:
https://tinyurl.com/3e4v6ur3
September 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Read this interview with Will Dawes on 'Divine Light' and the Indian choral tradition!

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/m5smr4r
September 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Martinů String Quartets 2-3-5-7' from the Pavel Haas Quartet!

📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/25hz9wbz
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM