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Gramophone Classical Music Podcast

Gramophone
Classical Music
Wigmore Hall
Mozart
Schubert
Handel
Brahms
Baroque Music
Gramophone Classical Music Awards
Beethoven
Opera
Leonard Bernstein
Bach
Sony Classical
BBC Proms
Winterreise
Maurice Ravel
BIS
Franz Liszt
Mahler
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Weekly conversations about classical music with leading musicians and writers

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This week’s guest is the Finnish-Ukrainian conductor Dalia Stasevska. Her new ‘Ukrainian Mixtape’, just out from Platoon, showcases four Ukrainian composers – Levko Kolodub, Borys Liatoshynsky, Fedir Yakymenko and Mykola Lysenko – for which she’s jo... more

Pianist George Fu joins Hattie Butterworth to speak about his new album of Schubert and how the composer helped him through the loss of his father. They speak about the late sonatas and their complexities, as well as the emotions around recording wel... more

The music of the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz is undergoing a long-overdue renaissance. Her output was extensive and extraordinarily rich, as both the pianist Peter Jablonski and the violinist Bomsori Kim have proved in their explorations of her ... more

Back in 2012 Gramophone gave an award to a wonderful documentary called Music makes a City which tells the story of the Louisville Orchestra, its creation, and its early philosophy. This week’s guest, the conductor Teddy Abrams has been Music Directo... more

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Recent Guests

George Fu
Pianist, subject of the episode
Platoon/label Schubert project
Episode: George Fu on Schubert and grief
Peter Jablonski
Pianist, PWM ambassador
PWM Edition; Ondine recording artist
Episode: Peter Jablonski and Bomsori Kim on the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz
Bomsori Kim
Violinist, PWM ambassador
PWM Edition; DG artist
Episode: Peter Jablonski and Bomsori Kim on the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz
Teddy Abrams
Conductor, music director of the Louisville Orchestra
Louisville Orchestra
Episode: Conductor Teddy Abrams on championing new music in Louisville
Timothy Ridout
Gramophone Award-winning violist
Episode: Matilda Lloyd and Timothy Ridout: The Gramophone Listening Room, Episode 2
Matilda Lloyd
Trumpeter; Royal Philharmonic Society's 2026 Young Artist of the Year
Episode: Matilda Lloyd and Timothy Ridout: The Gramophone Listening Room, Episode 2
Mahan Esfahani
Harpsichordist
Self-employed (Musician)
Episode: Mahan Esfahani on Bach's Keyboard Concertos
Edward Seckerson
Music critic and broadcaster
Independent
Episode: Klaus Tennstedt at 100: Edward Seckerson recalls a great conductor
Colin Matthews
Composer
Episode: Colin Matthews on his new album, 'Sea Scapes'

Hosts

Martin Cullingford, James Jolly, Hattie Butterworth, Charlotte Gardner, Jack Pepper
A panel of senior staff and hosts from a leading classical music publication and associated outlets, regularly guiding conversations with guests.
James Jolly
Senior editor and recurring host with deep ties to programming and gramophone historical coverage.
Martin Cullingford
Editor and host with broad involvement in program direction and industry insight.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 277 ratings
  • Sound quality during interviews

    While I Write below several years ago complaining about sound quality and see that others have done the same, I’m astonished that this still hasn’t been addressed. It’s not rocket science, use clip on microphones or hanging from above, just closer to the people. The echo is terrible and the whole experience of the podcast negatively influenced. Please, Gramophone, address this.

    These podcasts are often interesting but severely let down by really bad sound quality during the interviews with art... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Gromit123
    United Kingdom8 months ago
  • The one indispensable

    I can’t imagine my musical life without this wonderful journal

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Laurencewjames
    Canada10 months ago
  • Audio volume problem

    On the John Rutter episode (the only one I’ve listened to so far), the volume of the conversation was quite low, but the music excerpts were way too loud. How about equalizing those aspects?

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    ArtTom
    United States10 months ago
  • Illuminating

    Love the insights offered New York musicians on their recordings

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    James_jazzy
    United Statesa year ago
  • Absolutely brilliant

    I’m not a newcomer to Classical music, but these podcasts and the Gramophone magazine have educated me. Just listened to the one on Schubert, and to think that I knew little of his music…so informative!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jamaisdelavie
    Australiaa year ago

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Sound quality varies; recent episodes have improved but still show room for engineering improvements.
Listeners highly value the breadth of guests and depth of musical insight, often recommending episodes to peers in the field.
The show consistently offers high-quality, in-depth conversations with leading musicians and writers.

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George Fu on Schubert and grief
Q: Why did you choose the C minor sonata for this album over the B flat or G major late sonatas?
The C minor offered a balance of Beethovenian drama and Schubert's own deep emotional texture, and I wanted to record a piece that felt like an entry point into how I interpret this literature.
George Fu on Schubert and grief
Q: Can you explain the experience of grief and how it led you toward Schubert and the piano?
Grief was a deeply personal force that influenced my listening and practice, yet I emphasize that the music isn't just about my grief; it became a shared space where emotion and craft meet.
Peter Jablonski and Bomsori Kim on the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz
Q: Can you tell specifically what sort of player she was? Is there a fingerprint to her playing?
She describes Bacewicz as athletic and virtuosic for violin, with depth and a sense of musical storytelling that goes beyond mere showy technique.
Peter Jablonski and Bomsori Kim on the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz
Q: Bomsori, what was your Bacewicz journey? Where did it start?
She explains starting from competition connections and gradually exploring more Polish composers, including Szymanowski, Penderecki, Lutosławski, and eventually the Bacewicz repertoire for violin.
Klaus Tennstedt at 100: Edward Seckerson recalls a great conductor
Q: How did Tennstedt approach Mahler, and what made his Mahler performances distinctive?
Seckerson notes that Tennstedt treated Mahler as a word to be interpreted, not merely a score to be read, embracing extreme tempo shifts and dynamic contrasts, and believing in the music's emotional truth, which often produced intense, transformative performances.

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A weekly series exploring classical music through in-depth conversations with leading performers, composers, curators, and writers. Episodes spotlight cross-genre discussion, historical performance practice, and contemporary approaches to traditional repertoire, with a recurring focus on early music, concert programming, and recording projects. Notable strengths include access to highly respected figures, a steady stream of institutional context (venues, anniversaries, festivals), and thoughtful commentary on interpretation, technique, and the music industry. The show often weaves in behind-the-scenes stories from studios, stages, and archives, making it engaging for listeners who want both scholarly context and practical insights for perfo... more

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Recent guests on Gramophone Classical Music Podcast include:

1. George Fu
2. Peter Jablonski
3. Bomsori Kim
4. Teddy Abrams
5. Timothy Ridout
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8. Edward Seckerson

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