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On Italian Perspectives, Riccardo Frizza and the Bamberger Symphoniker trace the revival and evolution of Italian instrumental music. Giuseppe Martucci’s Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, completed in 1895, illuminates the Italian symphonic tradition often overshadowed by opera, blending Brahmsian rigor with striking, passionate outbursts. Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano brings Renaissance paintings to life…

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has named Esa-Pekka Salonen the Merwin Geffen, M.D. and Norman Solomon, M.D. Festival of Contemporary Music Director for 2026. In this capacity, Salonen will curate five programs at Tanglewood this summer, where the Festival of Contemporary Music (FCM) runs July 23–27. The opening-night program, titled Those We…

A huge congratulations to mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges on her victory at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards! Jake Heggie’s Intelligence, commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, took home the award for Best Opera Recording, with Bridges delivering a standout performance as Lucinda. The awards were announced on Sunday, 1 February at Los Angeles’…

Isata Kanneh-Mason’s new album, Prokofiev, will be released on 10 April 2026 on Decca Classics. The recording stems from a long and personal relationship with the composer’s music, which reached a major public milestone when she made her BBC Proms solo debut in 2023, performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3.…

Congratulations to bass-baritone Gábor Bretz and pianists James Baillieu and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason on their BBC Music Magazine Award nominations. Now in its 21st year, the BBC Music Magazine Awards celebrates classical music recordings across nine categories. The nominees are selected by a jury and voted on by listeners around the…