Early Music Today Magazine

01/10/2021

Boris Giltburg talks to Owen Mortimer, editor of International Piano Magazine, about recording the complete cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas to mark the composer's 250th anniversary.

The 9-disc boxed set is now available from Naxos UK.

05/12/2018

After several months’ negotiations, the Mark Allen Group (MAG) is pleased to confirm the acquisition of various Rhinegold assets. TheseRead More

21/11/2018

'I always really enjoy playing Vivaldi’s "La notte" concerto, because of the dark and mysterious atmosphere and because of the descriptiveness of the music':

Lucie Horsch talks to EMT as she prepares to tour with Academy of Ancient Music in our November edition

November 2018 Orchestras focus: guest editor Richard Wigley, managing director of the Ulster Orchestra, introduces the 2019 ABO conference; examiningRead More

20/11/2018

'The Sammartini concerto is one of my favourite recorder concertos. The music is so great and there are many surprising changes of character': Lucie Horsch talks to EMT as she prepares to tour with Academy of Ancient Music in our November issue

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

19/11/2018

A jewel of Genoa: Dynamic opera and classical music celebrates 40 years with the release of a Paganini special in our November edition

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

21/09/2018

‘Some magnificent music was written for the horn before Mozart came along and the first challenge is to make audiences aware that it exists’: Alec Frank-Gemmill introduces his survey of early horn concertos in our September issue

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

17/09/2018

In our September edition Thomas Bowes explains how an ambiguous Bach title inspired his latest recording project

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

14/09/2018

'The phrasing and sound that I have learnt in the realm of historically-informed performance translates into my playing on modern instruments': Alec Frank-Gemmill introduces his survey of early horn concertos in CM September

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

12/09/2018

In CM’s September edition, Sean Shibe, Classical Guitarist introduces his new album featuring guitar arrangements from Scottish lute manuscripts including the Rowallan, Wemyss, Straloch, Skene and Balcarres

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

06/09/2018

In our new issue Alec Frank-Gemmill traces the development of the horn with a survey of early concertos, translating the phrasing and sound of historically-informed performance on to a modern instrument

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

23/07/2018

‘It was excitement in putting on something people didn’t know that spurred us on’: Bampton Classical Opera celebrate 25 years of staging neglected works by well-known composers in CM July

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

20/07/2018

‘I'm very positive about the future of classical music. There have never been so many concert halls, orchestras or opera houses in the world. And audiences are coming and filling them, from New York to Berlin’: guest editor John Gilhooly introduces CM July

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

19/07/2018

‘Even with Mozart there were operas that weren’t known’: Bampton Classical Opera celebrate 25 years of putting on neglected works by well-known composers in CM July

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

18/07/2018

Pioneering musicological research into neglected female composers is – unsurprisingly – unearthing works of outstanding quality. Adrian Horsewood explores the music of Marianna Martines, who studied with Haydn and duetted with Mozart, in CM July

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

17/07/2018

‘It was a big adventure. Harmonia Mundi was enthusiastic to record this totally unknown repertoire. That was the start of the Charpentier renaissance’: harmonia mundi international looks back on 60 years of recording in our July issue

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

16/07/2018

In CM July, Bampton Classical Opera celebrate 25 years of putting on neglected works by well-known composers

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

14/07/2018

harmonia mundi international looks back on 60 years of recording in our July issue

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

12/07/2018

In CM's July edition BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the motivation and inspiration behind his programming, highlighting some notable aspects of this year’s season

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

11/07/2018

In CM July, The Marian Consort introduce their tenth anniversary recording spanning the centuries from Palestrina and Allegri to Gabriel Jackson and James Macmillan

Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 25 years; BBC Proms director David Pickard discusses the inspiration behind this year’s season; and Harmonia Mundi at 60.

21/06/2018

‘Last year I crossed the UK 56 times. I won’t book an artist unless I’ve heard them first’! Richard Heason, winner of ABO Rhinegold Award for best venue manager, looks back over his first five years running St John’s Smith Square in CM June!

Classical Music June Early Music Today is now incorporated into each monthly issue of Classical Music. In the June edition, ItalianRead More

13/06/2018

Adrian Horsewood pays tribute to period-performance firebrand Jean-Claude Malgoire in our latest issue!

Classical Music June Early Music Today is now incorporated into each monthly issue of Classical Music. In the June edition, ItalianRead More

07/06/2018

Paul Boucher, the curator of the Montagu Music Collection at Boughton House, introduces a new exhibition that explores and celebrates the intertwining of music and memory through the ages in CM June!

Classical Music June Early Music Today is now incorporated into each monthly issue of Classical Music. In the June edition, ItalianRead More

09/05/2018

‘It’s amazing when considering a composer as thoroughly researched as Handel that we don’t know definitively how many violin sonatas he composed’! Tatty Theo introduces The Brook Street Band’s new disc of 9 sonatas – 4 more than the official count – in CM May!

Classical Music May Early Music Today is now incorporated in each monthly issue of Classical Music. In the May edition GabrielRead More

04/05/2018

Enrolling at music college means being prepared for hard truths as well as support and encouragement. But what happens when students want to exercise their rights as consumers? Professor Jo Cole Royal Academy of Music gives an inside view in Classical Music May!

Classical Music May Early Music Today is now incorporated in each monthly issue of Classical Music. In the May edition GabrielRead More

01/05/2018

Get ready for lots of sessions with every type of teacher in mind! We present a mix of the ‘best of our London shows’ as well as some fantastic new submissions, particularly from local practitioners. Our speakers come from all over the UK and we’ll be drawing on expertise from your favourite b...

21/03/2018

Happy European ! We're offering 25% off subscriptions to Classical Music today, which includes our brand new early music section in each monthly issue.

Classical Music is the authoritative voice of the classical music profession, offering a behind-the-scenes approach to a fast changing industry.

08/03/2018

‘I want the festival to feature performers and performances of all shapes and sizes’: Tenebrae Choir's Nigel Short introduces a week of serenity and stillness at St John’s Smith Square's second Holy Week Festival in our March issue!

Classical Music March Early Music Today is now incorporated in each monthly issue of Classical Music. In the March edition, NigelRead More

19/02/2018

The conductor Christophe Rousset is reinvigorating the French Baroque.

29/01/2018

‘Early music is a vibrant, ever-changing strand of music-making that is now very much in the mainstream’: Adrian Horsewood kicks off our new early music section in CM’s February issue!

February 2018 Competitions focus: guest editor Paul Lewis examines the changing role that music competitions are playing in developing successfulRead More

26/01/2018

We're delighted to announce that comedian and drummer Al Murray will speak at the Expo on 23 February!

16/01/2018

Applications invited for the Rhinegold Charity Fund worth £10,000

Applications are now open for the Rhinegold Charity Fund, offering £10,000 worth of advertising across Rhinegold’s classical music publications.

13/10/2017

We are back! Registration for Europe’s leading free CPD event for music & drama teachers is now open. We are returning to Olympia London 22-23 February 2018!

After successfully launching our sister show in Manchester, we are coming back to London! Expect a record number of expert-led CPD sessions, market-leading exhibitors and their services & products and of course plenty of music & dramatic performances!

More details and information will be announced soon so watch this space.

Register using our social tool so that you can see who of your friends and colleagues are attending.

See you in February 2018!

Music & Drama Education Expo|London - Europe's leading free CPD event for anyone involved in music & drama education (22-23 February 2017, Olympia Central)

06/10/2017

We are back! Registration for Europe’s leading free CPD event for music & drama teachers is now open. We are returning to Olympia London 22-23 February 2018!

After successfully launching our sister show in Manchester, we are coming back to London! Expect a record number of expert-led CPD sessions, market-leading exhibitors and their services & products and of course plenty of music & dramatic performances! More details and information will be announced soon so watch this space.

Register using our social tool so that you can see who of your friends and colleagues are attending.

See you in February 2018!

Music & Drama Education Expo|London - Europe's leading free CPD event for anyone involved in music & drama education (22-23 February 2017, Olympia Central)