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• In difficult times, Beirut aims to sing a different tune
  Gala concert launches new opera festival and competition in Lebanese capital
• Music to my ears
  The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites…
• Concert Heaven Concert Hell
  Top artists recall their best and worst performances
• My Hero
  Tenor David Webb admires the songwriting and performing genius of the groundbreaking American rapper Eminem
• Aural odysseys
  In classical music, concept albums give performers the chance to flex their creative muscles, explains Tom Service… and today, many are doing just that!
• Honeck heads to London
  Philharmonia names its new maestro
• THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
  Pick a theme… and name your seven favourite examples
• Richard Morrison
  How medieval music had a welcome, if brief, revival in the 1960s and ’70s
• Caribbean Queen
  With her dazzling coloratura and bold stage presence, Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique is set to conquer the classical world, writes Amanda Holloway
• Playing with fire
  Echoes Across the Atlantic
• Secrets of the Seasons
  Did an abandoned wedding and a mysterious set of Mantuan frescoes provide the original inspiration for Vivaldi’s evergreen masterpiece? Hannah French follows the clues…
• From wall to score
  Martinů’s Frescoes
• Back on track
  When former Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth had a stroke in January, he turned to music to aid his rehabilitation, as he tells Anthony Cheng
• Therapy in action
  Cellist Juliette Alvin
• A Star is Born
  As we celebrate legendary Australian bel canto soprano Joan Sutherland’s 100th anniversary, Andrew Green traces her early path to stardom
• The human touch
  From solo Bach to chamber music with friends, violinist Christian Tetzlaff tells Charlotte Smith about forging emotional connections
• Across the ages
  The art of mixing eras
• I’m a concertgoer… get me out of here!
  What are the audience habits that can turn an evening from enjoyment into ordeal? Wearing our sternest scowls, we name some of the worst
• When soloists snap
  The view from the stage
• Playing to win
  Ahead of this year’s BBC Young Musician Final, Rebecca Franks asks the judges what it takes to succeed in the prestigious contest
• On the panel
  The 2026 judges
• Phantom at 40
  Michael Beek explores the enduring appeal of The Phantom of the Opera and asks what it takes to bring the show to life eight times a week
• HOMES & ANTIQUES
  Celebrate timeless design, with Homes & Antiques magazine
• Ghost stories
  Spooky inspirations
• Cremona Italy
  Michael White visits the birthplace of legendary Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari – and the world’s centre of violin making
• William Alwyn
  Alwyn’s accessible, melodic style made him a natural as a film composer… but he craved recognition beyond that, explains Leah Broad
• Zoltán Kodály Duo for Violin and Cello
  The Hungarian composer’s fusion of folk and ferocious technical demands created an early-20th-century masterpiece, says Jo Talbot
• Continue the journey…
  Five more works to explore after Kodály’s Duo for Violin and Cello
• Folk-inspired works in vivid performances
  Olli Mustonen and Kodály make for a compelling musical pairing in this richly atmospheric record, says Jo Talbot
• Superb Bartók from the WDR Sinfonieorchester
  Misha Donat is impressed by the exhilarating energy of these personality-filled performances
• Scintillating Shostakovich to lead a crowded field
  Violinist Sayaka Shoji and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen are perfectly in sync, writes Erik Levi
• A witty operetta double-bill is an instant classic
  Scottish Opera’s Gilbert & Sullivan update is paired with a new gem, writes George Hall
• Nature’s variety captured in sensuous songs
  Ensemble Altera’s superior singing brings the elements to life, writes Ashutosh Khandekar
• Redefining the femme fatale in stylish songs
  This attractive collection ranges across languages and cultures, writes Natasha Loges
• How the violin found its voice…
  Kate Bolton-Porciatti praises a pleasurable portrait of the Baroque
• Astonishing accounts of Beethoven’s last sonatas
  Michael Church is bowled over by the energy and lyricism of Mitsuko Uchida’s pianism
• From the archives
  Andrew McGregor presents a round-up of this month’s stand-out reissues
• A treasured archive
  Rare Vaughan Williams recordings lovingly preserved by Ursula, his wife
• Unboxed
  This month, we dive into Neeme Järvi’s 1980s recordings and celebrate two iconic pianists
• World
  From Mexico to Sweden, Michael Church travels far and wide this month
• Instruments of change
  This new release from three virtuosos is a brilliant masterclass in musicianship
• Books
  Our critics cast their eyes over the latest books on all things music…
• Audio
  Our expert Chris Haslam gives advice on the latest hi-fi purchases
• TV&Radio
  Your guide to what’s on BBC Radio 3 this month, plus TV highlights
• THE QUIZ
  Our ten questions have a distinctly autumnal feel…
• Alice Sara Ott
  From being a mentor on The Piano to recording the music of Bryce Dessner, the pianist shares her busy life with Jessica Duchen
• Stanislav Kochanovsky
  Conductor