About Classical Music magazine
May 2013
This month’s issue includes:
Gergiev at 60: The tireless Russian maestro discusses new projects
Borletti Buitoni Trust: Ten years of young talent
Wagner 200: Festival kicks off
Daniel Harding: Success at home and abroad
Neeme Järvi: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande on tour
Oxford Philomusica: 15 years young
Helga Weiss: The meaning of music in a Nazi work camp
Bath International Music Festival: We meet director Alasdair Nicolson
Plus much more including news, premieres, the latest from the recording studio, broadcasting highlights and book & CD reviews.
Special supplement: Strings 2013
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History
Classical Music started out as Classical Music Weekly, launched under editor Trevor Richardson in 1976. In a retrospective for the 500th issue, he wrote ‘CMW was printed on the same presses as Private Eye at the Socialist Workers Press in Bethnal Green … We worked hard, laughed a lot and panicked frequently.’ After nine months, Rhinegold Publishing took over the title, changing the frequency to fortnightly. After a further nine months, as Classical Music & Album Review, in 1979 it was given the enduring title Classical Music. The second editor of the magazine, Robert Maycock, held the position from September 1977 to June 1986. He was succeeded by Graeme Kay, who was in turn succeeded by Keith Clarke in 1991. Current editor Kimon Daltas took over in 2012. Past members of the magazine’s editorial team include The Times’ chief music critic Richard Morrison, the Independent‘s Jessica Duchen, BBC Radio 3 presenter Graeme Kay, opera producer Mike Ashman and Fleet Street arts correspondent Dalya Alberge.
Current format
Cover price: £4.95
The magazine is now a monthly publication, which accompanies this website. Each issue of the magazine includes:
- News
- Barlines: shorter news stories and listings in the following categories: musical chairs (tracking changes in personnel throughout the industry), announcements, awards, opportunities, events, and obituaries
- Q&A: Topical five-minute interview
- Premieres: listings of premiere performances for the fortnight from publication date and a ‘Premiere Choice’ composer interview
- In-depth features covering a wide variety of topics
- Book reviews
- Recording: news and reviews on the latest releases, by regular records correspondent Phillip Sommerich or deputy Guy Weatherall
- Broadcasting: In-depth feature and guide to what to listen out for in the following weeks, by broadcasting correspondent Richard Fawkes
- Job vacancies from across the industry
- Letters
- Hornblower’s diary
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