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Hear our experts’ many tips and tricks for warming up – from practising in Italian, to talking in a higher voice, and why basses can enjoy longer lie-ins before morning rehearsals than sopranos. Our experts vocal trainer Mary King, counter-tenor Iestyn Davies, soprano Angel Blue ...  Show more

Why is singing in Italian like riding a racehorse? Why is French such a tricky language to sing in? And what's with all those German consonants? Find out more from our experts baritone Roderick Williams, counter-tenor Iestyn Davies and soprano Angel Blue, in this episode of Singe ...  Show more

Alan Gilbert is Chief Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, as well as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera. Gramophone's James Jolly caught up with him during a run of Wagner's Die Walküre in Stockholm, where he lives. They talked about his Hamburg-based orchestra ...  Show more

This week violinist James Ehnes joins the Gramophone Podcast to talk about his new recording of Bach's complete violin concertos, recorded with Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, and released on the Analeketa label. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this week's episode of the Gramophone Classical Music Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by the Principal Conductor of the Hallé Orchestra, Kahchun Wong, to talk about the orchestra's relationship with its home city, Manchester, and their new recording of Bruckner's ...  Show more

Gustavo Dudamel is a Venezuelan conductor, violinist and composer. He is known for bringing humour and joy to the podium. He is currently director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra and in 2026 will take up the post of music director of the N ...  Show more