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What makes a great album – and a great artist • Founded in 1923 by Sir Compton Mackenzie and Christopher Stone as ‘an organ of candid opinion for the numerous possessors of gramophones’

Gramophone Magazine • Volume 102 Number 1245

Editor’s choice • Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

Hyperion’s vinyl return

Pires’s Praemium Imperiale prize

FOR THE RECORD • Xian Zhang takes over at Seattle Symphony

ONE TO WATCH • Albane Imbs Lute

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EMI • In the latest introduction to a classical record label, Tim Parry presents a brief history of one of the oldest and most famous of all labels

IN THE NEW EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL PIANO • Editor Tim Parry introduces the Autumn issue of Gramophone’s sister title devoted to the piano

NEXT MONTH NOVEMBER 2024

When philanthropy really works • In US State of Montana, an arts-loving couple have created a very special environment where music and landscape come together. James Jolly reports from Tippet Rise

NOTES & LETTERS • Write to us at St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB or gramophone@markallengroup.com; email is preferable at this time

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Every album tells a story: the diversity of this year’s winners • Editor and Publisher Martin Cullingford introduces this year’s Gramophone Awards

Instrumental Award Winner 2024 • The celebrated American violinist brings technique and personality to often-recorded works in electrifying accounts that are set to be a new benchmark

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT • As he turns 80, we celebrate the conductor and composer whose impact on musical life and on millions of listeners has been transformative

ARTIST OF THE YEAR • This prolific and versatile soprano brings style and personality and to music from early French opera to 20th-century British song

ORCHESTRA OF THE YEAR • From our shortlist of orchestras who particularly impressed us on record this year, you chose a superb ensemble rooted in both tradition and the modern world

YOUNG ARTIST OF THE YEAR • Rarely has a young pianist made such an impression so quickly, as competition success and a debut studio album confirm an exceptional talent

LABEL OF THE YEAR • A unique organisation that champions lesser-known opera gems on record and stage

CONCEPT ALBUM • With an imaginative and illuminating coupling of the music of two maverick composers, Bertrand Chamayou encourages us to listen afresh

CHAMBER • Familiar works are given an invogoratingly fresh perspective

CHORAL • British and Polish forces create a version to challenge a longtime favourite

CONCERTO • This gripping live performance is set to become a benchmark

CONTEMPORARY • The Finnish composer’s unique voice is captured in works for varied ensembles

EARLY MUSIC • A fresh, new and vital performance based on a unique ‘new’ source

OPERA • Corinne Winters is a standout Katya in this essential production

ORCHESTRAL • The symphonic potential of Job is revealed, as are some RVW...