40-PAGE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS GUIDE! Your essential companion to the biggest and best events in the UK and beyond
The world’s best-selling classical music magazine
Errollyn Wallen
400th ISSUE!
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The Requiem The art of death: from violent Verdi to blissful Brahms
The composer tells us why sea, sky and solitude are key to her magical soundworld
Also in this issue… Mark Elder reflects on his glorious Hallé career What larks! Are birds our greatest composers? Why the classical music world is heading to Ibiza
100 reviews by the world’s finest critics Recordings & books – see p110