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APRIL 2025
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FEATURES 24 Cover: Yuj a Wa n g The piano superstar tells Clive Paget about managing a glittering career that, in truth, she’d never really planned 32 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards We present complete details of this year’s winners 34 The art of sound Producer Andrew Keener tells Anthony Cheng about a life spent recording music’s best known performers 38 In the beginning… What are the greatest openings in classical music? 44 A new dawn Rebecca Franks celebrates 20 years of Aurora Orchestra,
the ensemble that performs masterpieces from memory 48 The art of memory What is the best way to learn music by heart? We ask four top performers to share their favourite methods 54 Call of the wild Stewart Copeland tells Claire Jackson about his new work that incorporates the sounds of nature itself 58 Out of focus Why it is entirely acceptable to be bored in concerts
EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score
The latest news and interviews from the music world 23 Richard Morrison 62 Musical Destinations
Jeremy Pound on Barcelona’s thriving music scene 64 Composer of the Month
The genius of Duke Ellington, by Mervyn Cooke 68 Building a Library
Cherubini’s shockingly bloody Médée, by George Hall 100 Radio & TV 104 Crossword and Quiz 106 Music that Changed Me
Actor and pianist Jeff Goldblum
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Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus our favourite opening bars in classical music (see p38) Editor Charlotte Smith Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Elgar’s The Apostles Reviews editor Michael Beek Bernstein’s Candide Overture Multi-platform content producer Steve Wr ig ht Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3 Cover CD editor Alice Pearson Ravel’s Boléro
Art editor Dav Ludford Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony Thanks to J e n n y P r i c e Hannah Nepilova MARKETING Direct marketing manager Kel l ie La ne Subscriptions marketing coordinator Dennis Awdziejczyk ADVERTISING Advertisement manager Rebecca Janyshiwskyj +44 (0)117 300 8547 Commercial brand leads Rebecca Yirrell +44 (0)117 300 8811 Rebecca O’Connell +44 (0)117 300 8814 Client solutions manager Tom Houlden +44 (0)117 300 8203
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