In this special edition of the Gramophone Podcast, we explore the full list of winners from this year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards. Editor Martin Cullingford, Deputy Editor Tim Parry, Reviews Editor Gavin Dixon and Editor of Opera Now and Choir & Organ Hattie Butterworth talk through the Category Winners, the Special Awards, and of course the new Recording of the Year – complete with excerpts of every album.


Explore the awards issue available now.

In this special edition of the Gramophone Podcast, we explore the full list of winners from this year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards. Editor Martin Cullingford, Deputy Editor Tim Parry, Reviews Editor Gavin Dixon and Editor of Opera Now and Choir &amp; Organ Hattie Butterworth talk through the Category Winners, the Special Awards, and of course the new Recording of the Year &ndash; complete with excerpts of every album.
 <a href="https://www.gramophone.co.uk/content/classical-music-news/introducing-the-2026-awards-issue-of-gramophone">Explore the awards issue available now.</a>

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Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2026: The Winners

Gus and Lily from Apollo 5 join Hattie in the Gramophone studio to discuss their new album, Crossings, out now on the Voces8 label. Mapping a musical journey across the centuries and ancient pilgrimage trail the Via Francigena, the album takes us from Morley's English madrigals to Italian Renaissance polyphony and new commissions from Francis Pott and Apollo 5 soprano, Penelope Appleyard.

This week's podcast is sponsored by Concerto Budapest. On 11 October at 19.30, you can watch Concerto Budapest live on Gramophone.co.uk from Budapest’s historic Liszt Academy, in a special concert celebrating György Kurtág in his centenary year. Conducted by András Keller, a former student and close musical collaborator of Kurtág, the concert pays tribute to one of Hungary’s greatest living composers.

Gus and Lily from Apollo 5 join Hattie in the Gramophone studio to discuss their new album, Crossings, out now on the Voces8 label. Mapping a musical journey across the centuries and ancient pilgrimage trail the Via Francigena, the album takes us from Morley's English madrigals to Italian Renaissance polyphony and new commissions from Francis Pott and Apollo 5 soprano, Penelope Appleyard.
This week's podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.concertobudapest.hu/v/kurtag-100-by-concerto-budapest---hungarian-gems-2026/" aria-label="Link Concerto Budapest">Concerto Budapest</a>. On 11 October at 19.30, you can watch Concerto Budapest live on Gramophone.co.uk from Budapest&rsquo;s historic Liszt Academy, in a special concert celebrating Gy&ouml;rgy Kurt&aacute;g in his centenary year. Conducted by Andr&aacute;s Keller, a former student and close musical collaborator of Kurt&aacute;g, the concert pays tribute to one of Hungary&rsquo;s greatest living composers.

Apollo 5 on their new album 'Crossings'

In a special edition of the Gramophone Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford travelled to Bergen to spend time with our current Orchestra of the Year, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, as they come to end of their year as holder of that title. He talks to Chief Executive and Managing Director Sigurd Sverdrup Sandmo about the orchestra’s history and its place in regional and national life, and then meets its newly named Chief Conductor Designate, Tabita Berglund. Throughout you can enjoy music taken from the Orchestra’s acclaimed recordings on the Chandos and Lawo labels, as well as from their opening concert of the new season.

In a special edition of the Gramophone Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford travelled to Bergen to spend time with our current Orchestra of the Year, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, as they come to end of their year as holder of that title. He talks to Chief Executive and Managing Director Sigurd Sverdrup Sandmo about the orchestra&rsquo;s history and its place in regional and national life, and then meets its newly named Chief Conductor Designate, Tabita Berglund. Throughout you can enjoy music taken from the Orchestra&rsquo;s acclaimed recordings on the Chandos and Lawo labels, as well as from their opening concert of the new season.

The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

For this week's Gramophone Podcast, conductor Lukáš Vasilek joins Editor Martin Cullingford to talk about his fascinating new recording with the Czech Philharmonic of Honegger's Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher - Joan of Arc at the Stake – newly released on the Animal Music label. 

For this week's Gramophone Podcast, conductor Luk&aacute;&scaron; Vasilek joins Editor Martin Cullingford to talk about his fascinating new recording with the Czech Philharmonic of Honegger's Jeanne d&rsquo;Arc au b&ucirc;cher - Joan of Arc at the Stake &ndash; newly released on the Animal Music label.&nbsp;

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2026: The Winners

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