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FEDERICO COLLI AWARDED KNIGHT (CAVALIERE) OF THE ORDER OF MERIT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC
Pianist Federico Colli has been awarded the honour of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the highest-ranking honour of the Republic.
Colli says:
“I accept this honour with a deep sense of responsibility. It is a recognition of my artistic journey, and I would therefore like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, all the people who have made it possible..."
Winners!
Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2026
The Orchestral Award, sponsored by Arcam, has been given to Bacewicz - Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 from Sakari Oramo and BBC Symphony Orchestra!
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Gramophone Awards 2026
Great news! Two of our albums are nominees in the Orchestral category of the Gramophone Classical Music 2026 awards.
Dame Felicity Lott
Dame Felicity Lott, one of Britain's greatest sopranos, has sadly died at the age of 79.
Lott performed at opera houses and concert halls around the world, singing works by composers including Richard Strauss, Schubert and Mozart.
May she rest in peace.
Featured recording in memory of Felicity
Estonian President to Award Neeme Järvi
Ahead of Independence Day, President Alar Karis will award a record 203 state decorations to Estonians across diverse fields and supporters abroad.
"These state decorations recognize people from a variety of fields at home, as well as our friends and supporters abroad, for their dedication and care in their professional work or community," Karis wrote in the preface to his order.
President Karis is awarding the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 1st Class to Estonian-American conductor Neeme Järvi for his outstanding contributions to Estonian music culture.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2026
We're delighted to share that two of our albums have been nominated for a BBC Music Magazine award in the Concerto and Opera categories.
Please take a minute to vote for each album. It's quick and easy. Click the links below, scroll to the bottom of the page to find the poll, then submit your vote! We truly appreciate your support.
Vote for Walton - Cello Concerto
RPS Awards
2026 Royal Philarmonic Society Awards shortlists announced
Among the star names shortlisted are John Wilson, the conductor and Artistic Director for the Sinfonia of London, Matilda Lloyd, described by BBC Music Magazine as a “trumpeter extraordinaire”, and Peter Moore who in 2008, aged just 12, won the televised final of BBC Young Musician. Now, he becomes the first trombone player to be shortlisted for the RPS Instrumentalist Award.
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Presto Music Awards 2025
'Each year, we choose our 100 favourite recordings released across the previous 12 months. From this shortlist, we carefully select our Top 10 Recordings of the Year - the recordings which really made us listen with fresh ears to works we thought we already knew, or provided compelling advocacy for new discoveries!' - Presto Music
Orchestra of the Year - Gramophone Awards 2025
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra have won a Gramophone award for Orchestra of the Year!
Created 260 years ago, this is an orchestra with local focus as well as international relevance – and it continues to evolve through a strong sense of tradition - Gramophone
Matilda Lloyd & Richard Gowers | Fantasia
Fantasia, the new album from Matilda Lloyd and Richard Gowers, is out on September 19th!
Here is the latest video on Matilda's YouTube channel, where Matilda Lloyd and Richard Gowers perform Adagio in A minor BWV 564 by Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Richard Gowers, which is the third single from the album.
King of Kings | Sir Andrew Davis
Big news! King of Kings is No. 1 in the Specialist Classical Chart, and has been selected as Gramophone's Recording of the Month!
Sir Roger Norrington
We are saddened by the news of the death of the esteemed conductor and musicologist Sir Roger Norrington, who passed away on Saturday 18th July aged 91. Throughout his long and successful career a Sir Roger was a true pioneer, driven to unveil the composer's original intention in every score that he studied. His final recordings - the Mozart Violin Concertos with Francesca Dego for Chandos - are as much an example of this dedication as were his ground-breaking Beethoven Symphony recordings of the 1980s & 90s. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.
Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2025
Brilliant news! Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra have been nominated for Gramphone's Classical Music Awards 2025.
This is the only Gramphone award decided by public vote, so your vote really does matter.
Gramophone's Recording of the Month
“A passionate, powerful account of Strauss’s great opera, with sumptuous orchestral playing and a dramatically astute cast”
Salome, the new album from Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra has been selected as Gramophone Magazine's Recording of the Month!
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2025
WINNER! RPS Awards
Congratulations to the wonderful cellist Laura van der Heijden who has won The Intrumentallist Award at the 2025 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards!
Juanjo Mena Shares Health Update
Watch Juanjo's video update on Instagram or X/Twitter.
The Chandos team send our best wishes to conductor Juanjo Mena following his recent Alzheimer's Disease diagnosis. We look forward to working with him soon!
The Guardian Classical Recording of the Year
Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake's latest album, Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano, has been named as one of The Guardian's top recordings of 2024!
“Pure delight from first note to last.”
Classical Winner - Presto Music Awards 2024
Fantastic news! Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel has been awarded Classical Winner in Presto Music's Top 10 Recordings of 2024.
Diapason D'Or Arte Award
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London has been awarded the Diapason D'Or Arte in Diapason's December issue!
Presto Music Awards 2024
We have five recordings in Presto Music's Top 100 Classical Recordings 2024! The Top 10 recordings and the winners in six special award categories will be announced on the evening of Thursday 5th December.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Bridge/Walton/Frances-Hoad: Cello Concertos
Eric Coates Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
ICMA Awards 2025
Chandos has four nominations in the Symphonic Music and Chamber categories of the International Classical Music Awards 2025!
Nominated in the Symphonic Music category
Nominated in the Chamber category
Nominated in the Chamber category
Nominated in the Chamber category
Download Service has closed
Chandos Records sincerely thanks our loyal digital download customers for their support over the last 20 years. Due to the continuous decline in the popularity of digital downloads, ‘The Classical Shop’ will be closed for all digital download services on 29th November.
Our website is now dedicated to exclusive news, special offers and information about Chandos label and artists:CD and SACD sales will continue as usual. We are excited for the next chapter!
RIP Benjamin Luxon
One of Britain’s finest international singers, Benjamin Luxon, died on the 25th July aged 87. Born in Redruth, Cornwall, Luxon began his career as a member of the English Opera Group, the company formed by Benjamin Britten for the performance of his own and other contemporary operas. Luxon became one of Britten’s key singers and the composer wrote the role of “Owen Wingrave” specifically for Luxon’s voice. Luxon became an important singer internationally, performing at the Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne, Tanglewood, the Teatro alla Scala, Paris Opera, Oper Frankfurt, Wiener Staatsoper, and the Metropolitan Opera. He went on to work with some of the most important conductors and orchestras and made over 100 recordings, including many for Chandos. Luxon was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1986 for his service to music.
RIP Sir Andrew Davis
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We are saddened by the news that Sir Andrew Davis, the renowned British conductor, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024, surrounded by family after a battle with leukaemia. Sir Andrew recorded exclusively for Chandos Records from his first album Elgar’s Crown of India in 2009, making almost 50 recordings and gathering countless accolades and awards in the process. We will miss a wonderful musician who imparted so much to all who worked with him in such a generous, self-deprecating and humble way. RIP Andrew.
Sir Andrew Davis's obituary
Imogen Cooper
25% discount on her discography
Recognised worldwide for her virtuosity and poetic poise, Imogen Cooper has established a reputation as one of the finest interpreters of the classical repertoire. She has appeared with the New York Philharmonic under Sir Colin Davis and Wiener Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle, as well as with the Royal Concertgebouw, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Budapest Festival, and NHK Symphony orchestras. She has played with all the major British orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding and Philharmonia Orchestra under Christoph Eschenbach, and given solo recitals in New York, Tokyo, Paris, Vienna, Prague, and London. A committed chamber musician, she has enjoyed long collaborations with the baritone Wolfgang Holzmair and cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton. She has recorded Concertos by Mozart with the Northern Sinfonia, a Schubert cycle released under the title Schubert Live, and three CDs for Wigmore Hall Live. This recording is her fourth release on Chandos Records, following earlier discs of works by Brahms and Robert and Clara Schumann. Imogen Cooper was appointed CBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List in 2007, and the following year received the Instrumentalist Award of the Royal Philharmonic Society. She is an Honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Exeter and an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music. She was the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Classical Music and Music Education at the University of Oxford for 2012 / 13.
25% discount on Imogen Cooper's recordings
Recording of the Month
"I was bowled over by this one...The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective particularly wanted to play and record the octet and they do it proud here. Their founders, Elena Urioste, the lead violinist, and Tom Foster, the pianist, write of their enthusiasm for both these works."
Recording of the Month
"I was bowled over by this one...The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective particularly wanted to play and record the octet and they do it proud here. Their founders, Elena Urioste, the lead violinist, and Tom Foster, the pianist, write of their enthusiasm for both these works."
Editor's Choice
"Kilsby is a refreshing antidote to the legendary Peter Pears and their ways with [the Britten Serenade] could hardly be more contrasted...Needless to say Wilson's fabulous string section rises to each shift of mood and texture."
Editor's Choice
"Kilsby is a refreshing antidote to the legendary Peter Pears and their ways with [the Britten Serenade] could hardly be more contrasted...Needless to say Wilson's fabulous string section rises to each shift of mood and texture."
“Järvi's Shostakovich is vivid and direct, revealing a conductor of deep insight with a keen sense of the music's expressive shifts throughout each work. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra plays with urgency, precision and colour, while Mordkovitch brings intensity and virtuosity to the concertos.”
“Järvi's Shostakovich is vivid and direct, revealing a conductor of deep insight with a keen sense of the music's expressive shifts throughout each work. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra plays with urgency, precision and colour, while Mordkovitch brings intensity and virtuosity to the concertos.”
Editor's Choice
“I'd buy the recording for the Hummel sonata alone.”
Editor's Choice
“I'd buy the recording for the Hummel sonata alone.”
Opera Choice
"The band sounds marvellous, playing with a sophistication and style that are hallmarks of Wilson's series; the winds are particularly flavourful. The cast, too, reaches high standards."
Opera Choice
"The band sounds marvellous, playing with a sophistication and style that are hallmarks of Wilson's series; the winds are particularly flavourful. The cast, too, reaches high standards."
Editor's Choice
“Even at its most intense (and these players don't lack power), this performance [of the Octet] always sounds like eight individual musicians in passionate and articulate conversation, each contributing something to the texture.”
Editor's Choice
“Even at its most intense (and these players don't lack power), this performance [of the Octet] always sounds like eight individual musicians in passionate and articulate conversation, each contributing something to the texture.”
