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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.

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

Vote for My Fair Lady

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.

View the shortlist here

Presto Music Awards 2025

Brilliant news from the Presto Music Awards 2025!
 
King of Kings and Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady have won Presto's Classical Recording of the Year award. A huge congratulations to all involved.

'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.

Watch now!

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!

Order the No.1 album now

 

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.

Please show your support

and vote here!

 

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!

 

BBC Music Magazine Awards 2025

HUGE NEWS! Both of our nominated albums have won in their categories at the BBC Music Magazine Awards.
 

Premiere Winner  

 

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.

See the finalists here.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

Bridge/Walton/Frances-Hoad: Cello Concertos

Eric Coates Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

Bliss: Works for Brass Band

Tippett: A Child of Our Time.

 

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 

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

 

https://www.chandos.net/list/ artist/Sir_Andrew_Davis/10807

Artist in Focus
 

Neave Trio

25% discount on Neave Trio Recordings

Hailed by the magazine BBC Music for its ‘generous and warm-hearted, utterly beguiling playing’, the GRAMMY®-nominated Neave Trio has emerged as one of the finest young ensembles of its generation. Its members originating from the US, Russia, and Japan, the Trio has performed on concert stages from Carnegie Hall, in New York, to venues in the UK, continental Europe, Japan, and Russia, bringing audiences to their feet and receiving the highest critical acclaim. Performances have been broadcast on radio stations across the United States and abroad, notably on American Public Media’s Performance Today. Previous recordings have been met with critical acclaim, listed among ‘The Best New Recordings of 2018 (So Far)’ on WQXR and among the best recordings of 2019 both by The New York Times and BBC Radio 3. The Trio’s 2022 album, Musical Remembrances, was nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble category.

25% discount on Neave Trio recordings 

Latest Reviews
'Superbly performed and recorded, this is a fine production with an intriguing and enjoyable programme of première recordings. I for one am delighted to have been given the opportunity to discover the music of Ernest Kanitz.'
'Superbly performed and recorded, this is a fine production with an intriguing and enjoyable programme of première recordings. I for one am delighted to have been given the opportunity to discover the music of Ernest Kanitz.'
Dominy Clements - MusicWeb International - 15 March 2026
'The tread of the finale is deliberate and quietly unstoppable, with a compelling sweep to the strings from their first entrance onwards. It’s to Gardner’s credit that he broadly sticks to his guns in this movement, not pulling the tempo around or attempting anything flashy, but letting the music unfold on its own terms'
'The tread of the finale is deliberate and quietly unstoppable, with a compelling sweep to the strings from their first entrance onwards. It’s to Gardner’s credit that he broadly sticks to his guns in this movement, not pulling the tempo around or attempting anything flashy, but letting the music unfold on its own terms'
Simon Thompson - MusicWeb International - 4 March 2026
'This is a notable addition to a strong cycle. If I’ve written more about the Symphony No. 2 here, that’s largely down to the enthusiasm of rediscovery — I still can’t get that extraordinary opening out of my head. Storgårds’s Fifth, meanwhile, matches the best of what has come before.'
'This is a notable addition to a strong cycle. If I’ve written more about the Symphony No. 2 here, that’s largely down to the enthusiasm of rediscovery — I still can’t get that extraordinary opening out of my head. Storgårds’s Fifth, meanwhile, matches the best of what has come before.'
Dominic Hartley - MusicWeb International - 24 March 2026
'This performance exemplifies how Kitty Whately has so easily and unforcefully characterised each of these contrasted songs and how Julius Drake has created a bed of security in his accompaniment to allow the songs to take flight...this disc is something special.'
'This performance exemplifies how Kitty Whately has so easily and unforcefully characterised each of these contrasted songs and how Julius Drake has created a bed of security in his accompaniment to allow the songs to take flight...this disc is something special.'
Gary Higginson - MusicWeb International - 29 March 2026
'The orchestra rages and screams; the powerful motifs cut through the dense texture. The passages for orchestra alone, such as the procession for the entry of Klytämnestra and the interlude after she leaves, are done with great force and power. Gardner has conducted a good deal of this kind of music, and he completely grasps the idiom.'
'The orchestra rages and screams; the powerful motifs cut through the dense texture. The passages for orchestra alone, such as the procession for the entry of Klytämnestra and the interlude after she leaves, are done with great force and power. Gardner has conducted a good deal of this kind of music, and he completely grasps the idiom.'
Stephen Barber - MusicWeb International - 9 April 2026
'I am also particularly struck by the clarity and precision of the BBC Philharmonic in their execution of the highly complex counterpoint and cross-rhythmic passages and the committed, authentic-sounding contribution of the CBSO Chorus...The contribution of the soloists, too, led by leader Yuri Torchinsky in his torturous violin riffs, is very impressive and Storgårds very skilfully manages the gradual transition from the fragmentary, disorienting idiom of the first three sections into the much more tonal – possibly ironic, given the banality of the text – style of the choral ode.'
'I am also particularly struck by the clarity and precision of the BBC Philharmonic in their execution of the highly complex counterpoint and cross-rhythmic passages and the committed, authentic-sounding contribution of the CBSO Chorus...The contribution of the soloists, too, led by leader Yuri Torchinsky in his torturous violin riffs, is very impressive and Storgårds very skilfully manages the gradual transition from the fragmentary, disorienting idiom of the first three sections into the much more tonal – possibly ironic, given the banality of the text – style of the choral ode.'
Ralph Moore - MusicWeb International - 14 April 2026
'Alan Rawsthorne’s effervescent and engaging Street Corner, establishing style and mood from the start...Excellent performances and sound on Chandos'
'Alan Rawsthorne’s effervescent and engaging Street Corner, establishing style and mood from the start...Excellent performances and sound on Chandos'
Colin Anderson - colinscolumn.com - 6 April 2026
'there’s power in the way [Storgårds] warms the sound when the harmonies turn towards the light, and the third movement has a compelling feeling of stillness.'
'there’s power in the way [Storgårds] warms the sound when the harmonies turn towards the light, and the third movement has a compelling feeling of stillness.'
Erica Jeal - The Guardian - 3 April 2026
'This is just the kind of music in which you might expect Wilson and the Sinfonia to excel: lush, melodious and passionate...Wilson is not afraid to apply some heavy-duty rubato, as the idiom cries out for it, right from the lovely first number, the Preludio sinfonico.'
'This is just the kind of music in which you might expect Wilson and the Sinfonia to excel: lush, melodious and passionate...Wilson is not afraid to apply some heavy-duty rubato, as the idiom cries out for it, right from the lovely first number, the Preludio sinfonico.'
Ralph Moore - MusicWeb International - 16 March 2026
'As in Salome, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra play wonderfully for Edward Gardner, who - again as in Salome - conducts the opera in one, long paragraph. The tension hardly lets up, even in the more lyrical parts of the score.'
'As in Salome, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra play wonderfully for Edward Gardner, who - again as in Salome - conducts the opera in one, long paragraph. The tension hardly lets up, even in the more lyrical parts of the score.'
Richard Lawrence - Gramophone - April 2026
'I can confirm that Kitty Whately proves a wholly persuasive and personable exponent of some enticing repertoire, and Julius Drake provides characteristically deft and wonderfully sensitive support throughout.'
'I can confirm that Kitty Whately proves a wholly persuasive and personable exponent of some enticing repertoire, and Julius Drake provides characteristically deft and wonderfully sensitive support throughout.'
Andrew Achenbach - Gramophone - April 2026
'A warmth and generosity of spirit inform the inward nature of Robert Schumann's Drei Romanzen, Op 94, inner parts lovingly observed by Poster. The three lieder by Clara, wonderful choices that must have taken a good deal of time to select, are given equally sympathetic and warm-hearted performances...An entertaining and handsomely mounted recital.'
'A warmth and generosity of spirit inform the inward nature of Robert Schumann's Drei Romanzen, Op 94, inner parts lovingly observed by Poster. The three lieder by Clara, wonderful choices that must have taken a good deal of time to select, are given equally sympathetic and warm-hearted performances...An entertaining and handsomely mounted recital.'
Adrian Edwards - Gramophone - April 2026

Editor's Choice

'It's all wonderfully done, as one might expect. Wilson, who made his operatic debut with Madama Butterfly at Glyndebourne in 2016, is an excellent Puccinian, conducting with a mix of passion and finesse that proves well-nigh ideal.'

Editor's Choice

'It's all wonderfully done, as one might expect. Wilson, who made his operatic debut with Madama Butterfly at Glyndebourne in 2016, is an excellent Puccinian, conducting with a mix of passion and finesse that proves well-nigh ideal.'

Tim Ashley - Gramophone – April 2026
'Pianist Julius Drake's accompaniments are exemplary: he has the happy knack of adding nuance to a song without drawing attention to himself. He and Whately have together given us a treat of a recital.'
'Pianist Julius Drake's accompaniments are exemplary: he has the happy knack of adding nuance to a song without drawing attention to himself. He and Whately have together given us a treat of a recital.'
Terry Blain - BBC Music Magazine - April 2026

Opera Choice

‘Gardner’s conducting gives maximum scope to the phenomenal range of light and shade conjured by Strauss’s orchestration, all delivered superbly by the Bergen Philharmonic. While there’s no shortage of crunching power in the big moments, the work emerges as far more sensitive than the usual pre-modernist rampage.’

Opera Choice

‘Gardner’s conducting gives maximum scope to the phenomenal range of light and shade conjured by Strauss’s orchestration, all delivered superbly by the Bergen Philharmonic. While there’s no shortage of crunching power in the big moments, the work emerges as far more sensitive than the usual pre-modernist rampage.’

Malcom Hayes - BBC Music Magazine - April 2026
'Bavouzet completes his much-praised survey of the Mozart piano concertos… Bavouzet is well matched by the elegant playing of his co-soloist, Andrea Nemecz. There’s a palpable sense of enjoyment.'
'Bavouzet completes his much-praised survey of the Mozart piano concertos… Bavouzet is well matched by the elegant playing of his co-soloist, Andrea Nemecz. There’s a palpable sense of enjoyment.'
Misha Donat - BBC Music Magazine - April 2026
'it's hard to imagine a more unlikely orchestral pairing. It works mightily well, however, with the Gothenburg Symphony hugely atmospheric in Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus then warmly, playfully characterful in Alfvén's Gustav Adolf II Suite.'
'it's hard to imagine a more unlikely orchestral pairing. It works mightily well, however, with the Gothenburg Symphony hugely atmospheric in Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus then warmly, playfully characterful in Alfvén's Gustav Adolf II Suite.'
Jeremy Pound - BBC Music Magazine - April 2026
‘Marvellously done by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, played with such frequently thrilling breadth of operatic emotion as to make you immediately want to reach for one of Puccini’s operas.’
‘Marvellously done by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, played with such frequently thrilling breadth of operatic emotion as to make you immediately want to reach for one of Puccini’s operas.’
Sarah Urwin Jones - BBC Music Magazine - April 2026
'the Bergen Orchestra plays wonderfully, with excellent internal balance and the absence of any pomposity or extreme dynamics. All of this helps to hear inner voices in the intricate fabric of Brahms's complex music, which are less evident in some of the familiar historical performances.'
'the Bergen Orchestra plays wonderfully, with excellent internal balance and the absence of any pomposity or extreme dynamics. All of this helps to hear inner voices in the intricate fabric of Brahms's complex music, which are less evident in some of the familiar historical performances.'
Tamara Balter - Haaretz - 22 March 2026
'Whately’s warm, supple mezzo-soprano takes these frequently fervent outpourings in its stride while spotless diction and an intense connection to text draw the listener into an intoxicating world of rediscovered micro dramas. Drake knows just when to give the piano its head and when to offer more self-effacing support.'
'Whately’s warm, supple mezzo-soprano takes these frequently fervent outpourings in its stride while spotless diction and an intense connection to text draw the listener into an intoxicating world of rediscovered micro dramas. Drake knows just when to give the piano its head and when to offer more self-effacing support.'
Clive Paget - The Guardian - 19 March 2026
'This album is clearly a labour of love for Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, and their immaculate, finely judged renditions of these works ensure that for many it will be a disc to treasure.'
'This album is clearly a labour of love for Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, and their immaculate, finely judged renditions of these works ensure that for many it will be a disc to treasure.'
Graham Williams - HRaudio.net - 18 March 2026
'This is a compelling Fifth – first-class playing by BBC Philharmonic (Yuri Torchinsky, leader), immaculate production by Mike George, superbly recorded by Stephen Rinker...No matter how many Fifths you have, I suggest this from Storgårds is a must-have.'
'This is a compelling Fifth – first-class playing by BBC Philharmonic (Yuri Torchinsky, leader), immaculate production by Mike George, superbly recorded by Stephen Rinker...No matter how many Fifths you have, I suggest this from Storgårds is a must-have.'
Colin Anderson - colinscolumn.com - 19 March 2026
'Friend's luscious, rich sound is expressive enough to elevate anything out of the ordinary...Her partnership with De Silva, who comes from Sri Lanka, is balanced well as he bubbles, fizzes, and floats along.'
'Friend's luscious, rich sound is expressive enough to elevate anything out of the ordinary...Her partnership with De Silva, who comes from Sri Lanka, is balanced well as he bubbles, fizzes, and floats along.'
Todd Gorman - American Record Guide - Nov/Dec 2025
'Gordon Langford's energetic Prelude, Polonaise, and Promenade, Joseph Horovitz's jolly Music Hall Suite (1964), and Leonard Bernstein's challenging Dance Suite (1990). All are given excellent readings by this first-rate ensemble.'
'Gordon Langford's energetic Prelude, Polonaise, and Promenade, Joseph Horovitz's jolly Music Hall Suite (1964), and Leonard Bernstein's challenging Dance Suite (1990). All are given excellent readings by this first-rate ensemble.'
Barry Kilpatrick - American Record Guide - Nov/Dec 2025
'a delightful release, handsomely played by Finland's northenmost professional orchestra.'
'a delightful release, handsomely played by Finland's northenmost professional orchestra.'
Philip Greenfield - American Record Guide - Nov/Dec 2025
'If you like your Brahms vivid and penetrating, you'll like this reading.'
'If you like your Brahms vivid and penetrating, you'll like this reading.'
Don O'Connor - American Record Guide - Nov/Dec 2025
'Jarvi paces the music very well, Chandos offers great sound, and the liner notes by Stephen Johnson are excellent.'
'Jarvi paces the music very well, Chandos offers great sound, and the liner notes by Stephen Johnson are excellent.'
Paul L Althouse - American Record Guide - Nov/Dec 2025
'played with conviction and polish by Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic. A rewarding release, in excellent sound.'
'played with conviction and polish by Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic. A rewarding release, in excellent sound.'
Nigel Simeone - International Piano - Spring 2026
'Finely recorded (the sound is as natural as the playing) these performances should be in the collection of every serious music lover's library, living proof of Simon Rattle's belief that Imogen Cooper ' is one the greatest musicians England has produced.'
'Finely recorded (the sound is as natural as the playing) these performances should be in the collection of every serious music lover's library, living proof of Simon Rattle's belief that Imogen Cooper ' is one the greatest musicians England has produced.'
Bryce Morrison - The Art of Pianists - 20 February 2026
“Cooper’s beautiful playing avoids narcissism while sporting a wide dynamic range and numerous touches that are entirely at the service of the music, superbly recorded.”
“Cooper’s beautiful playing avoids narcissism while sporting a wide dynamic range and numerous touches that are entirely at the service of the music, superbly recorded.”
Colin Anderson - colinscolumn.com - 3 March 2026
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