This special Awards edition of Gramophone brings you full coverage of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards, including all 11 category winners, plus the special awards including Artist of the Year, ...

With great care Sunny Mathew extricates a shellac record from a faded sleeve, wipes it gently and almost reverentially places it on the turntable of a vintage gramophone. Selecting a needle from a ...

Elizabeth Billington was a British soprano in the 18th century. She was so famous, London’s leading opera houses scrambled desperately to secure her performances. In 1801 she ended up singing at both ...