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September 28, 2026

Three PENTATONE Recordings Shortlisted for the International Opera Awards 2026

PENTATONE is delighted to announce that three of its recordings have been shortlisted for the International Opera Awards 2026. In the Recording (Recital)...

September 28, 2026

Sean Shibe’s Vesper Wins Chitarra d’Oro 2026 for Best CD (Solo Guitar)

PENTATONE release, featuring music by Thomas Adès, Harrison Birtwistle and James Dillon, honored at Italy’s Chitarra d’Oro Guitarist Sean Shibe...

September 25, 2026

Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic Take On Two of Shostakovich’s Mightiest Symphonies

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic present two of Dmitri Shostakovich’s most powerful symphonic statements: the Fifth and Seventh Symphonies. For...

September 24, 2026

Edmund Finnis, Ruby Hughes and Manchester Collective Unite for Out of the Dawn’s Mind

Edmund Finnis’ Out of the Dawn’s Mind is an intensely atmospheric song cycle for soprano and string orchestra, setting five poems from Alice Oswald’s...

September 17, 2026

Acclaimed Female Vocal Trio Les Itinérantes Explore the Many Faces of the Feminine

Through diverse musical traditions, original compositions and rarely-heard works by women composers and writers, all-female vocal trio Les Itinérantes explore...

September 10, 2026

Yulianna Avdeeva’s ‘Metanoia’ Named BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month

★★★★★ BBC Music Magazine We’re delighted to share that Yulianna Avdeeva’s new album Metanoia, featuring late works by Franz Liszt, has been named...

September 10, 2026

Le Sommeil presents ‘Semele’: reimagining the myth of desire, revelation, and transformation

Early music ensemble Le Sommeil and mezzo-soprano Margarita Slepakova present a PENTATONE debut of Semele, a striking reimagining of the myth of desire,...

September 07, 2026

‘Kurtág: Játékok’ with Pierre-Laurent Aimard nominated for 2026 Edison Klassiek

We’re thrilled to announce that Kurtág: Játékok, performed by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, has been nominated for a 2026 Edison Klassiek Award in...

August 31, 2026

GBOpera: A “Universal Language”

Italian outlet GBOpera has praised Illia Ovcharenko’s Manu Sinistra, with critic Emerald Nunnari writing that the pianist demonstrates music for the left...

August 31, 2026

Gramophone: “Unusual Dexterity” from Ovcharenko

Gramophone has praised Illia Ovcharenko’s playing on Manu Sinistra, with critic Peter J Rabinowitz calling it playing of unusual dexterity, colour and...

August 31, 2026

PIANIST Germany: A 9/10 Rating for Ovcharenko’s Manu Sinistra

Germany’s PIANIST magazine has given Manu Sinistra a rating of 9 out of 10, with critic Stephan Schwarz-Peters describing an album where all the stars...

August 31, 2026

Pianist Magazine: Four Stars for Manu Sinistra

Pianist Magazine has given a four-star review to Illia Ovcharenko’s Manu Sinistra, with critic Peter Quantrill writing that Ovcharenko imparts a spiky,...

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