The second charity for Give Back Friday is Gabrielli Consort! Find out more about them below: 🔎 https://www.gabrieli.com/

Our first charity for Give Back Friday is @Young Sounds UK! Find out more about them below... 🔎 https://www.youngsounds.org.uk/

Shop with us this weekend! Skip the Black Friday chaos and join us in making a difference. From Nov 28th to Dec 1st (UK time), we’re donating 5% of all revenue to two amazing charities using music to change lives. 🔎 www.prestomusic.com

Something is coming tomorrow... 👀

In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards on Thursday, 4th December, we have compiled our shortlist of fifteen music book titles all in contention for one of our five awards for Music Books of the Year. 🔎 Find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/zy7xva6u

After a tremendous year in jazz, we reveal the twenty-five finalists that are up for taking home awards for Recording of the Year... 🔎 Find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/y88ubc6j

In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards, we have released our shortlist of sheet music finalists in contention for an award. Find out the finalists here. 🔎 Find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/ymjvy2fr

The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year... 🔎 Find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/bdf67jx5

Congratulations to @annedudleymusic for her induction into Academy Fellowship, becoming the 33rd Fellow of @IvorsAcademy! We were delighted to speak with Anne at @BFI Southbank on Tuesday night... 📖 Read our full interview with Anne here: https://tinyurl.com/2ys7rcv7

Tonight’s the night✨🏆 So excited to join the @ivorsacademy.bsky.social as the official streaming partner for #TheIvorsClassicalAwards at the Southbank Centre. Celebrate with us and explore our playlist featuring works by this year's nominated composers: tinyurl.com/Ivorsplaylist

Explore our New Sheet Music Titles from 4th November! Lesser-known works for solo piano, choral music by Morten Lauridsen, Lucy Walker, and Charlotte Baskerville, @taylorswift13's 'The Life of a Showgirl' and much more... 📖 Explore the selection here: https://tinyurl.com/3xv9rxfs

Explore The Presto Chart from October 2025! Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, headed by Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion's 'truly magical' account of Brahms's 'German Requiem' on harmonia mundi international. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/3p373tz2

Until 7th January 2025, we are offering up to 25% off Supraphon titles on CD, Vinyl, DVD, & Download. 🔎 Explore the offer here: https://tinyurl.com/3t2fhss9

Browse these box set selections from Autumn! Heavyweight highlights from the last couple of months include two eightieth-birthday tributes to @PerlmanOfficial, @SirSimonRattle's recordings of British repertoire and much more... 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/4uf722r3

Explore these New Music Book Publications from October 2025! This selection includes a guide to the church cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, a new edition of Igor Stravinsky's 1939 Harvard lectures and much more... 📷 Igor Stravinsky 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/42kz7hap

Read this article on the Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2025! Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by 'a landmark achievement' from Belgian early music ensemble InAlto in music by Tarquinio Merula on Ricercar. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/5n7edw68

In the wake of winning a Gramophone Award for her outstanding recording of the Violin Concerto, the Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang discusses how her relationship with Elgar's music has blossomed. 📖 Read the interview here: https://tinyurl.com/3fxs56vf

Until 17th December we are offering up to 50% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD, & Blu-Ray. Please note, downloads are not included in this offer. 🔎 Explore the offer here: https://tinyurl.com/532br6az

Last night we hosted pianist Karim Said for a launch event celebrating his latest release 'Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Piano Sonatas 24 & 28'! Here's a clip from the performance... Released on @Rubicon Classics 🎥 Watch the full video below: https://youtu.be/7KZHXTpp9c4

Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Les Divas d'Offenbach' from Véronique Gens! Released on Alpha Classics 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/4b7th3r9

Discover the Gramophone Awards 2025 Winners! Chris reports back from yesterday's ceremony in London, with full details of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards. 📖 Read the article here: https://tinyurl.com/3555acmu

@OfficialBlueyTV: First Ever Piano Book starts little ones playing the piano using games, imagination and stories from Bluey’s world. Kids and their favourite grown-up can learn together. Published by @FaberMusic 🎁 Available to pre-order now! https://tinyurl.com/bde5zku6

Read this interview with Anna Clyne and Marin Alsop on 'Abstractions'! The composer and conductor talk about their long history of working together. Released on @naxosrecords 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/2ehscsnw

Read this Composer Spotlight on Marianna von Martínes! Born in Vienna in 1744, Marianna von Martínes was an important figure in aristocratic Vienna in the eighteenth century. 🔎 Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/ycky7cd3

Read about our BBC Music Magazine November 2025 Choices! Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by 'thoughtful and on occasion provocative' Bach from Isabelle Faust on Harmonia Mundi. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/mr2ke9p9

Until 7th January 2026, we are offering up to 40% off selected box sets on CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-Ray, Vinyl. Please note that downloads are not included in this offer. 🔎 Browse the offer here: https://tinyurl.com/2fe9d5f6

Until 26th November, we are offering up to 40% off selected titles on the Hyperion label and its budget sister label Helios on CD, SACD, Vinyl, & Downloads. 🔎 Explore the offer here: https://tinyurl.com/2596u2sy

Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady'! Jamie Parker and Scarlett Strallen head a luxury cast on this luscious recording of the 𝑷𝒚𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏-inspired 1956 musical. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/3zyns93n

Watch our latest episode of 'Presto Presents' featuring @matildalloydtpt and @RichardGowers! The trumpeter and organist (here switching to piano!) joined us earlier this month to celebrate the launch of their new album 'Fantasia'. 🎥 Watch here: https://tinyurl.com/5n8ctmw3

Read our artist profile on Count Basie! A pivotal figure in the big band and swing era, Basie became one of America’s most prominent bandleaders, earning himself the title “King of Swing”. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/v92adhej

Sheet Music Downloads from Carl Fischer & Theodore Presser are now available! 🔎 Explore here: https://tinyurl.com/3e4v6ur3

Read this interview with Will Dawes on 'Divine Light' and the Indian choral tradition! 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/m5smr4r

Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Martinů String Quartets 2-3-5-7' from the Pavel Haas Quartet! 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/25hz9wbz

Read this interview with Brigitte Beraha on 'Teasing Reflections'! The vocalist and composer discusses the roots of her unique sound, the creation of the ensemble Lucid Dreamers, and how their creativity continues to evolve in 'Teasing Reflections'. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/27cpkx4t

Explore our Gramophone Editor's Choices for October 2025! Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by Purcell's 'Dido & Aeneas' from Il Pomo d'Oro and Maxim Emelyanychev on Erato. 📷 Joyce DiDonato 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/5n73vyxu

Until 12th November, we are offering up to 40% off @alpha_classics titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, Blu-Ray & DVD, & Downloads. 🔎 Explore the offer here: https://tinyurl.com/2d7mnjfb

Ahead of her performance today at the BBC Proms 2025, we're looking back at Louise Alder's album 'Chère Nuit: French Songs'! 💿 Order here: https://tinyurl.com/ms54pfe9

Ahead of his performance at the BBC Proms 2025, we're looking back at conductor John Wilson's album 'Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé'! 💿 Order here: https://tinyurl.com/mr233pzj

Ahead of his performance tonight at the BBC Proms 2025, we're looking back at our interview with James Ehnes on John Williams and Leonard Bernstein! We spoke to James about what the music of both composers has meant to him and much more... 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/3p97xs9k

Today marks Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday! To celebrate, look out for Georgijs Osokins' album 'For Arvo' releasing tomorrow. The album is a tribute to Baltic piano culture and the composer's timeless music. 💿 Order here: https://tinyurl.com/5xp3p3pv

Explore our @MusicMagazine October 2025 Choices! Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a display of 'masterful virtuosity' from Alexander Melnikov and Julia Lezhneva in an all-Rachmaninoff programme. 📷 Sergei Rachmaninoff 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/yc6hcbbj

Read this interview with Nils Petter Molvær on 'KHMER Live in Bergen'! The trumpeter and composer discusses his latest project, bringing new life into the music of his past. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/4ftu26s5

Explore our New Sheet Music Titles from 9th September 2025! Piano Time Carols, @johnmrutter's 'A Gaelic Blessing' for solo organ and much more... 📷 John Rutter 🔎 Browse here: https://tinyurl.com/3nrtc669

We’re excited to announce the addition of more Chandos titles to our Presto CD offering, including albums representing the diversity of music characteristic of this label, and many of them having been unavailable on CD for several years. 🔎 Explore the range here: https://tinyurl.com/3fzs56wy

Until 5th November, we are offering 50% off @NewWorldDram, MSR & Albany downloads. Please note, physical formats are not included in this offer. 🔎 Explore here: https://tinyurl.com/nhd26hue

Read our Jazz New Release Round-Up from 5th September! This week’s highlights include an exclusive jazz boxset from Joni Mitchell, introspective trios and vibrant Brazilian grooves. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/57trrw7t

Read our Classical New Release Round-Up from 5th September! Tippett's 'A Child of Our Time' from the @LPOrchestra, Mozart's 'Idomeneo' from @SirSimonRattle in Munich and much more... 📷 Sir Simon Rattle 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/mt6w37hk

Read this interview with Sarah Jeffery (@team_recorder) on 'The @HalLeonardCorp Recorder Method'! Jeffery's recently published work is a comprehensive, easy-to-use beginner's guide, designed for anyone just learning to play the recorder. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/3tzc7he7

Ahead of a performance of his piece 'Pageant and Proclamation' (conducted by Sir Simon Rattle) at tonight's BBC Proms 2025, we're looking back at our interview with George Walker from 2022. 📖 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/cdc7yn2a

Presto Presents...@wisemandebbie! The composer joins us to celebrate her first decade as Classic FM's Composer-in-Residence, and to discuss and perform selections from her new album 'Ten: Memories for Solo Piano' on @FaberMusic. 🎥 Watch here: https://tinyurl.com/34byywt9