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Gramophone at 90: classic interviews from the archive In celebration ofGramophone’s first issue, published 90 years ago in April 1923, we revisit a series of classic interviews from theGramophone archive. Alan Blyth spoke toPierre Boulez in November 1967, Eugene Ormandy in April 1970, Benjamin Britten in June 1970, and Leontyne Price in August 1971. In February 1979 Robin Stringer spoke to Glenn Gould.   Plus, leading critics for the magazine recall their first Gramophone review: Richard Osborne on Carlos Kleiber’s Beethoven Fifth (DG); Jeremy Nicholas onWynton Marsalis’s All Rise conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen (Sony Classical); Rob Cowan on Brahms and Khachaturian Violin Concertos with Henryk Szeryng and the LSO under Antal Doráti (Mercury); and Edward Greenfield on Schubert’s Ninth Symphony with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch.

Share your memories of the Royal Festival Hall organ Southbank Centre launches appeal for recollections of the historic instrument in honour of its reinstallation next year. read more...

Gramophone on the big screen  The magazine makes an appearance in A Late Quartet, out now in UK cinemas. read more...

English National Opera names new chairman English National Opera has appointed businessman Martyn Rose as its new chairman. He takes up the post on May 1, succeeding Peter Bazalgette, who has taken over as chair of Arts Council England. read more...

New UK scheme enables instant donations by mobile phone A new scheme has been launched to make it easier for people to donate to arts and heritage organisations using their mobile phones. read more...

My Music: Julian Fellowes The British author spoke about the connections between music and storytelling in April 2008. read more...

Daria van den Bercken signs to Sony Music The Dutch pianist is known for bringing music to unusual places – see pictures in our new gallery. read more...