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JUNE 2022

June Radio 3

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FEATURES 26 Cover: And the winners are…

From violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja to tenor Nicky Spence, we present full details of the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022, complete with interviews

42 Happy and glorious?

Andrew Green delves into the history books to try and uncover the story behind the British National Anthem

48 I’ve started… but I won’t finish Works that were left incomplete by their composers

prove a source of fascination for David Threasher

52 Psappha at 30

Tom S te war t visits the Mancunian contemporary music group as it celebrates a milestone anniversary

EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score 25 Richard Morrison

What has the Queen done for classical music?

38 The BBC Music Magazine Interview

The Pavel Haas Quartet tell Rebecca Franks about Brahms, turning 20 and the joys of playing together

58 Musical Destinations

Charlotte Smiths heads down to Cornwall to experience the many pleasures of a week at IMS Prussia Cove

60 Composer of the Month

From youthful prodigy to Hollywood great, the talents of Korngold are admired by Jessica Duchen

64 Building a Library

Terry Williams on the best recordings of Brahms’s Third Symphony; plus we suggest works to try next

100 Radio & TV listings 104 Crossword and Quiz 106 Music that Changed Me

Actress Michelle Dockery

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26 BBC Music Magazine Awards

Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus our choice of music with which to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Editor Charlotte Smith Butterworth’s Banks of Green Willow Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Haydn’s Symphony No. 70 Reviews editor Michael Beek Walton’s Crown Imperial Cover CD editor Alice Pearson Elgar’s Coronation Ode Art editor Dav Ludford Picture editor Sarah Kennett Senior digital editor Debbie Graham

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