The November 2025 issue of Gramophone features one of the finest pianists of our time on the cover, Marc-André Hamelin, an artist long renowned for his astonishing virtuosity and his voracious appetite for more obscure corners of the repertory. We also mark what would have been conductor Sir Charles Mackerras 100th birthday with a tribute to his art and an introduction to his legacy on record – from G&S to Janáček – while in an interview with Jean Rondeau the harpsichordist talks about recording the complete works by Louis Couperin. This month’s Icons introduces the artistry of the Irish lyric soprano Margaret Sheridan whose reputation shone brightly before she retired in obscurity in the 1930s, while in Classics Reconsidered we compare notes on Leonard Bernstein’s 1971 recording of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier for Colombia. The November issue’s Collection explores the six Bartók string quartets, Contemporary Composers looks at the music of the Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen and recommends some listening, this month’s Musician & the Score invites Hallé conductor Kahchun Wong to talk us through Mahler’s Symphony No 2, and in My Music DJ Armin van Buuren shares his classical music passions. Plus, as always, our expert critics review the latest classical albums, with the very best being named Editor’s Choices.