BBC Music Magazine

A year-by-year guide

September 1992 Weeks after becoming a mum, editor Fiona Maddocks (left) takes the reins for the first ever issue(above) of BBC Music Magazine. Violinist Anne-sophie Mutter is chosen to grace the cover.

April 1993 A 20-page Choral Music

Guide takes readers through its history and greatest works, plus introduces the finest choirs, conductors and recordings. Further guides soon follow.

September 1994 Author Germaine Greer’s ‘Why don’t women buy CDS?’ feature evidently gets under the skin of several male CD collectors – The BBC Music post bag subsequently bulges. January 1995 In what would have been her 50th-birthday month, Jacqueline du Pré is remembered by her brother and sister, and her artistry celebrated by fellow cellist Steven Isserlis.

November 1996 Actor Simon Callow is guest editor for an issue devoted to exploring ‘Why Opera Matters’. Conductor Pierre Boulez and artist David Hockney are among those taking part in the debate. November 1997 All five BBC orchestras plus the BBC Singers feature on a Very Best of the BBC cover CD (left), including Edward Mcguire’s Calgacus, complete with highland bagpipe.

July 1998 To celebrate his being named BBC Music Magazine’s Artist