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Edited by Kate Mitchell, Classical Highlights for Trumpet brings together a selection of celebrated works arranged for trumpet, including Schubert’s Ave Maria, Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, and Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance.

New editions of Hans Winterberg’s chamber works, including string quartets, a quintet, a suite, and a trio. Featuring first and revised editions, study scores and scores with parts, the selection spans compositions from before, during, and after the Second World War, reflecting both his artistic evolution and his experiences as a Holocaust survivor.

On August 11, 2025, the New National Theatre Tokyo will host the world premiere of a remarkable new opera: Natasha by Toshio Hosokawa. Under the musical direction of Kazushi Ono and staged by Christian Räth, this opera confronts some of the most pressing issues of our time.

The new album Körper [Body] with works by Enno Poppe joins a series of its own on WERGO, the albums of which are dedicated to the composer born in 1969, who has steadily developed into a permanent fixture among German composers of international renown.

 A Strauss anniversary, a historic venue and one of Vienna’s finest operettas – Wiener Blut is back!

In her new work The Divine Thawing of the Core for bass flute and ensemble, Chaya Czernowin expresses emotional rupture and resistance – inspired by her homeland Israel, Galina Ustvolskaya, Claire Chase and the Sagrada Familia.

Piano teacher and composer Hans-Günter Heumann, has created simple arrangements of Serge Prokofieff's enchanting musical tale, Peter and the Wolf, for young pianists. All the pieces are presented in their original keys and follow the story of Peter, his grandfather and the animals he encounters. 

With For Laura, after Bach, British composer and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth pays tribute to Laura Samuel, long-time leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, who passed away in 2024. The piece will be premiered on 27 July 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms, conducted by the composer himself together with the orchestra’s string section – the very ensemble to which Laura Samuel was so closely connected.

For over 130 years, the BBC Proms has curated phenomenal musical programmes for diverse audiences through its iconic summer concert series at the Royal Albert Hall in London. What began as a series of affordable “promenade” concerts has grown into a prestigious platform for live orchestral music and contemporary works.

Spanning eight weeks, this year’s Proms (18 July – 13 September 2025) features several acclaimed composers from the Schott Music roster, from 20th-century masters to some of the most distinctive voices composing today. In this blog, we shine a light on those composers, share fascinating facts about their work, and offer listening links so you can enjoy their music wherever you are.

In Missa Brevis, Dominique Le Gendre offers a new choral setting dedicated to “the unsung who quietly labour for the good of all creatures, humankind and our planet Earth.”