Sir András Schiff Leads September’s Classical Charts

Every month, the IDAGIO Classical Charts show what listeners around the world have been playing across albums, conductors, soloists and ensembles. In September, Sir András Schiff leads both albums and soloists. Herbert von Karajan moves to No. 1 among conductors, while Francesco Piemontesi and the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg make the largest Top 10 gains.

Albums

Six new releases enter the album Top 10. Sir András Schiff leads with Johannes Brahms: Klavierstücke. Marie-Ange Nguci, Howard Griffiths and the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg follow with Mozart concertos at No. 2, while Justus Eichhorn enters at No. 3 with The Source.

1. 1. Johannes Brahms: Klavierstücke, with Sir András Schiff; ECM New Series (new)

2. 2. Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, KV 466 & 22, KV 482, with Howard Griffiths, Marie-Ange Nguci and the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg; Alpha Classics (new)

3. 3. The Source, with Justus Eichhorn; Deutsche Grammophon (DG) (new)

4. 4. Chopin & Fauré, with Saehyun Kim; Warner Classics (new)

5. 5. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor; 32 Variations in C Minor, with Kent Nagano, Rafał Blechacz and the Dresdner Philharmonie; Deutsche Grammophon (DG) (−4)

6. 6. Philip Glass for cello, with Oscar Jockel, Camille Thomas and the Brussels Philharmonic; Decca Records France (new)

7. 7. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Six Piano Pieces Op. 118, with Manfred Honeck, Francesco Piemontesi and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Pentatone (new)

8. 8. Le Violon de Rameau, with William Christie and Théotime Langlois de Swarte; harmonia mundi (+4)

9. 9. Homage to Heifetz, with Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas and the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar; Deutsche Grammophon (DG) (−2)

10. 10. Mozart: The Piano Concertos, with Murray Perahia and the English Chamber Orchestra; Sony Classical (−6)

Conductors

Herbert von Karajan rises one place to No. 1, followed by Claudio Abbado and Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Howard Griffiths climbs four places to No. 9 following the new Mozart release with Marie-Ange Nguci and the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg.

1. 1. Herbert von Karajan (+1)

2. 2. Claudio Abbado (+1)

3. 3. Sir John Eliot Gardiner (+2)

4. 4. Sir Simon Rattle (+2)

5. 5. Gustavo Dudamel (−4)

6. 6. Paavo Järvi (+3)

7. 7. Leonard Bernstein (+1)

8. 8. Neeme Järvi (−1)

9. 9. Howard Griffiths (+4)

10. 10. Kent Nagano (−6)

Soloists

Sir András Schiff rises five places to No. 1. Marie-Ange Nguci and Justus Eichhorn enter at Nos. 3 and 4, while Francesco Piemontesi makes the month’s largest Top 10 move, climbing 204 places to No. 9.

1. 1. Sir András Schiff (+5)

2. 2. Murray Perahia

3. 3. Marie-Ange Nguci (new)

4. 4. Justus Eichhorn (new)

5. 5. Maria João Pires (+2)

6. 6. Alfred Brendel (−1)

7. 7. Igor Levit (+4)

8. 8. Mitsuko Uchida (−4)

9. 9. Francesco Piemontesi (+204)

10. 10. Víkingur Ólafsson (−2)

Ensembles

The Berliner Philharmoniker and Wiener Philharmoniker remain at Nos. 1 and 2. The Mozarteumorchester Salzburg makes the largest move, rising 83 places to No. 5, while the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig climbs 12 places to No. 8.

1. 1. Berliner Philharmoniker

2. 2. Wiener Philharmoniker

3. 3. London Symphony Orchestra (+1)

4. 4. English Chamber Orchestra (−1)

5. 5. Mozarteumorchester Salzburg (+83)

6. 6. Philharmonia Orchestra (+1)

7. 7. London Philharmonic Orchestra (+1)

8. 8. Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (+12)

9. 9. Concertgebouworkest (+1)

10. 10. Academy of St Martin in the Fields (−1)

Listen to the charts

Hear the releases and artists shaping September in The IDAGIO Classical Charts: September 2026.

Methodology: The IDAGIO Classical Charts reflect global listening on IDAGIO in September 2026. Movement compares each entry with August 2026. “New” marks a new release or a first appearance in the chart. Entries with no movement value are shown without a marker.

Photo: Nadia F. Romanini.