Among the multifaceted images that represent nature in music, the song of birds occupies a special place. The nightingale, for example, is often used as the embodiment of longing and the romantic ideal, its song reflecting the deepest human emotions…

The Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The work, about 25 minutes in duration, was written for private performance by two pianos and chamber ensemble; Saint-Saëns…

The debut CD of the young pianist Leonie Karatas is dedicated to the solo work of the Czech composer Vitezslava Kaprálová and is the prelude to a series of further CD recordings which will be dedicated to the work of individual female composers…

Prepare to be enchanted by the prodigious talents of Yojo Christen, a musical sensation in his mid-twenties who is already making waves in the classical music scene. During the 2021 Covid lockdown, Yojo embarked on a remarkable creative journey. With…

Should it be true that J.S. Bach actually composed the Goldberg Variations as a sleeping aid for Graf Keyserlingk, then Evgeni Koroliov, born 1949 in Moscow, must have succumbed to a misapprehension. The further he proceeds in the series of…

She is a piano legend, he has collaborated as a soloist with all leading conductors and orchestras around the world. Now Martha Argerich and Guy Braunstein come to the Pierre Boulez Saal with their first-ever duo program—an artistic encounter that…