Schumann and Schubert's genius in vocal composition show their magic in the most unique way at Bryn Terfel's performance in Verbier in 2011. His performance of Schumann's Liederkreis was one of the highlights of the Verbier Festival. The encores of…

Considered by the BBC Magazine as “probably the most accomplished pianist of his age”, the young pianist Jan Lisiecki has quickly established himself on the international classical music scene. In July 2013, he gave two memorable concerts at the…

This piano recital given by the 21 year old virtuoso Daniil Trifonov gathers three pieces written during or in a souvenir of a love story. Scriabin dedicated his Sonata Fantasy No. 2 to his first love, Natalya Sekerina. Lizst wrote his unique sonata…

At the Verbier church, the trio Kavakos-Hagen-Hamelin performs masterpieces of the Romantic repertoire. Following his victories at both the Sibelius and Paganini competitions in 1985 and 1988, Leonidas Kavakos quickly became one of the most sough…

2015 marked the 175th anniversary of the birth of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. For this event, the Russian pianist Denis Matsuev performed the complete Seasons, one of the most popular works of the classical music repertoire in Russia. The programme of…

The mandolin is quite a rare instrument, and there is - by far - less repertoire written for it than for, say, the violin. Avi Avital turns that which might be considered a disadvantage into the strength of his work: He constantly arranges existing…

German Network ZDF called Scandale „classical music for the pop age“ - and that might just be the exact right way to describe the collaboration between Ott and Tristano. The recording radiates energy and joy - as do the two artists when they go on…

No doubt he is one of the greatest pianists of our time: the shy and elusive Grigroy Sokolov. His performances leave critics and audiences alike speechless - just as though they aren't quite able to believe what they have just experienced. One of…

United by a classical musical background, Mário Laginha and Pedro Burmester embarked on different careers, Laginha closer to jazz and Burmester more orientated towards classical repertoire. But the two have long promoted encounters between their…