It was on the spur of the moment that András Schiff and a few of his friends decided to establish the Cappella. The pianist’s quirky humour is reflected in the rather ambiguous name of the ensemble, “Andrea Barca”. Schiff is fond of telling the story…

This selection of some of Bach’s most perennially popular keyboard music admirably demonstrates the many varied facets of the composer’s fertile imagination. Deep pathos is contrasted with witty humour, serenity is paired with fleetness of foot, and…

András Schiff plays Bachs Goldberg Variations.

In this recording, renowned pianist András Schiff gives a captivating performance of Schumann's Kreisleriana Op. 16. Drawing on his vast experience as a performer, Schiff brings to life the beauty, emotion, and complexity of Schumann's romantic piano…

Italian pianist Andrea Lucchesini performs some of Chopin’s most famous pieces for piano. Lucchesini's playing is both technically virtuosic and emotionally charged, capturing the beauty and grandeur of Chopin's compositions with grace and poise.

As is customary, the annecy classic festival 2014 closed with a performance by Yuri Temirkanov, Denis Matsuev and the St Petersburg Philharmonic. For the 2014 closing concert, the artists chose works by Edward Elgar and Modest Mussorgsky.

In August 2015, Denis Matsuev, Yuri Temirkanov and the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra closed the annecy classic festival with a program featuring an all-Prokofiev program: They showcased both the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the famous ballet Romeo…

Annette Dasch started her fulminant career as a winner of prestigious international singing competitions and is nowadays one of the most sought-after singers. She is also known for developing her own musical programmes. In 2011, an extraordinary…

Antonio Pappano together with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden are presenting a symphonic work with particular relevance for Dresden: Rachmaninoff‘s Symphony No. 2 , which was written during the composer‘s years at the Saxon residency. The…

In 1972, when Vladimir Ashkenazy was at a new peak both in his playing and in his career, we planned with him to shoot two recitals for television, one Chopin and one Beethoven. For quite some time he had been extremely reluctant to perform in…