The late French composer Pierre Henry was among the pivotal forces behind the development of musique concrète, becoming the first formally educated musician to devote his energies to the electronic medium. His final work Dracula was originally…

“For those with ears to see and those with eyes to hear” is the motto of this vast collection of recordings, including live concerts, musical clips, a Guillaume Connesson talk regarding chamber music, Boris Giltburg‘s Five Minute Library, as well as…

The Simon Bolivar Big Band was created in 2010 by the Venezuelan drummer Andres Briceño and Valdemar Rodriguez, professor at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory of Music in Venezuela. The band was set up with the aim to promote Jazz music throughout…

John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes revolve around the principle of "prepared piano". This concept, coined by the American composer, is to hinder the piano through various objects (screws, rubber and other elastic) placed in its crate and also between…

The legendary group FFF (the French Federation of Fonck) finally returns to the stage after years of absence (and a surprise concert last October at the Bus Palladium). The core : Marco Prince, Yarol Poupaud, Krishoo Monthieux and Nicolas Baby, aka…

Tiken Jah Fakoly, the child of the country, plays with his own musicians, at his home in Odienne. A very personal event for the artist who has just finished recording his new album "Last Call."

Recorded at the Verbier Festival 2013, this programme features the Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson, joining forces with the Ébène Quartet to perform Schbert’s String Quintet in C Major, Op.posth. D956. Completed just two months before the composer’s…

Quatuor Ébène gathers here at the Verbier Festival to perform two milestones of the string quartet repertoire. The stunning virtuosity of four chamber musicians, their outstanding understanding of the Classical and Romantic styles, and last but not…

The Verbier Festival is arguably one of the most prestigious classical music events in the world. The quality of the participating artists as well as the originality of the programmes has established the festival as a culminating point in the music…

Since 1972 the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker have been a prominent institution in international musical life. Whether they’re playing classical music, jazz, tango or avant-garde, listeners around the world are invariably fascinated by…