Luci mie traditrici was presented on 19th May 1998 in the Schwetzinger Festpiele under the German title by Sciarrino Die tödliche Blume (The Deadly Flower). As is known, it was in Sciarrino’s first intention to dedicate the opera to Gesualdo, motif…

A promising concert featuring two of the Verbier Festival's most iconic artists performing chamber music works by Brahms together! Now praised on the whole classical music planet, the Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos took the world by storm in 1985…

On 12 September, Gianni Schicchi opened the LA Opera’s 2015/2016 season, which marks its 30th anniversary. The production by director Woody Allen first saw the light of day in LA in 2008, travelled to Teatro Real in Madrid and now returns home…

“Jazz is more than just a style of music”, says Amro Salah. “It’s about freedom.” Salah, a jazz pianist, is an enthusiastic promoter of the genre. Every year he organises the Cairo Jazz Festival, but doesn’t view himself as a festival director: He is…

From Haydn to contemporary composers, the Zadig Trio’s audacity and freshness gives youth and vitality to the piano trio repertoire. The depth and sincerity of their interpretations, as well as their vivid, poetic sound, make them the creators of…

A dangerous concert experience with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra... The music performed at the concerts were soundtracks from blood dripping stories, movies and TV series such as Psycho, Vertigo, The Silence of the Lambs, Twin Peaks and the…

Created and conceived by Aleksey Igudesman. One of the most prestigious venues in the world, Vienna Konzerthaus, togs its main stage up into a legendary Viennese Coffee House setting, representing the tradition where poets, writers, critics and…

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 programme—an artistic encounter that…

Composer, conductor, genius, Mensch, Marvin Hamlisch was as close to a modern day DaVinci as it gets. Hit after hit…”The Way We Were”, “Nobody Does It Better”, “The Sting”, “A Chorus Line”, Marvin was irrepressible and prolific. Winner of four…

What if our minds could live forever? Recent advances in artificial intelligence and neuroscience mean that we will soon be able to map our memories and experiences, and to use these data to build a digital consciousness identical with our own. These…