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…

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…

Juan Diego Florez at the Dmitri Hvorostovsky Festival 2019.

Few artists are as familiar with the piano works of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann like Daniel Barenboim, who is well-known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Mozart‘s compositions in particular. This five episode mini-series recorded…

Some men. Some women. No characters and lots of engagement. This profoundly intimate creation, which is inspired by the eponymous essay by Nancy Huston, Reflets dans un œil d’homme (Reflections in the Eyes of a Man), invites the spectator to share…

Beethoven between force and freedom. For more than 20 years, Nico and the Navigators have been among the most important independent music theatre ensembles in Europe. With their "staged concerts", celebrated both by press and audiences alike, the…