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…

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…

Petula Clark in a special concert celebrating the New Year at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

Recorded live on July 16th from the Freiburg Cathedral, with soprano Barbara Bonney, worldwide renowned for the clarity of her voice and the precision of her diction and baritone Matthias Goerne, whose recent interpretation with Sir Alfred Brendel…

Teodor Currentzis is without any doubt one of the most extraordinary and inspiring classical musicians currently playing the stages of the world. The Greek conductor has achieved widespread acclaim for numerous projects and recordings - chief among…

Beethoven symphonies, recorded live in Freiburg und Baden-Baden with the SWR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Gielen.

La Repubblica called it: 'The most wonderful symphonic cycle of the past decade.' The Beethoven Symphonies mark the highlight of Abbado's relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker and his 12 years as chief conductor. “Abbado lets loose all the…