Haendel composed only episodically for the church: the Dixit Dominus is a psalm written during his stay in Rome, based on the Venetian models with borrowed Gregorian singing. We are stroke by the wealth of the words we hear: emotion pierces the mind…

On the 8th of June 1968 Vladimir Ashkenazy, with his Icelandic wife and their two children, arrived at their new home in Reykjavik in Iceland. It was a crucial moment in their lives. They had left the Soviet Union, with the help of Nikita Kruschev…

A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…

A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…

Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a particular affection for the music of Rachmaninoff throughout his professional life, and his performances have long had the ring both of authenticity and of deep commitment. This is not surprising in a Russian-born and…

Multi award-winning Northern Ballet are the UK’s première narrative ballet company whose work pushes the boundaries of what stories can be told through dance. They inspire new and diverse audiences to engage with the artform through their unique…

In October and November 2010, Valery Sokolov recorded the Tchaikovsky Concerto and the Bartok second Concerto for Virgin Classics with the Tonhalle-Orchester-Zürich conducted by David Zinman, in the Tonhalle Great Hall. On this occasion, Bruno…

In "Songs for Eternity", Ute Lemper brings to life compositions and lyrics by Jewish musicians and artists that were written in concentration camps during World War II and entrusted to her in the form of a songbook by her agent, Orly Beigel. This…

Bulgarian opera Diva Alex Penda, French fashion designer Christian Lacroix, Lithuanian conductor Modestas Pitrenas and French stage director Vincent Boussard gather the most beautiful and provocative staging of the opera Salome at the beginning of…

This is a new work for one actor and nine musicians by the American composer Marc Neikrug. The actor is Harry Towb and the musicians are led by Pinchas Zukerman and conducted by Sylvain Cambreling. Written originally for the stage, the style of the…