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Pierre Boulez: Contract with Deutsche Grammophon extended Pierre Boulez has announced that he has extended his exclusive contract with German label “Deutsche Grammophon”. This means that many ...

Spectrum Concerts Berlin: Serious support needed Frank Dodge, artistic director of Spectrum Concerts Berlin has opened the celebratory 20th anniversay season with an insistent and urgent ...

CD Feature/ Katherine Jenkins: "Serenade" Knows exactly what it wants and how to get it: Katherine Jenkin's warmest and most sensous work to date.

15 Questions to Marie-Luise Hinrichs In almost every article on Marie-Luise Hinrichs, her career starts with a bang. Pianist Stefan Askenase suddenly falls ill and ...

Krill Karabits: Follows Martin Alsop as Principal Conductor Ukrainian Kirill Karabits will be taking over the baton from Marin Alsop at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as Principal Conductor. ...

15 Questions to The Pavel Haas Quartet To the Pavel Haas Quartet, there is no distance between their repertoire and themselves. Of course, just like most classical ...

Karl Jenkins: Stabat Mater in the Mix Welsh composer Karl Jenkins has finished recording his latest work and is now in the process of mixing it for ...

Christiane Klonz, Pop Star Closer to Billy Joel than to Chopin: An amazing paradox.

CD Feature/ Cecilia Bartoli: "Maria" Bartoli dreams her arias: A radio program from the 50s, recorded with the clarity of the new millenium.

CD Feature/ Duo Scherzer-Schröder: "Beethoven & Mendelssohn-Bartholdy" A document from another time: The result suggests that the composers wanted it exactly that way.

Herbert von Karajan: DVD Box sets for his 100th birthday Sony BMG Masterworks have announced the release of 3 special DVD sets to commemorate the 100th birthday of Herbert von ...

Paavo Järvi: Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie have secured one of the awards at the prestigous annual German Critics' Prize “Preis ...

Raphal Blechacz: Platinum Power Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz has attained Platinum-honours with his debut album in his homecountry. In fact, sales were so high ...

Anne-Sophie Mutter: Simply Anne-Sophie After decades at the fore of classical music, Anne-Sophie Mutter has announced “Simply Anne-Sophie”, a double-disc feature based around her ...

CD Feature/ Daniel Hope: "Mendelssohn" Bound to blow you away: A matter of the heart for Daniel Hope.