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Voces8: 'Evensong' makes surprise bid for Christmas chart success Since claiming top spot at the International Concours in Garizia, British vocal ensemble Voces8 has generally been regarded as one ...

Concerto Malaga: Play and Educate on Irish Residency Spanish String ensemble Concerto Malaga has secured a Residency in Ireland. As part of the (hold your breath) “Donegal VEC ...

CD Feature/ Ewa Kupiec: "Alfred Schnittke: Piano Concertos" Rhythm, timbre and dynamics: Schnittke as a man of romantic inclinations and a wilfull script.

CD Feature/ "Blue" Gene Tyranny: "The Somewhere Songs/ The Invention of Memory" A body of pure music: Love- and torch songs celebrating the joy of being alive and lamenting the horror of ...

Denis Matsuev: The Carnegie Hall Concert a Romantic Feast Russian Pianist Denis Matsuev is set to release his new CD on RCA Redseal. Marking his comeback on the album ...

Philip Glass: Glass Box Mania Even though Philip Glass' 70th birthday is now well behind us, the goodies keep coming in. To keep up with ...

Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Composers Invitational under way Even though the actual finales are not to take place until late Spring of next year, the Thirteenth Van Cliburn ...

CD Feature/ Valery Gergiev & LSO: "Mahler - Symphony No. 1" A euphorical triumph: An interpretation based on sound.

David Fray: The Agent provocateur of the Piano returns When French Pianist David Fray entered the Classical scene with a debut recording juxtaposing works by Johann Sebastian Bach and ...

Chris Walden: Beer and the Four Elements Paradoxes can have sweet side-effects. When writers in Hollywood put down their pencils and turned off their typewriters last year, ...

Anna Netrebko: 'Souvenirs' focusses on Operetta, extends friendship Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko is only half a month away from releasing her fourth solo album “Souvenirs”. After various integral ...

15 Questions to Shai Wosner All musicians selected for the BBC's New Generation Artist are worthy of your attention. The nomination of Shai Wosner into ...

Gitarrenfestival Münster: International & Eclectic Few instruments can claim a similar rise to fame as the Guitar. For the third time in as many years, ...

CD Feature/ Claudio Parodi: "A Ritual which is Incomprehensible (To the Smile of Pauline Oliveros)" One of the most rewarding compositional projects of the nascent millenium: Parodi’s approach stems from the belly, not the brain.

Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald: Offer Recomposed Ravel & Mussorgsky Detroit techno figurehead Carl Craig and Basic Channel legend Moritz von Oswald will launch the third volume in Deutsche Gramophone’s ...