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The Crisis of Classical Music 18 A wall between the marketing image and reality: If classical record stores start selling wine, they could soon be offering ...

Simone Dinnerstein: Berlin Concert to continue Goldberg fairytale Pianist Simone Dinnerstein is only two months away from releasing the much-anticipated follow-up to her bestselling debut. According to a ...

Peteris Vasks: Composer and Sinfonietta Riga deplore destruction The star of Latvian composer Peteris Vasks is continuing to rise. After a recent release with Finish record company Ondine, ...

David Zinman: Conductor continues Mahler cycle Conductor David Zinman has crossed the rubycon in his quest of recording all symphonies by Gustav Mahler: Together with the ...

Juan Diego Florez: Tenor promises Bel Canto Spectacular Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez is about to unleash his latest full-length “Bel Canto Spectacular", a collection of solo arias ...

15 Questions to Ruth Palmer In the summer of last year, two of England's brightest young performers, Nicky Spence and Nicola Benedetti, were nominated in ...

Denis Patkovic: Accordionised Goldberg Variations cause Bomb Alarm Accordionist Denis Patkovic is preparing for the launch of his new website and a highly anticipated debut solo album. Only ...

CD Feature/ Christoph Timpe & Academia Per Musica Roma: "Venetian Ensemble Music" No room for unnecessary transfiguration: A rapid succesion of musical scenes of colourfully contrasting moods and tempi.

The Ahn Trio: A lullaby for their bio Korean ensemble “Ahn Trio” have just added another important puzzlepiece to their already powerful bio: After the US release of ...

15 Questions to Fenella Barton 2008 is an important year for Fenella Barton - and June is one of its most important months. On June ...

Ingo Metzmacher & DSO: Run for Casual Concerts Seats Ingo Metzmacher will lend a special touch to the end of his first season with the Berlin-based “Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester” by ...

15 Questions to Pedro Carneiro When "Improbable Transgressions" was released in 2007, the only reason it was not received as a sensation was Pedro Carneiro ...

Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music 2008 A rare case of dedication: Concert Reports, a cultural guide to London and picknicking in front of a classical concert ...

Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazon: La Boheme for young lovers The musical liaison between Anna Netrebko and Roland Villazon is set to enter a new round with the release of ...

Hypocritical Outrage Münster and an international dilemma: Citizens vote down plans for a concert space - and everybody loses.