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CD Feature/ Ying Quartet: "Dim Sum" A musical handshake: Bridging the gap between traditional Chinese music and the Avantgarde.

Ties Mellema: Dramatic injury prompts slew of commissions Recovering from a serious injury, Dutch Saxophone player Ties Mellema has asked befriended composers to write short pieces for him ...

CD Feature/ Warren Mailley Smith: "Silhouettes" A self-assured stance: Soft call-and-response dialogues.

Janine Jansen: Live Sessions: Bach Violinist Janine Jansen is continuing her promotion and exploitation of the digital market by releasing an EP specially tailored to ...

Barry Douglas: Rachmaninov Treasures From the Vaults While dusting off the shelves in his huge archive, Sony BMG Masterworks’ General Manager Chris Craker discovered a veritable gem ...

15 Questions to Tine Thing Helseth Life is too short to be wasting your time, so Tine has made it her task to fill it to ...

Bathing with Chopin A sense of tragic: Pianist Ingrid Fliter lives for Chopin.

Alfred Brendel: Says Goodybe in Style The sad news is that Pianist Alfred Brendel, revered as a pronounced and personal voice of 20th century classical performance, ...

Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Celebrates the Seasons Considered one of the most influential conductors of our time, Nikolaus Harnoncourt is set to return with a new recording ...

CD Feature/ Mike Oldfield: "Music of the Spheres" Not trying to be a classical composer: Mike Oldfield has rediscovered his calling and his true talents.

CD Feature/ Kateryna Titova: "Rachmaninov" The pain is cyclical: A personal portrait of the composer played by the hands of a young and aspiring instrumentalist.

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Embark on European Tour, Start Blogging The Australian Chamber Orchestra are about to embark on a European tour. The internationally respected ensemble under the direction of ...

Moritzburg Festival 2008: Reaches out to the young Even though it is still months away, preparations for the Moritzburg Festival near Dresden are already well under way. Artists ...

CD Feature/ Krzysztof Penderecki: "Symphony No. 8" A chance within the dilemma: Penderecki has arrived at a style of transcendental story telling.

Lufthansa Festival for Baroque Music: Gives Peace a Chance This year's edition of the Lufthansa Festival for Baroque Music will be based around a theme which seems refreshingly different ...