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CD Feature/ Chloe Hanslip: "Benjamin Godard - Violin Concertos" Nurturing symphonic ambitions: As much geared towards repertoire as to Hanslip's personality.

Concert Report: Guido Schiefen & Berlin Symphonics Live at the Berliner Philharmonie, March 16th 2008

Mutually Inclusive Both a member of the band and a soloist: Stefano Montanari does not believe in a strict labour division of ...

Mayuko Kamio: Plays exclusively for Sony BMG Japanese Violinist Mayuko Kamio has signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony BMG Masterworks. To both sides, this presents a ...

CD Feature/ Floraleda Sacchi: "Chiaroscuro Harp" Bittersweet and yearning: A soundtrack to lovescenes in little cafes.

Quartet New Generation: Get their kicks on Route 66 The Quartet New Generation are back in the USA again. One of the more media-savvy recorder ensembles of the planet ...

CD Feature/ Midori: "Bach/Bartok" Universal classics: Infused by a friendly avantgardistic touch.

Rolando Villazon: Cielo e Mar aims for a musical explosion Rolando Villazon is preparing for the release of his sixth solo CD (his fourteenth production overall). “Cielo e Mar”, again ...

Nigel Kennedy: Gives "Four Seasons" away for free Nigel Kennedy has broken every record imagineable with his rendition of “The Four Seasons” – now he is giving it ...

Xavier de Maistre: The Piano should have been a Harp French Harpist Xavier de Maistre has completed an album of works by Claude Debussy as the first installment of his ...

CD Feature/ Ken Elkinson: "Cue" Feels both composed and improvised: One of the few contemporary solo pianists to pay respect to his instrument.

Murray Perahia: Bach Partitas with a steady hand Pianist Murray Perahia has recuperated from renewed problems with his hand and returns with a new recording of pieces by ...

15 Questions to Warren Mailley-Smith The internet address of Warren Mailley-Smith is "uk-pianist.com". What could be considered slightly narcistic or overly ambitious with other artists ...

Cd Feature/ Paavo Järvi & CSO: "Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5" An emotional interpretation: Captures the "Russian Soul" underpinning Prokofiev's work.

Lang Lang & Rolando Villazon: Merchandise for real fans Some time ago, people might have cracked jokes at the mere thought of it, but now it has turned into ...