Peter Seivewright, piano Piano Sonata in C major, Illy No. 55 From Galuppi Complete Piano Sonatas, vol 2 (2006) Released by Divine Art Galuppi: Piano Sonata in C major Thanks to a very special friend, I get to know these

The first time I heard Paul Lewis was on a CD. It was a recording of Schubert’s Winterreise. I am ashamed to admit that I had never heard of Paul before, and the reason I bought the CD was actually

James Campbell, clarinetJohn York, piano Sonata for Clarinet, 2nd Movement; Romanza From Ravel & Poulenc – French Chamber Music for Woodwinds, Vol.2, Disc 2 (2006) Released by Cala Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet The clarinet sonata was completed in 1962, few

Every spring in Ueno, the cherry blossom starts to bloom, heralding the music festival fittingly entitled “Spring Festival In Tokyo”. This year the festival took place between March 14th and April 10th. One of the highlights of this year’s festival

I spent the busiest days in April, since we had 4 big events in this month. On April, 10th, there was the festival called “Ryukyu Kaiensai” in Okinawa. The main event was the fireworks on the Gino-wan, the western shore

Ave Verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618 From Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony: The Choir of New College Oxford (1997) Released by Erato Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus Beautiful and serene, the experience of listening to

This year, La Folle Journée is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth. I decided to take my mother, a Chopin enthusiast, for a special three-day musical marathon. Once again, thanks to the concierge team at The Peninsula, I managed

Jacqueline du Pré, cello Elegie in C minor, Op. 24 From Les introuvables de Jacqueline du Pré, CD 4 /6 (2002) Released by EMI Classics Fauré: Elégie A beautiful piece, originally written as a sonata for Cello and Piano in