Franz Doppler Albert Franz Doppler (October 16, 1821 – July 27, 1883) was a flute virtuoso and a composer. Born in Lemberg, Franz received flute lessons from his father Joseph Doppler, who was an oboist, and made his debut as

The first time I ‘met’ Jian Wang, it was through the documentary ‘From Mao to Mozart’, an exceptional award-winning account of the musical journey taken by violinist Isaac Stern through China in 1979. In it, little ten year old Jian

Ernest Chausson Sicilienne from Concert pour piano, violon et quatuor a cordes en re majeur Op. 21

Sicilienne from Concert pour piano, violon et quatuor a cordes en re majeur Op. 21 Sandrine Piau, soprano Régis Pasquier, violin Philippe Bianconi, piano Quatuor Parisii From Chausson: Concert Op.21, Chanson perpétuelle Op.37, Quatuor Op.35 (2010) Released by Saphir Productions

Plainchant: Puer natus est Stile Antico, vocal ensemble From Puer natus est – Tudor Music for Advent and Christmas (2010) Released by Harmonia Mundi Plainchant: Puer natus est Young British Early Music vocal ensemble Stile Antico have won numerous prizes

Puer natus est – Tudor Music for Advent and Christmas Plainchant: Puer natus est Young British Early Music vocal ensemble Stile Antico have won numerous prizes and awards since their establishment in 2001. Beautiful rendition of Plainchant (or plainsong) after

An outstanding soloist as well as a fine chamber musician, Alexandre Tharaud has dedicated much of his time to French music. Born in Paris on 9 December 1968, Alexandre began his piano lessons at age five at the initiative of

Although I have become a frequent concert-goer since I was allowed to go out at night at age 12, opera had never been on my list, with the impression that the word “opera” itself equals boredom, or even hypnotism. Therefore