Grieg: Complete Symphonic Works Vol.1 Symphonic Dances Op.64 (Allegretto grazioso) Let’s discover Norwegian violinist and conductor Eivind Aadland, with strong connection to folk music, perform Grieg’s Symphonic Dances which are based on folk songs.

When I first met Michael in a concert, I thought I saw Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Both are tall, charismatic, and have a sense of authority when speaking. It was until later which I found out that Michael was, indeed,

Story Behind Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major Op.35 Following his separation from his wife Antonina Miliukova, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) hastily fled to the town of Clarens. This small and peaceful Swiss resort village on the shores of Lake

“… For two years I have avoided almost all social gatherings because it is impossible for me to say to people “I am deaf”. If I belonged to any other profession it would be easier, but in my profession it

“Solenne Païdassi has won the Baltic International Violin Competition. {…} She won because of her very intimate style of interpretation and her spontaneous, unprompted joy in playing music. She also demonstrated richness of sound and wide dynamics from subtle piano

Saint-Saëns: Complete Chamber Music with Winds Tarentelle for Clarinet, flute and piano op.6 The Complete Chamber Music Works with Winds demonstrates that Saint-Saëns is the origin of the worldwide famous “French winds tradition”…

Tarentelle for Clarinet, flute and piano op.6 Laurent Wagschal, piano Pascal Godart, piano Olivier Derbesse, clarinet Vincent Lucas, flute From Saint-Saëns: Complete Chamber Music with Winds (2010) Released by Indesens Tarentelle for Clarinet, flute and piano op.6 The Complete Chamber

If Joao Carlos Martins’s life has been pretty eventful, as I mentioned in my last article, the same can be said of his music, and the hallmark of his piano playing as well as of his conducting work is his