The Belgian string quartet, Quatuor Danel has released many recordings of standard string quartets, but they are celebrated for their performances and recordings of the Fifteen Shostakovich String Quartets—their second set recently released on the Accentus Music label. They are

German artist Alexander Polzin (b. 1973) first encountered Bach in his final work: The Art of the Fugue. The introduction to the ultimate Bach composition set Polzin up for a life confronting Bach and an evolution in his approach to

Mozart wrote 18 piano sonatas and American pianist Orli Shaham has recorded all of them for the Canary Classics label, the final two volumes of the series being released in February this year. These sonatas have an enduring appeal, for

Meet Dr. Maria Alexandra Iñigo Chua, a musicologist and Professor at the University of Santo Thomas. She founded the Julio Nakpil Project, cataloging the vast manuscript of works written by pioneering 19th century Filipino composer Julio Nakpil (1867-1960). The two

Niu Niu is a talented young pianist who has been performing on stage since the age of 6. This month, a new album featuring a live collaboration between Niu Niu and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by maestro Jaap

‘Classical music isn’t ossified,’ declared Ben Levy, ‘it’s living and breathing….’. And bringing life into understanding classical music is all about his YouTube Channel. His first video, about Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade, gives the backstory of the 1001 Nights story collection but

Music documentarist Bruno Monsaingeon’s new film, Klaus Mäkelä: Towards the Flame, about the young Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä takes us through the history of one of the hottest conductors of the 21st century and, at the same time, shows us

Meet Sofia Lourenço, a Portuguese pianist, musicologist, and researcher who recently released a new album featuring Spanish piano music of the 20th century. The album, Caminos Andaluces, represents Sofia Lourenço’s piano journey. Hi Sofia, congratulations on the release of your