Yvonne Lefébure (1898–1986) was born on 29 June 1898 in Ermont, in the northern suburbs of Paris. At age 8, she was introduced to the French pianist Marguerite Long, who spoke with her parents about having her pursue serious musical

The American lyric baritone Thomas Hampson is one of the most important interpreters of the German Lied tradition, especially known for his interpretations of Gustav Mahler‘s music. He has made over 170 recordings during his career, and to celebrate his

As a dedicated champion of contemporary music, Gérard Caussé served as principal violist of the Ensemble Intercontemporain under Pierre Boulez. Caussé has greatly expanded the viola repertoire through close collaborations with living composers, and to celebrate his birthday on 26

100 years ago, the Chinese film composer Huang Zhun was born in Huangyan, Zhejiang province, China. She composed music for more than 40 films and helped to create the musical language of early Chinese socialist cinema. To commemorate her centenary,

The Swiss-German composer, pedagogue, and pianist Joachim Raff suffered a fatal heart attack in the night from 24 to 25 June 1882. That’s about as precise as we can be in terms of his passing. However, we do know that

Darius Milhaud, esteemed member of the ingenious group of French composers known as Les Six, embraced popular idioms alongside modernist techniques in his music. In all probability, it was jazz that left the most decisive imprint on his imagination. Milhaud

The vibrant Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed fifteen operas, and since he was associated with a group of five prominent composers known as the “Mighty Handful,” let’s commemorate his passing on 21 June 1908 by exploring five of his most

The magnificent German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach composed nearly 100 operettas, and his opera The Tales of Hoffmann had a powerful influence on Johann Strauss II and Arthur Sullivan. But did you know that he also composed music for the