On 15 April 1452, one of the greatest universal geniuses was born in a small village in Tuscany. As we all know, Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most iconic paintings of all time, and people will line up

If you love Baroque instrumental music, you will undoubtedly have come across the “concerto grosso,” also known as the “big concerto.” It’s a specific form where the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists, called the “concertino,”

Born on 12 April 1994 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, Anastasiya Petryshak has received several notable recognitions. These include the “European Personality in Classical Music” award in 2016 and “Woman of the Year” at the 2022 Profilo Donna awards. According to her

In her breakout 2005 role as Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Danielle de Niese took Glyndebourne by storm. A last-minute replacement, she brought oodles of energy and killer dance moves that combined with her fantastic vocal agility. Critics were over

In 1997, Yefim Bronfman joined Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a recording of the three Piano Concertos by Béla Bartók. That recording, released on Sony Classical, won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance. The 1997

Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), born in Piran on 8 April 1692, was acclaimed as “the greatest composer of his time” by the astronomer Joseph Jérôme de Lalande. “One cannot speak of music… without mentioning the famous Giuseppe Tartini,” he writes, “who

The Norwegian pianist and chamber musician Leif Ove Andsnes is consistently praised for his exceptional technical command, clarity of line, and deep musical intelligence. A reviewer from a recent Carnegie Hall recital praised the “light warmth and mastery,” noting an

The German polymath genius Johann Kuhnau was born on 6 April 1660 in Geising, in the Erzgebirge. His family, fleeing the Counter-Reformation, originated in Bohemia and settled in the area known as Saxon Switzerland. Kuhnau was a major figure in