The Maccabees, composed in Vienna between 1872-4, was Anton Rubinstein’s (1829-1894) most successful opera. Premiered on 17 April 1875 at the Hofoper in Berlin, reviewers considered opening night the greatest triumph the city had witnessed since L’Africaine ten years before.

George Frideric Handel started work in his oratorio Jephtha on 21 January 1751. He was already well advanced in the score, setting the final chorus of Act 2, “How dark, O Lord, are thy decree,” when he was suddenly forced

Specialising in 19th-century Italian opera, Sondra Radvanovsky is a widely-celebrated interpreter of the bel canto, verismo, and the works by Giuseppe Verdi. A winner of several voice competitions, Radvanovsky’s luscious voice, sounding depth, and exquisite colour, are matched by her

Hailed as one the most important violinists to come onto the scene in recent memory, Tianwa Yang won the prestigious ECHO Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year Award in 2015. A Beijing native, Ms. Yang has performed in concert halls across

A renowned and celebrated champion of the works of Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes has been described as a “pianist of magisterial elegance, power, and insight,” and “one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” He performs in the

In 1892 Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) set to work on an orchestral suite of arrangements of piano music by Frédéric Chopin. Entitled Chopiniana it was introduced to the public in December 1893 by Rimsky-Korsakov, and published by Belyayev one year later.

Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor on 5 April 1803 in Vienna. The origins of the work, however, date back to the summer of 1800. Escaping the stifling heat of the city, Beethoven habitually

Clarinet sensation Andreas Ottensamer is internationally known for his “beauty of tone and distinct musicality over a wide range of styles.” One of the most exciting and respected artists on the classical stage, Ottensamer is passionate about bringing classical music