The cello is often said to be the instrument that most closely resembles the human voice. Its warm timbre and expressiveness have inspired composers from Vivaldi to Elgar. Nowadays, thanks to YouTube, audiences can enjoy the results of that inspiration

Carl Loewe (1796-1869) and Franz Schubert are generally not mentioned in the same breath when it comes to discussions of the Lied. However, in his time, he maintained close friendships with Robert Schumann, Carl Maria von Weber, and Felix Mendelssohn.

Few pianists in history have embodied artistic courage quite like Maria Yudina. A deeply religious musician living in the Soviet Union during the twentieth century, Yudina was both revered – and feared – for her uncompromising moral and musical vision.

Pianist extraordinaire Murray Perahia was born on 19 April 1947 in New York City. He triumphed at the 1972 Leeds International Piano Competition and has built a legacy of award-winning recordings and exceptional artistry. Perahia’s artistry rests on technical brilliance

What if Mozart had lived to teach Beethoven? What if Gershwin had written his “American symphony”? What if Debussy had finished his mysterious Poe operas? Classical music history is filled with “what-ifs,” but few are as haunting as the early

There were a few years left of Ravel’s most productive compositional spurt before the havoc of the First World War – let’s see what he made of them… Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Part III: Lever du jour (Spirito;

On 18 April 1936, Ottorino Respighi died from an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart in Rome. Respighi lived and worked during tumultuous political times, and his historicist interest in Italian music and the arts made him and

The French Horns are much loved for their warm, velvety, and powerful sound. Hornists are thought of as disciplined perfectionists who have to deal with the pressure of managing this complex instrument with its high technical demands. But we audience