Every summer, the tranquil villages of France’s Périgord Vert awaken to the vibrant strains of Baroque music, transforming the serene countryside into a hub of cultural and musical activities. Decades ago, the world-renowned musician Ton Koopman and his wife, harpsichordist

Last November, I had the privilege of listening to Krystian Zimerman play Chopin’s Piano Sonatas No. 2 and 3 in two consecutive evenings. You might wonder: why am I writing about it more than half a year later? That, precisely,

What are the odds of hearing the entire cycle of Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues performed live in one evening? That is precisely what pianist Hannes Minnaar presented for his Hong Kong debut. Inspired by Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Shostakovich employed

The second opera of Richard Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen, Die Walküre, is the most frequently performed of the cycle and contains some of the best-known music. Nevertheless, it demands directorial genius, musical finesse, as well as top-tier singers to bring

Franz Schubert is often described as possessing a deeply inward and introspective personality, a trait that profoundly shaped his music and personal life. Despite his prodigious talent and the emotional richness of his compositions, Schubert was known for his shyness

When the 2025 Schubertiade starts, you can be part of the audience from home. The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) will be recording some concerts at the opening Schubertiade, which will then be broadcast on the Ö1 programme. The Full schedule

When John Corigliano was awarded the 1999 Oscar for Best Original Score for The Red Violin, he said, “You can write all the notes you want, but if someone doesn’t play them like a god they’ll never sound that way.

First there was the Mozart idea and then there was the Schubert idea. Building on a foundation begun by Gerd Nachbauer, who had founded the Mozartgemeinde Voralberg in 1972 with the intention of performing the works of Mozart in the