Every year, Fryderyk Chopin’s homeland hosts a substantial number of music festivals that bear his name. Among the most prestigious is the 22nd International Chopin and His Europe Music Festival, held in Warsaw from August 23rd to September 6th 2026.

Other highlights provided by the festival: Nocturnal Light Programs: This dialogue between shadow and illumination extends to the festival’s chamber recitals. Pianist Bernd Glemser crafts a striking twilight narrative, pairing Beethoven‘s “Moonlight” Sonata with Liszt‘s transcription of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.

Chances are, Graz will not be your first stop in Austria. It lacks the monumental musical clichés of Vienna, the postcard saturation of Mozart‘s Salzburg, or the immediate dramatic peaks of Innsbruck’s snow-capped Alps. Yet, there is a reason why

Luigi Cherubini‘s Medea was a vehicle for Maria Callas – she brought back Cherubini’s long-forgotten score and made it her triumph. The French-language Médée, had received its premiere in Paris at the Théâtre Feydeau on 13 March 1797. Its opening

Vincenzo Bellini‘s final opera I Puritani is a daunting challenge, no matter which opera house attempts it. It is nearly impossible to assemble a cast of principals that is up to the task. The Royal Opera House, for the first

2026 marks the first summer edition of Music in the Burnhams, a festival taking place in and around the beautiful village of Burnham Thorpe, nestled up in North Norfolk, near the top of England’s east coast. Despite this being the

Iceland’s music scene is thriving with such outstanding Icelandic artists as pianist Vikingur Ólafsson, who has appeared worldwide. Pianist Ólafsson sings on the instrument. https://www.vikingurolafsson.com/videos Composers Jón Leifs, Haflidi Hallgrimsson, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and others are making their mark in Iceland

Anne-Sophie Mutter and her long-time partners, the Berliner Barock Solisten, brought an unmistakably individualistic, “Mutter-stamped” program to the Elbphilharmonie. Juxtaposing Mozart‘s classical poise with contemporary works by André Previn and Aftab Darvishi, the evening promised an engaging dialogue between past