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Coming Back To Beauty: Rachmaninoff’s Lost Orchestral Suite in D minor
It’s rare to discover a lost work by a master composer, but ‘new’ works by Classical-era composers do turn up in the archives. To discover a lost work by a famous 20th-century composer is even more unexpected, but that was
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Yury Revich: Making Waves with OCEAN at Carnegie Hall
Multitalented violinist Yury Revich will give the world premiere of his own composition, OCEAN, a new work for solo violin and orchestra, at Carnegie Hall in New York on November 12. Hailing from a four-generation musical family, Yury has built
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Patrick Savage: Remembering Mr Scotts Through Music
Recording the album, Encores For Mr Scotts – a tribute to my teacher For violinist Patrick Savage, Encores for Mr Scotts is more than a collection of short violin pieces. Recorded with pianist Martin Cousin, the album pays tribute to
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Odaline de la Martínez Celebrates 20 Years of the London Festival of American Music
Cuban-American composer and conductor Odaline de la Martínez celebrates the tenth edition of the London Festival of American Music (LFAM), running November 9 to 13, 2026, at The Warehouse in Waterloo, London. Founded by Martínez in 2006, the biennial festival
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Rethinking Clara Schumann’s Place in Music History
Sarah Fritz on Madame Composer
Clara Schumann is best known as one of the great pianists of the nineteenth century. Her work as a composer, though, has often received less attention. In her new book, Madame Composer: The Virtuosic Genius of Clara Schumann, musicologist and writer
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Giacomo Copiello: Finding a New Voice for the Brahms Guitar
Giacomo Copiello, an Italian classical guitarist, has spent nearly ten years exploring the eight-string Brahms Guitar through performances, transcriptions, and research. In 2016, guitarist Paul Galbraith gave him a 1995 David Rubio Brahms Guitar, which has since become central to
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Suzi Digby on VOCE, Musical Originality, and Building Cultural Bridges
Through Choral Music
For conductor Suzi Digby OBE, every piece of music opens a door to a different world. As the founder of VOCE Chamber Choir, she is passionate about introducing singers and audiences to new repertoire while encouraging composers to develop their
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Interview with Zubin Kanga
In this interview, I swap seats with another artist and ask the questions I wish I’d been asked. Today, I meet Australian musician and pianist Zubin Kanga following his October performance at Southbank Centre in London. Zubin, before we dig
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