For two musicians who have spent so much time in the recording studio, you’d be forgiven if you’ve never actually heard any of their own material. I’m not talking about some grand creative block or obsessive perfectionism hindering their output

Canadian composer and songwriter Bonnie Milne’s new single Glimpses grows out of memories that are both ordinary and strongly personal: watching her sons play outside as children, joyful gatherings with her parents, the taste of her mother’s baking, and walks holding her

The UK-based Doric String Quartet has big plans for the 2027 Beethoven Year. They will bring Beethoven’s string quartets across Europe, including the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn. The third volume of their Beethoven album is out this September. In the past,

“For years, Dostoevsky’s quote has inspired me every day: beauty will save the world.” Camille Thomas, the vivacious Franco-Belgian star cellist, affirmed this belief in our interview. Admittedly, I often feel ashamed as a journalist for asking far too many

We spoke the other day with our favourite French cellist, Valérie Aimard, about her new recording, Cassadó / Casals. We’ve spoken with her before about her two encyclopedic recording projects, Cello Kids and Only Cello, and her last recording, her

We spoke the other day with Brad Zimmerman of Kansas City, who had a long and distinguished career leading the Chestnut Theatre in Kansas City, when he told us about a company he’d just signed over to a new owner.

Since 2022, the incredibly creative artist Alisa Weilerstein has travelled with her six-part Fragments cycle, featuring unique stage designs and 27 newly commissioned works. I use the title “artist” deliberately because, beyond her role as a cellist, Alisa acts as

Evoking German Romanticism, the Trio Wanderer was founded in 1987 by three French musicians: pianist Vincent Coq, cellist Raphaël Pidoux, and violinist Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian. Nearly four decades of collaboration have produced a substantial Harmonia Mundi discography and outstanding concerts, earning