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Memorable Concerts and Musical Growth – An Interview with Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
The third youngest of the prodigiously musical Kanneh-Mason family, 22-year-old Jeneba releases her debut album ‘Fantasie’ on the Sony Classical label on 7th March. From Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin and Alexander Scriabin to Florence Price, Margaret Bonds and William Grant
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Two Surprising Modern Piano Concertos: A Talk with Samantha Ege
Two modern composers who never met but who have interesting compositional ideas were the American composer Julia Perry (1924–1979) and the British composer Doreen Carwithen (1922–2003). The two had very different careers, Perry studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and
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The Atypical Artist Spotlight Series: Tamar Brüggemann (Wonderfeel Festival, Netherlands)
When one thinks of a ‘music festival’, we might be transported anywhere from an Ancient Roman Bacchanale, to a coliseum-style rock music arena, a city made in a Nevada desert, anarchist-hippie techno raves throughout Continental Europe, or the elite preserves
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Unsettled Scores: Redefining Contemporary Canadian Music
Unsettled Scores, the Canadian contemporary music collective, has been captivating audiences with its innovative approach to operatic and instrumental works. Best known for their boundary-pushing operatic output, the collective’s 2023 collaboration with Toronto’s Native Earth Performing Arts, The Toronto Consort,
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An Interview with Alicia Rytlewski
A Composer’s Journey from Teaching to Album Creation
Alicia Rytlewski, a Milwaukee-based composer and piano teacher, has found her voice in the music world through her dedication to both her students and her compositions. With a bachelor’s degree in music from Ripon College, a liberal arts school in
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Rasa Vitkauskaite
A Pianist’s Journey and A Concert Piano Christmas at Boston Symphony Hall
Lithuanian pianist Rasa Vitkauskaite, a prize-winning Steinway Artist, is celebrated for her “poetic and observant sensitivity” (Gramophone) and hailed as a “Beethoven interpreter of penetrating insight” (Fanfare). Performing across 30 countries, her career highlights include a recital at the Dame
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Landscapes of Memory
Emilie Cecilia LeBel on Crafting Sonic Atmospheres
Canadian composer Emilie Cecilia LeBel has emerged as one of the country’s most acclaimed musical voices, known for her atmospheric and introspective compositions that captivate listeners. Following the success of her JUNO-nominated debut album, field studies, LeBel’s latest release, Landscapes
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Bringing Music to Life
An Interview With Claudia Chan
Canadian pianist and conductor Claudia Chan decided early on that contemporary music was what interested her. Through traditional music training, she’s learned the usual – Beethoven, Liszt, and Chopin – but in her adventures in contemporary music, she’s learned how
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