Bilbao, the largest city and economic capital of the Basque Country, isn’t usually on opera lovers’ circuits. But a promising cast occasioned this trip to see Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, a coproduction between ABAO Bilbao (Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de

America/Beautiful, devised and performed by American-Korean pianist Min Kwon, is a five-volume collection comprising 76 new piano works by American composers inspired by the iconic patriotic song ‘America the Beautiful’, Samuel Ward’s setting of a poem by Katharine Bates. Conceived

Baroque instruments meeting electronic techno? While “crossover” has become a buzzword, the audience’s threshold for surprise is higher than ever. Yet, the Belgian B’Rock Orchestra recently managed to shatter the last remnants of their “early music” label. In their production

Perhaps you have never heard the music of Sophia Maria Westenholz (née Elenore Sophia Maria Fritscher, 1759–1838) — neither had I until listening to this new duo recording by Wu Qian and Juho Pohjonen, which includes the first commercial recording

Georges Bizet (1838–1875) never had the success he wanted in his lifetime. He had two hits in the operas Les pêcheurs de perles and La jolie fille de Perth, but both operas came in for criticism. The Pearl Fishers for

For guitarist Eleanor Kelly, the journey to the classical guitar began in an unexpectedly informal setting. “My very first introduction to guitar was through my granddad, who played electric guitar, and he taught me a few chords and riffs on

Since April, a special exhibition on Frédéric Chopin—traveling all the way from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw—has been on view at the Suzhou Museum. Through 57 exhibits, it offers a glimpse into the life and legacy of this legendary

Award-winning pianist, scholar, lawyer, and advocate for women composers, Dr Isabel Dobarro stands at the intersection of performance, research, and cultural activism. From her beginnings in Santiago de Compostela to appearances on stages including Carnegie Hall and Teatro Colón, her