Smile with Haydn
The music of Joseph Haydn so often brings a smile to my face! Why, you ask? Because I am continually amazed and thrilled by the man’s creativity, originality, and inventiveness. According to his biographers, he …
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Beethoven’s Hammerklavier and Moonlight Sonatas
Beethoven’s Hammerklavier sonata is considered one of the major challenges of the piano repertoire: not only is it arguably one of his most technically challenging works, but its sheer length means that the physical demands …
Lisa Batiashvili Performs Music by Prokofiev
On this recording, Lisa Batiashvili presents an excellwnt interpretation of Prokofiev’s two violin concertos in another first-class musical partnership with Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. With her unique abilities to turn standard repertoire …
Lahav Shani, Successor to Zubin Mehta Announced
Lahav Shani returns to the Wiener Symphoniker on 14 February to lead the orchestra in a series of concerts in Vienna and then on tour of Austria and Germany. Shani, the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, …
Vienna Event: Garanca Concert in Vienna April 10
Date: April 10, 2018 at 7:30 PM Venue: Large hall of the Musikverein, Vienna, Austria Performers: Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau, pianist Program: Robert Schumann: Widmung, op. 25/1 Der Nußbaum, op. 25/3 Jemand, op. 25/4 …