Composers Archive

Władysław Szpilman was a Polish pianist. He became widely known as the protagonist of the film “The Pianist”, which is based on his memoir of the same name recounting how he survived the Holocaust. Władysław …

Guitarist Mak Grgic averages eighty-five performances a year — nearly two bookings per week — as both soloist and collaborator. He is a founding member and active performer in two duos: the Flamenco-style “Duo Deloro” …

Evgeny Kissin’s musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations, and his extraordinary virtuosity have earned him the admiration deserved only by one of the most gifted classical pianists of his generation. He is …

Composed in September of 1828, during the final weeks of Schubert’s life, the Quintet in C for two violins, viola and two cellos was Schubert’s last instrumental work, and it ranks among his greatest accomplishments. …

Mozart’s Piano Quartet K493 is a far more mellow and melodious work with, in the first movement, a similar relaxed grandeur of his recently composed E flat Piano Concerto, K482. As in the Mozart piano …