Introducing: Violinist Alena Baeva
Ms. Baeva was born in Russia to a musical family in 1985, and she took her first violin lessons at the age of five under renowned pedagogue Olga Danilova. From 1995, she studied in Moscow with …
Composers Archive
Beethoven’s Wonderful Symphony #2
In the summer of 1801, while composing his Second Symphony, Beethoven revealed the secret of his deteriorating hearing in a long and passionate letter to his childhood friend Franz Wegeler. After recounting assorted professional successes, …
Mozart’s Symphony #36, subtitled the “LINZ” Symphony
I have two treasures for you today: First is the music of Mozart! And second is my favorite conductor, the late Carlos Kleiber, who directs the performance in a recording below. Mozart was on his …
Chopin’s Piano Concerto #2
In 1829 Frédéric Chopin graduated from the Warsaw Conservatory seeking to establish himself in the musical world. He was ambitious and in love, and these qualities found reflection in his Piano Concerto No. 2 in …
Lucas and Arthur Jussen, Duo Pianists
Dutch brothers Lucas (26) and Arthur Jussen (23) have been part of the international concert world for years and are praised by both press and audiences. The Jussen brothers have performed with orchestras such as The …