Conductors Archive

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli began music lessons at the age of 3, initially with the violin, but quickly switched to the piano. At the age of four he began studying at the Istituto Musicale Venturi under …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Barbara Bonney is one of the world’s most accomplished lyric sopranos. She lead the field in her chosen repertoire of roles by Mozart and Richard Strauss and is recognized as one of the finest Lieder …