Conductors Archive

Conductor Carlos Kleiber came from a musical family. His father was conductor Erich Kleiber, and for some reason he provided absolutely no encouragement to son, Carlos, when the son wanted to become a conductor. But …

Composer Gustav Mahler was born on July 7, 1860, in Kaliště, Czech Republic. For many years he was a respected conductor at several capitals in Europe. He also demonstrated to be a tough taskmaster in shaping …

Bach, J S: French Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV812-817 Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Released in celebration of the great Russian pianist’s 80th birthday (06 July) this set of the French Suites continues Ashkenazy’s extraordinary journey …

Legendary conductor Carlos Kleiber was born on July 3, 1930. In my view, he was one of the greatest conductors of all time. Actually the Kleiber family brought to the public two amazing musicians: The …

Summer Night Concert 2017 This recorded outdoor concert featured the following music: Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Za tihlou Gazelou (from Armida), with Renée Fleming (soprano) Mesícku na nebi hlubokém ‘Song to the Moon’ (from Rusalka), …