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Seong-Jin Cho, pianist: Chopin Competition Winner. South Korea’s Seong-Jin Cho, aged 21, was announced winner of the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on the evening of 20th October …

If you are a long-term reader of my Blog, then you already know that I am a huge admirer of the Hagen Quartet of Salzburg, Austria. I selected this CD as the recording of the …

Hilary’s Mozart and Vieuxtemps Watching the development of a musical career is always fascinating. Violinist Hilary Hahn has refined what was already her superb technique since her debut and she is now a violinist of impressive …

Janine Jansen’s new recording: CD of the Month for November 2015 This CD features an innovative coupling of the Brahms Violin Concerto together with Bartók’s Violin Concerto number 1. I have admired Janine Jansen for …

CD of the Month for October, 2015: Johannes Brahms: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3. The Artemis Quartet combines Brahms’ intense first quartet with his lighter-spirited third quartet, both works that the Artemis’ cellist, Eckart …