Four world premieres celebrated the 2020 winners of these prestigious prizes in Jewish and Canadian music.
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Music Review: Sabine Devieilhe and Alexandre Tharaud – ‘Chanson D’Amour’
Devieilhe's vocal quality and interpretive sensibility suit these songs marvelously well, whether it's Fauré's grave melodicism, Debussy's gossamer textures and fringe weirdness, Ravel's hypnotic mysteries and childlike play, or Poulenc's lighthearted colors.
Read More »Concert Review: Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra and Others – ‘Dedicated to 2020’ by Wuhan Composer Ye Zou at Beijing Music Festival
The opening concert on October 10 presented the world premiere of 'Dedicated to 2020' by Wuhan composer Ye Zou.
Read More »Beijing Music Festival Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic with Innovative, Diverse, 10-Day Online Streaming Program
One of the world's most prestigious music festivals goes online this year with 240 hours of diverse programming with the theme "The Music Must Go On."
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Khatia Buniatishvili – ‘Labyrinth’
The introspective new album from the French-Georgian pianist is a collage of short pieces spanning the centuries. Listen with a glass of wine of two.
Read More »Music Review: Simone Dinnerstein – ‘A Character of Quiet’ (Philip Glass, Franz Schubert)
Dinnerstein's masterful and thoroughly adult interpretive force makes her new album a balm for the soul, especially in such troubled times as these.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with The Great Kat
Before this creative lady was The Great Kat, she was Katherine Thomas. Coming from a musical family, she was trained at Juilliard in classical violin.
Read More »Bravo! Vail Mobile Stage Brings Chamber Music to the Vail Valley During Pandemic Summer
Tiny House-inspired 'Music Box' Series keeps the Bravo! Vail music festival spirit alive
Read More »Music Review: World Premiere Recording of Dame Ethel Smyth’s 1930 Symphony-Cantata ‘The Prison’
Trailblazing composer and suffragist Ethel Smyth's last major work receives a superb and long-overdue debut release.
Read More »Music Review: Lara St. John and Matt Herskowitz – ‘Key of A’ (Violin Sonatas by Beethoven and Franck)
Violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz's new album is the gold standard of classical music albums: It lets you hear familiar music by the great composers as you've never heard it before.
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