In duci jubilo

On May 16th, the Philharmonia Orchestra of London conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, performed the European premiere of an incomplete and forgotten by Dmitri Shostakovich – Orango, an opera originally commissioned by the Bolshoi Theatre in 1932, but which became a satire on the Russian bourgeois press. The world premiere was given in December 2011, performed by the Los…

Celebrating the rich legacy of Johannes Brahms, born May 7, 1833. This is his Double Concerto for Violin and Cello opus 102 with David Oistrakh (violin) and  Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), directed by Kyril Kondrashin

  Commemorating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: born January 27th, 1756 – that’s 258 years ago. Coincidentally, Gustavo Dudamel who conducts this concert was born on January 26th, 1981. In this You Tube video from Classical Vault 2, Hilary Hahn performs the Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216 with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel….

The legendary Itzhak Perlman began playing the violin as a child. After a glittering career of over 40 years, he talks to The Huffington Post about the importance of teaching  in his work as a performer and conductor. Infected with polio aged 4, he has given his support to the End Polio Now campaign aimed at the…

Pianist Kathryn Selby with violinist Grace Clifford and cellist Timo-Veikko Valve explore the complex relationship shared by Brahms, Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann in their May touring recital “Love & Devotion.” More information. Here’s a preview of the concert.