Seong-Jin Cho’s Chopin Competition Winning Recital Highlights On CD

Seong-Jin Cho’s Chopin Competition Winning Recital Highlights On CD

Deutsche Grammophon has released a recording of highlights from the competition winning recitals of pianist Seong-Jin Cho, the 21-year-old South Korean pianist who recently claimed first place in the 17th International Chopin Piano Competition held in Warsaw. Adjudicators at this year’s competition included Martha Argerich, Philippe Entremont, Garrick Ohlsson and Yundi. Born in Seoul, South Korea, on 28…

Alice Cooper On Narrating ‘Peter And The Wolf In Hollywood’

Alice Cooper On Narrating ‘Peter And The Wolf In Hollywood’

Despite an on-stage persona that was designed to shock, rocker Alice Cooper has demonstrated his softer side with his latest venture as narrator of Prokofiev’s children’s classic Peter and the Wolf (1936), given a 21st century twist as Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood, an innovative, interactive, multi-media creation on Deutsche Grammophon. Cooper has been…

Deutsche Grammophon Quotes SoundsLikeSydney

In a shameless piece of self-promotion, SoundsLikeSydney is thrilled to be quoted by Deutsche Grammophon on its website, reviewing mandolin player Avi Avital’s recording of Bach’s Concertos and Sonatas. Gramophone Magazine and BBC Music Magazine are also quoted – not bad company to be in! Click here to read the whole review. Avi Avital performed…