Organist Johannes Geffert has made profound and far-reaching contributions to the world of organ music. Renowned for his virtuosic technique and scholarly approach to the instrument, Geffert’s performances are celebrated for their clarity, expressive depth, and interpretive rigour. Geffert’s influence
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During his life, Dimitri Shostakovich was, despite being a very public figure, a very private person. After his death in 1975, the publishing of many memoirs, letters, and diaries relating to his life by those who knew him have offered
Anna Maria Pertl, later Anna Maria Mozart, was born on Christmas Day 1720 in the picturesque village of St. Gilgen, thirty kilometres from Salzburg. From unassuming origins, she grew up to become the mother of one of the most famous
Polish cellist Dobrawa Czocher weaves dreamy and repetitive soundscapes that echo the textured and emotional style of Philip Glass. Join us for a mesmerising and soul-stirring highlight from the Europavox Festival. Dobrawa Czocher: Europavox Sessions 2023 Europavox Sessions The Europavox
I recently attended a reception and recital hosted by H.E. Tore Hattrem, Ambassador of Norway in the UK, and Mrs Marit Gjelten, together with Faber Music and Kode Art Museums & Composers Homes to celebrate the first ever Urtext edition
In recent decades the medium of video games has become a place for astonishing visual art, innovations in storytelling, and a conveyer of every kind of gameplay experience imaginable. For lovers of classical music, particular games stand out for their
The Wiener Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung reports on 7 December 1822, “on 1st December a very talented boy by the name of Liszt, coming here from Pressburg, gave a concert in the town grand concert-hall, and through his playing and his
Richard Wagner was an extremely complex and highly unpleasant human being, yet his artistic creations represent the fullest musical and theatrical expression of German romanticism. Whether we can actually separate the man from his art has been hotly debated, and