American violinist Joshua Bell has performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world, and he maintains engagements as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor and the Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. A recipient

Frequently described as a “golden baritone,” Gérard Souzay is remembered as one of the great interpreters of the French mélodie. His voice had a distinctive and smooth quality that allowed him to navigate the emotional and dynamic range of the

French pianist David Kadouch is celebrated for his profound and technical prowess and his expressive musicality. An internationally acclaimed soloist and chamber musician, Kadouch distinguishes himself by the meticulous construction of his recital programmes, the eclecticism of his concerto repertoire,

Unexpectedly, Schumann’s “Spring Symphony” had been a great success at its first performance under Felix Mendelssohn in 1841. In the wake of this triumph and his marriage to Clara, Schumann decided that an orchestra would “best portray his celebratory feelings.”

Violinist María Dueñas burst into the international spotlight by winning a whole series of international violin competitions, among them the 2021 Menuhin Violin Competition. For her performance of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4, Dueñas actually wrote her own cadenza. She

Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna has served as the titular organist of the Klais organ at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, since 2017. In fact, at the January 2017 opening of the hall, she took part in two world premieres, works

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, possibly the most phenomenal musical prodigy of all time, fled Europe in the 1930s to become one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. As the film historian Tony Thomas writes, “Korngold not only

Jean-Baptiste Lully was an Italian-born French court and operatic composer who is credited with the invention of the “French Overture” in the 1650s. In addition, his music produced a radical revolution in the style of dances at the court, replacing