Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, connoisseurs of classical choral music in Russia have been able to access Russian choral music the Soviets had long suppressed, such as that of the Don Cossack Choir of Serge Jaroff

“I have to warn you, this is not classical music the way you know it”. These were the words of the person sitting behind me before the performance of Feldman’s For Samuel Beckett at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London,

The celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth in 2023, Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Dima Slobodeniouk embarked on an ambitious musical adventure of performing the composer’s four piano concertos over two consecutive evenings.

Born on 29 April 1978 in Vilnius, Lithuania, pianist Vadim Chaimovich is renowned for his emotive and technically brilliant performances. He started his musical journey at the age of five and made his debut performance with an orchestra just two

Drums are among the oldest and most universal instruments. They resonate across cultures, weaving rhythm into the fabric of human society. They serve as tools for communication, celebration, and establishing spiritual connections. Drums mark life’s milestones, from births to funerals,

Few events in 2024 stood out more than the visit of the illustrious Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Kirill Petrenko. Marking his first-ever trip to China since assuming the helm in Berlin, the orchestra—the unequivocal crown jewel of

The series of short and evocative solo piano works by Alexander Scriabin titled “Poèmes” span much of his compositional career. Composed between 1903 and 1915, these pieces became vehicles for expressing discrete poetic moods. Varying in mood and complexity, the

Maurice Ravel was born on the 7th of March 1875, at Ciboure, a little fishing village at the base of the Pyrénées near the French-Spanish border. Members of Ravel’s family on the paternal side had emigrated to Switzerland, and Stravinsky’s