THE SCOOP | Violin Superstar Goes Baroque With Upcoming Period Album

By Michael Vincent on May 25, 2021

Violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti will be releasing her first-ever period album on Decca Classics this summer.

INTERVIEW | Superstar Pianist Lang Lang Talks About The Goldberg Variations And Music Education

By Anya Wassenberg on February 17, 2021

Renowned pianist Lang Lang talks about his passion for music education along with his new release, a digital companion to 'The Goldberg Variations'.

THE SCOOP | Lang Lang Releases ‘The Goldberg Variations’ With Personal Introduction From Beijing

By Anya Wassenberg on September 3, 2020

Superstar pianist Lang Lang will release not one, but two recording of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, with a streaming event live from Beijing on the release date of September 4.

FEATURE | Deutsche Grammophon Artist Peter Gregson On ReComposing Bach And Writing For The Movies

By Anya Wassenberg on September 17, 2019

Scottish cellist and Deutsche Grammophon artist Peter Gregson talks about his rising career as performer and composer, and how both led him to write the score for the new movie 'Blackbird'.

Classical Music 101 | What Does Period Instrument Mean?

By John Terauds on May 6, 2019

Nearly every instrument in an orchestra has changed over the past three centuries. Some differences are obvious, others more subtle.

RECORD KEEPING | After A Long Wait, Tafelmusik's Tales Of Two Cities Gets Immortalized

By Paul E. Robinson on December 13, 2017

"Beautifully realized and enormously inspiring." Tafelmusik's Tales Of Two Cities draws attention to what we have shared for centuries.

RECORD KEEPING | Two Sopranos Take On Handel And Seize His Heart

By Paul E. Robinson on February 5, 2017

Two recordings by Canadian Julie Boulianne and Russian Julia Lezhneva offer a fascinating look into the diverging approaches to the baroque voice.

RECORD KEEPING | Angela Hewitt/Luc Beauséjour/Vladimir Horowitz

By Paul E. Robinson on March 12, 2016

Paul E Robinson reviews three new CD releases by piano heavyweights Angela Hewitt, Luc Beauséjour, and Vladimir Horowitz.

RECORD KEEPING | Vivaldi: Les Violons du Roy/Aradia Ensemble/Gli Incogniti

By Paul E. Robinson on March 5, 2016

In honour of Vivaldi's birthday 338th birthday, here are three new CD's well worth your attention: Les Violons du Roy, Aradia Ensemble, and Gli Incogniti.

CD review: Stokowski: A Renaissance and Baroque Concert

By Paul E. Robinson on August 14, 2014