Brahms Requiem

While many musicians offer differing views on the interpretations of Brahms’ works, most seem to advocate performances that passionately and clearly communicate the balance between his backward looking classicism and his forward looking harmonic and structural innovations. Brahms music confounds interpreters with his supreme mastery of all the structural components of music and how he [...]

Listen and Watch

On April 9, 2007, the Classical music world experienced a shock of seismic proportions. Countless critics had been constantly proclaiming the death of classical music. The LA Philharmonic announced that its music director, composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, was stepping down and that Gustavo Dudamel was taking over. Gustavo Dudamel, who has spent less than three decades [...]

Challenging Audiences: Andras Schiff

Andras Schiff has built an extraordinary career by challenging his audiences rather than catering to their desires. Though remarkable interpreter of Bach, Schumann, and Schubert, he is also known for his remarkable interpretations of Beethoven, Janacek, and Bartok. Currently, Andras is releasing and recording a remarkable set of the complete Beethoven sonatas for the German [...]