Rafał Blechacz is a Polish classical pianist. He is one of the Deutsche Grammophon’s best-selling young artists, his stunning albums have sold more than 160,000 units worldwide. Now he has been named winner of the “Best…
James Rhodes (born 6 March 1975 ) is a British classical pianist. In March 2010, Rhodes became the first core classical pianist to be signed to the world’s largest rock label Warner Bros. Records. James Rhodes:…
Piotr Beczala (born December 28, 1966 ) is a Polish operatic tenor. In 2007 he was awarded the Munich Opera Festival Prize. In the Farao Classics recording of La traviata, he was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award as Alfredo Germont. The…
The legendary cellist has died at 5am, April 28, 2013. He was 88 years old and had been in terminal care for the last few weeks. János Starker ( July 5, 1924 – April 28,…
The legendary cellist has died at 5am, April 28, 2013. He was 88 years old and had been in terminal care for the last few weeks. János Starker ( July 5, 1924 – April 28,…
Paul Mason (born 23 January 1960) is an English journalist and broadcaster. Mason had lived in Leicester from 1982–1988, working as a music teacher, special needs teacher and lecturer in music at Loughborough…
[asa]B0032700SU[/asa] Tito Gobbi (24 October 1913 – 5 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation. Here is the interviews from the Gramophone archive with Tito Gobbi, who spoke to Alan Blyth for Gramophone in October 1968:…
Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine pianist. Argerich rose to international prominence when she won the seventh International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1965, at age 24. In 1965, she debuted in…
Riccardo Chailly ( born 20 February 1953) is an Italian conductor. He started his career as an opera conductor and gradually extended his repertoire to encompass symphonic music. Chailly has an exclusive recording contract with Decca, and…
Riccardo Chailly ( born 20 February 1953) is an Italian conductor. He started his career as an opera conductor and gradually extended his repertoire to encompass symphonic music. Chailly has an exclusive recording contract with Decca, and…
