Category: Interviews

Photo: Composer Vincent Ho | photo by Bo Huang From natural scenes of beauty to mystical dreamscapes and vivid characters of villainy, a dynamic assortment of music awaits in [...]

AMERICAN SCENES from composer Samuel A. Livingston is, as its title suggests, a painterly tribute to America. The album’s title piece, Three American Scenes, is a three-movement suite that expresses [...]

Photo: Composer Hilary Tann | photo by Javier Monjas 2020 VISIONS from the Fischer Duo celebrates the piano-cello group’s 50 years of performances together. The Duo is known for [...]

After celebrating 50 years of music with their new album, 2020 VISIONS, The Fischer Duo shared with us the moments that led to this outstanding achievement, and their hopes for the future. Learn more in this Inside Story.

What do Beethoven, Bartók and Bulgaria’s national composer Vladigerov have in common? This is the question posed by Bulgarian pianist Alexander Tchobanov on his new album ECLECTIC SOUNDS – [...]

Wide skies, whistling winds, and a love for the great outdoors take center stage on Karen Sunabacka’s CURLICUE, a collection of eight works for solo piano performed by Darryl [...]

"I feel this album is a reminder to dream big," says Lauren McCall, composer of "A Spark and a Glimmer" on AMPLIFY from Navona Records. Read on for a deep dive into her favorite aspects of the album, and a hot tip on the best donuts in Atlanta.

All Classical Portland’s AMPLIFY is a response to the industry’s inequities in classical music recordings. The works of five contemporary composers are brought to light in this album, each [...]

The term “symphony” automatically evokes grandiosity in all aspects – a large-scale orchestra, great compositional complexity and considerable playing time. Orlando Cela and his Lowell Chamber Orchestra turn this [...]

Navona Records presents SPARKS: EYE OF LONDON, an assembly of original fanfares performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Drawing from the compositional strengths of today’s composers, the orchestra navigates [...]