Die geplante Oper in Hamburg
(c) BIG & Yanis Amasri Sierra, Madrid, Spain
Das dänische Architektenbüro Bjarke Ingels Group soll die geplante neue Oper in der Hamburger Hafencity bauen, ein Opernhaus mit grüner, begehbarer Dachlandschaft. Der Baubeginn ist für 2030, die Fertigstellung für 20234 geplant. Read More →
Sarasota Music Center
The Sarasota Orchestra in West Florida shared schematic design renderings of its future Music Center, offering a first look inside the concert hall and the Education Center. Read More →
The Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre has announced four composers as the 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes Laureates. Hana Ajiashvili won the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music; Dalit Hadass Warshaw received the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music; Nicholas Denton Protsack was awarded the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music; and Adrian Mocanu, won the Azrieli Commission for International Music.
Ophelia Gordon
(c) PR
Many pianists playing Kapustin come from the classical music. You are trained as a multi-style pianist. Is your connection with jazz a plus for playing Kapustin?
Without a doubt. I grew up listening to jazz from a very young age and having an awareness of the style is so important. Thanks to my mum who is also a musician, I literally watched jazz musicians perform in my living room most weekends! The jazz idioms that Kapustin uses across his composition all need to be truly felt. I wouldn’t have such a strong connection to his compositions if it wasn’t for the exposure I’ve had to jazz. Read More →
Corda Piano Trio
Your trio exists since 2022. Where are the origins?
We are all colleagues at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and have known each other for many years. The idea to form a piano trio came quite naturally – out of mutual respect, artistic curiosity, and a shared desire to create something lasting and meaningful together. Read More →
Between The Lines; Nikolai Kapustin: 8 Konzertetüden für Klavier + Jazz Preludes op. 53 Nr. 4, 5, 11, 16-19, 23 + Big Band Sounds op. 46 + Contemplation op. 47 + Aquarela do Brasil op. 118; Paraphrase on Dizzy Gillespie's Manteca ; Ophelia Gordon, Klavier; # Divine Art DDX21130; Aufnahme 12.2024 & 04.2025, Veröffentlichung 14.11.2025 63'44) - Rezension von Remy Franck ** (For English please scroll down)
Nikolai Kapustins Klaviermusik ist sicherlich unterhaltsam, aber eben nicht nur. Zum einen ist sie technisch extrem herausfordernd, und nur ihren Jazzcharakter zu betonen wäre sicherlich falsch. Die Strukturen sind oft sehr klassisch und seine gesamte Musik ist sorgfältig und detailliert ausgearbeitet. Read More →
Juliusz Zarębski: Klavierquintett g-Moll op. 34; Tobias Koch, Klavier, & Equilibrium String Quartet; # All'improvviso 005; Aufnahme 10.2024, Veröffentlichung 14.11.2025 (38'17) - Rezension von Remy Franck ** (For English please scroll down)
Das 2017 gegründete Equilibrium Quartett und der Pianist Tobias Koch vereinen ihre Talente, um Zarebskis prächtiges, Liszt gewidmetes Quintett zu spielen. Tobias Koch benutzt ein historisches Klavier von Kerntopf aus dem Jahre 1894. Read More →
The Art of Three; Dmitri Shostakovich: Klaviertrio Nr. 1 - Gabriel Fauré: Klaviertrio, op. 120 - Serge Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque Nr. 1; Corda Piano Trio (Una Stanić, Violine, Nemanja Stanković, Cello, Vladimir Milošević, Klavier); # Azure Sky AZ1023; Aufnahme 2025, Veröffentlichung 14.11.2025 (44'03) - Rezension von Remy Franck ** (For English please scroll down)
Das Programm des serbischen Corda Piano Trio beginnt mit Shostakovichs Erstem Klaviertrio, das der Komponist im Alter von 17 Jahren komponierte. Es wurde oft als unbeschwert charakterisiert, doch das Corda Trio zeigt, dass mehr in der Musik steckt, die sie spannungsvoll und leidenschaftlich wiedergeben. Read More →
The Kennedy Center In Washington is to host the FIFA’s World Cup draw at Trump’s order. FIFA will occupy much of the house and displace planned performances, according to the Washington Post. The outlet also revealed that the football organization will not have to pay any rental fee. Read More →
The stage in La Roque d'Anthéron
(c) Xavier Antoinet
The La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival has announced that a new artistic director will soon be appointed to replace René Martin, who was dismissed following his resignation from the Créa association he headed. Read More →
