Leif Ove Andsnes : The View from Above
Leif Ove Andsnes rarely takes time off from music. Winter, summer, spring, autumn—it fills his days and, sometimes, his nights. At 9:30 p.m. on the…
Browsing: Sony Classical
Collaborator at the Keyboard: Piano Star Simone Dinnerstein – and Mozart – Meet the Cubans
REVIEW: of the new Simone Dinnerstein classical album Mozart in Havana; and INTERVIEWS: with pianist Simone Dinnerstein (and with pedagogue and activist Solomon Mikowsky). What…
Lebrecht Weekly – Rachmaninov: Piano concertos 2 and 3 (Sony Classical)
It’s raining Rachmaninov concertos and I’m not sure the roof can take any more. The past couple of weeks have brought Vanessa Benelli Mosell on…
Lebrecht Weekly – Last Album of 2016
Pictures of America: Natalie Dessay (Sony Classical) News of a Natalie Dessay release always stirs me to a fevered expectation. The French soprano, now retired…
Lebrecht Weekly – Elgar, Martinu: Cello concertos (Sony Classical)
The Argentine-born Sol Gabetta, now in her mid-30s, made her first recording of the Elgar concerto six years ago in Denmark, an impressive performance stressed…
Lebrecht Weekly – Pretty Yende: A Journey (Sony Classical)
The classical music industry does not so much promote talent as postpone it. Faced with a gleaming young star, the male curators of fame (all…
Lebrecht Weekly – Lang Lang: New York Rhapsody (Sony Classical)
I am not the right person to be reviewing this album, but then I’m not sure the right person actually exists. This is a Sony…
La Scena Musicale Glenn Gould Giveaway!
In celebration of La Scena Musicale’s new online platform mySCENA.org and maSCENA.org and the start of a new artistic season, we are launching a raffle for Glenn…
Juan Diego Flórez Signs to Sony Classical
20 June 2016 — Sony Classical is proud to announce a long-term exclusive contract with Juan Diego Flórez, one of today’s most prominent stars of…
