Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Interview,
Kirill Gerstein on Scriabin 7th November 2017
David talks to the pianist about his recent recording of Scriabin's Piano Concerto with Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Interview,
The King's Singers at 50 2nd November 2017
As the group prepare to celebrate their half-century, Katherine talks to countertenor Timothy Wayne-Wright about their commemorative recording GOLD, out tomorrow on Signum.
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Interview,
Hannu Lintu on Sibelius 25th October 2017
Katherine talks to the conductor about his new recording of Tapiola, En Saga & eight songs in new orchestrations by Aulis Sallinen.
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Interview,
Noa Wildschut on Mozart 17th October 2017
Rising star Noa Wildschut - a protégée of Anne-Sophie Mutter - talks to David about her debut disc, an all-Mozart programme with pianist Yoram Ish-Hurwitz and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra under Gordan Nikolić.
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Interview,
Marina Rebeka on Amor fatale 16th October 2017
The Latvian soprano, who opens as Norma at the Metropolitan Opera tonight, talks to Katherine about her new album of arias from Rossini's tragic operas.
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Interview,
Lost is my Quiet 12th October 2017
Katherine talks to Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies and Joseph Middleton about their new album of duets by Purcell/Britten, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Quilter.
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Interview,
Xavier Sabata on Catharsis 9th October 2017
Ahead of his Wigmore Hall debut tonight, the countertenor talks to Katherine about his career and the inspirations behind this evening's programme (which was released on Aparté earlier this year).
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Interview,
George Li – Live at the Mariinsky 4th October 2017
David talks to the Chinese-American pianist about his debut recording on Warner Classics, featuring Chopin, Haydn, Liszt and Rachmaninov.
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Interview,
Ned Bigham on Staffa 3rd October 2017
The composer shares his thoughts on his new album of orchestral works, inspired by four very different islands.
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Interview,
Ilker Arcayürek on Schubert 27th September 2017
The up-and-coming tenor talks to Katherine about his career to date and Der Einsame, out this month on Champs Hills Records.
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Interview,
Steven Isserlis on CPE Bach and Haydn 25th September 2017
The cellist talks to David about his new album of eighteenth-century cello concertos, released earlier in the month on Hyperion.
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Interview,
Barbara Hannigan on Crazy Girl Crazy 20th September 2017
Katherine talks to the Canadian soprano about her bold new album juxtaposing Gershwin, Berg and Berio, in which she both sings and directs the Ludwig Orchestra.
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Interview,
John Butt on Monteverdi's Vespers 1610 18th September 2017
John Butt talks to David about his new recording of Monteverdi's majestic Vespers with the Dunedin Consort and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts.
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Interview,
Vladimir Ashkenazy on Rachmaninov and the Philharmonia 12th September 2017
As the first instalment of a new symphonic cycle is released on Signum, the great pianist and conductor talks to Katherine about a composer and orchestra which have played a seminal role in his career.
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Interview,
Bob Chilcott on All Good Things 11th September 2017
David talks to composer Bob Chilcott about his new album of jazz-infused choral works with Oxford chamber choir Commotio, released last week.
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Interview,
Boris Giltburg on Rachmaninov 7th September 2017
The Russian-born Israeli pianist talks to Katherine about his recording of the Second Piano Concerto, out tomorrow on Naxos.
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Interview,
Michael Spyres on Espoir 5th September 2017
The American tenor talks to Katherine about his tribute to the pioneering French tenor Gilbert Duprez, out on Friday on Opera Rara.
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Interview,
Jayson Gillham on Medtner and Rachmaninov 31st August 2017
The Australian pianist talks to Katherine about the two Russian concertos which feature on his new recording with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Interview,
Joyce El-Khoury on Écho 28th August 2017
The Lebanese-Canadian soprano talks to Katherine about her tribute to the French singer Julie Dorus-Gras, out next week on Opera Rara.
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Interview,
Louise Alder on Strauss Lieder 24th August 2017
The award-winning young British soprano talks to us about her debut solo recording, 'Through Life and Love', out now on Orchid Classics.
