Baroque music lovers make a pilgrimage to Beaune to indulge in the rich offerings of the International Baroque Opera Festival. Staying true to the vision of Anne Blanchard and the late Kader Hassissi, the festival’s new artistic director, Maximilien Hondemarck, has unveiled a program where regular attendees will once again find the great names of […]

Khatia Buniatishvili is not only a great pianist but also one of the few classical musicians widely known to the general public. Without breaking the codes of classical music even in her glamourous dress, her intelligently crafted recitals convey passion and evoke deep emotions for those fortunate enough to attend. The downside of such stardom […]

The name Bach is invariably associated with the city of Leipzig, where the cantor spent most of his career. His son, Johann Christian Bach, was born there and, like Carl Philipp Emanuel (another of Bach‘s more famous composer sons), composed numerous operas. On September 21, 2024, for the season opening of the Oper Leipzig, Amadis, […]

While pianist Víkingur Ólafson devotes his entire 2023-2024 season to Bach‘s masterpiece, another great keyboardist will be performing the Goldberg Variations on 4 October 2023 at the Salle Cortot in Paris. Familiar with these virtuoso pieces, Pierre Hantaï has recorded them and often performed them in concert, deepening his interpretation each time. A great concert […]

Let’s talk about 2023 in Leipzig? Gotthold Schwarz, the current Cantor of Leipzig will retire in June 2021. His successor will have a real challenge. Indeed, he will take over from another great Cantor, Johann Sebastian Bach who was appointed to this position on April 22, 1723, exactly 300 years in 2023. Celebrations are coming […]