Les Printemps Slaves 2026: Celebrating the Belle Époque
While music of the Slavic countries naturally evokes the romantic spirit of the 19th century, this year’s 13th edition of Les Printemps Slaves takes a…
Browsing: Prokofiev
CD Review | Prokofiev, Nemanja Radulović, Warner Classics
Prokofiev Nemanja Radulović, violin; Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor; Johan Dalene, violin; Laure Favre-Kahne, piano; Les Trilles du Diable Warner Classics, 2026 Serbian violinist Nemanja…
DVD Review | Bavarian State Opera, War and Peace, Jurowski; Tcherniakov
Prokofiev: War and Peace Olga Kulchynska (Natasha), Andrei Zhilikhovsky (Andrei), Arsen Soghomonyan (Pierre), Violeta Urmana (Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova), Dmitry Ulyonov (Kutuzov), Arsen Soghomonyan (Bezukhov); Andrei…
Festival Les Printemps Slaves: An (Almost) Baroque Slavic Spring
The 12th edition of Les Printemps Slaves, Montreal’s only Slavic music festival, takes place May 6-30. Every year, Artistic Director Irina Krasnyanskaya comes up with…
Lebrecht Weekly | Janine Jansen and Klaus Mäkelä offer a Masterclass in Sibelius and Prokofiev
When Janine Jansen is on song, no living violinist comes close.
Newswire | Bourgie Hall Acquires New Steinway Model D from Hamburg
Bourgie Hall will be inaugurating its new concert grand piano—a Steinway Model D from Hamburg—with a series of four concerts at the start of November.
CD Review | Martha Argerich Live/ Volumes 13-17 (Doremi Records, 2023)
Martha Argerich Live/ Volumes 13-17 Martha Argerich, piano DOREMI DHR-8201-12 For many years now, Jacob Harnoy has been producing a remarkable series of live Martha…
Lebrecht Weekly | Prokofiev, Tcherepnin: The Bark of Yearning (Avi-music)
Western orchestras take a binary view of the Russian 20th century. Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich are good for business, the rest are box-office death.…
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In Osaka every December there is a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth with a chorus of 10,000? No, that’s not a misprint. 10,000 singers! They…
Élisabeth Pion – 2018 Shean Piano Competition Winner
Last May, 22-year-old pianist Élisabeth Pion from Otterburn Park, Quebec, won the Shean Piano Competition in Edmonton for her performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto. With…
