Edward Elgar Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 Musicians love audiences. The more of them there are, the merrier. Little do they know that they are as visible to us as we are to them. Audiences think

Helmut Rilling Bach : Mass in B minor Edo de WaartMinnesota Orchestra MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 1, “Titan” Audiences regard the maestro with awe. Their god-like stance on the podium and their mesmerizing control over the musicians is the stuff

Non-musicians (civilians we call them) like to get behind the scenes. Sometimes they ask questions that surprise us, such as: “You play for a living — do they pay you for that?” or “What’s your day job?” or one I

When Andrea Fessler speaks about music, her big round eyes sparkle. Even while working as a lawyer, she would rather sacrifice her sleep and work till 3 in the morning than not attend concerts. A classmate of Barack Obama at

When I first met Michael in a concert, I thought I saw Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Both are tall, charismatic, and have a sense of authority when speaking. It was until later which I found out that Michael was, indeed,

When Juliette the editor asked me to write something about myself, I felt both flattered and troubled. As a radio presenter, I have interviewed more than 400 artists, from local to international, from prodigies to established personalities. It is very

This is not about a luxurious hotel suite somewhere in a remote, romantic hideaway where I spent a wonderful weekend. No, this is about Bach and one of his English suites, not the average suite played by a ‘lambda’ pianist.