“Chiaroscuro” is the theme of Trondheim's 2019 Barokkfest, connecting the treatment of light and shade in Baroque paintings with the highly contrasting styles of Baroque music in this year's programme.
We look back at 2018 to view the most performed composers and find some surprising entrants in the top 10. We survey the situation for women composers across the world and discover that life for some is far easier than for the rest.
We speak with Marja-Leena Pétas-Arjava, Executive Director of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition held in Helsinki, Finland, to find out more about what makes this competition unique.
Massimo Spadano se iba a quedar en A Coruña unos dos o tres años solamente, consiguió el puesto de concertino en la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia en 1994 y desde entonces está al frente de una de las mejores orquestas de España en la ciudad que no le ha dejado escapar.
Vesko Eschkenazy, concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouew Orchestra, tells us about his appointment and about the peculiarities of his role he plays in the orchestra.
We meet Didier Shnorhk, general secretary of the Geneva International Music Competition, who reveals the institution’s workings and the trials in store for the entrants…
As he prepares a season of debuts in some of the biggest European houses, American tenor René Barbera takes time to reflect on his bel canto roles and the challenges ahead.
Berlin's newest concert hall offers a feast for the ears in its 2018-19 season, featuring the music of Boulez and Schubert, a string quartet festival and Daniel Barenboim.
To celebrate Lenny’s 100th birthday, the Bachtrack team gets together with his children and our friends at the Leonard Bernstein Office to give you a playlist of our favourites.
It’s now traditional for ETO to mount a Baroque or pre-Baroque season each autumn. This is a policy that provides the UK’s regions with a rare exposure to repertoire that’s often out-of-the-way or even downright obscure.
