Christoph Poppen, new jury co-chair of the Hong Kong International Conducting Competition, argues that the competition valuable because it allows young conductors to meet one another, in what is an otherwise lonely profession.
With a penchant for Baroque music in historical livery, Collegium Musicum Riga are part of a small but distinctive Early music scene in Latvia, initiating collaborations with others across the Baltic states.
Ahead of the 2026 ARD International Music Competition, Quatuor Ébène’s Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure talk about the competition’s transformative effect on their career, performing Beethoven around the world, and advocating for chamber music.
Giulio Prandi, conductor of Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, and violinist and concertmaster Gabriele Pro talk about crossing borders, adopting shared sensibilities, and the challenges facing historically informed musicians in Italy today.
Erkki-Sven Tüür talks about making sanctuary on Hiiumaa, a wild island to Estonia’s west, and his interest in writing concertos, seen “through the eyes of someone who observes the world very closely”.
David Santana (Bilbao, 1996) comienza sus estudios de música en la especialidad de
fagot en el Conservatorio Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga de Bilbao. En 2014 se traslada a
Madrid, donde cursa el grado en Musicología en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
y continúa y finaliza sus estudios musicales de fagot en el Conservatorio Adolfo Salazar
de Madrid. Actualmente se encuentra ampliando su formación con la realización del
Máster de Investigación de Música Española e Hispanoamericana en la UCM.
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