"I remember we started recording from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. with only a one-hour break, lunch break. So I cannot imagine in retrospect ... looking back, I can't imagine how I did it. But, you ...

The German cellist Alban Gerhardt (pictured) continues his exploration for Hyperion of some of the more rarefied areas of his instrument's repertoire in this revealing collaboration with his regular ...

One of the musicians I miss most in this current deep freeze is the Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos. He always loved eluding the press – when I was commissioned to interview him in Madrid, he almost ...

One of the banes of being a viola-player, aside from all those jokes that are lobbed at the profession, is that the solo repertoire for the instrument is so limited. Maxim Rysanov is among the new ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is beloved around the world for both the grandeur of his musical vision and the intimacy of his emotional journey. His music speaks straight to the heart and makes a direct ...

When the pandemic hit last year, cellist Matt Haimovitz admits that at first he felt paralyzed after being on the road touring and performing for more than three decades. He started wondering: What's ...

Join us for a captivating evening of world-class chamber music, set against the breathtaking candlelit backdrop of St Mary le Strand—a hidden Baroque treasure in the heart of London, an intimate and ...

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Throughout his life, Tchaikovsky wrote several famous concerti, including one for the violin and three for the piano. As his career developed, he had promised to write a cello concerto. During this ...