Podcast appearances and mentions of nikolai lugansky

durée : 01:28:00 - En pistes ! du lundi 04 novembre 2024 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Arrangement, concertos et airs inédits sont sous l'archet du fougueux Nemanja Radulovic. Nous écouterons aussi un concert d'archive du tout jeune Nikolai Lugansky.

durée : 01:28:00 - En pistes ! du lundi 04 novembre 2024 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Arrangement, concertos et airs inédits sont sous l'archet du fougueux Nemanja Radulovic. Nous écouterons aussi un concert d'archive du tout jeune Nikolai Lugansky.

durée : 01:28:44 - Nikolai Lugansky, l'accomplissement musical et la virtuosité suprême - par : Aurélie Moreau - Pour le pianiste Nikolai Lugansky, l'un des plus prodigieux interprètes de notre époque, "Rachmaninov fait partie de ces créateurs dont chaque opus est génial, représentant un univers à lui seul". (Diapason). Au programme aussi, Chopin et Prokofiev.

Eine neue CD von Nikolai Lugansky - vorgestellt auf NDR Kultur.

durée : 00:58:38 - Nikolaï Lugansky, la grande tradition russe du piano - par : Aurélie Moreau - Le pianiste Nikolai Lugansky confiait à Judith Chaine « Mozart est le zénith de la musique. Il y a un avant et un après ». Grand interprète de Rachmaninov, son vaste répertoire, de Bach à Chostakovitch, inclut les musiques française et espagnole.

Nous avons reçu Paul-Arnaud Pejouan, fondateur et directeur artistique du festival bordelais « L'esprit du piano ». Cette année, les 21, 23 et 30 novembre, le festival présente à l'auditorium de Bordeaux trois grandes figures du piano : Nikolai Lugansky, Sir Andras Schiff, et Elisabeth Leonskaja. L'occasion pour nous de découvrir, ou de redécouvrir ces artistes, sous les mots d'un grand spécialiste de la musique classique. Et sans doute aussi l'envie d'aller les écouter.    Culture Sur-Mesure est présenté par Anne-Sandrine Di Girolamo. Ce podcast fait partie de la chaîne LES ONDES DE L'IMMO.   Lui envoyer un mail ? contact@ondesdelimmo.com ©️Musique composée par SHAM ©️Anne-Sandrine DI GIROLAMO et SAS VADE ©️Vignette : Gautier DorgèreHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Elias and I talk about a few of the great performing pianists. Part 2 we discuss modern and currently performing pianists. https://www.eapettersson.com/ Here is a list of pianists we discuss and think you should listen to: Alfred Brendel (b. 1931) Vladimir Ashkenazy (b. 1937) Martha Argerich (b. 1941) Maurizio Pollini (b. 1942) Nelson Freire (b. 1944) Ursula Oppens (b. 1944) Maria João Pires (b. 1944) Radu Lupu (b. 1945) Murray Perahia (b. 1947) Mitsuko Uchida (b. 1948) *Håkon Austbø (b. 1948) Grigory Sokolov (b. 1950) Santiago Rodriguez (b. 1952) András Schiff (b. 1953) Krystian Zimerman (b. 1956) *Dang Thai Son (b. 1958) Yefim Bronfman (b. 1958) *Sara Davis Beuchner (b. 1959) *Stephen Prutsman (b. 1960) *Paul Stewart (b. 1960) *Sergei Babayan (b. 1961) Casadesus (1st), Hamamatsu (1st), Scottish (1st), Busoni (3rd), Honens (4th) Stephen Hough (b. 1961) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (b. 1961) *Frederic Chiu (b. 1964) *Pavel Nersessian (b. 1964) *Alexander Korsantia (b. 1965) Sydney (1st) Rubinstein (1st) Leif Ove Andsnes (b. 1970) *Stanislav Ioudenitch (b. 1971) Evgeny Kissin (b. 1971) Arcadi Volodos (b. 1972) Nikolai Lugansky (b. 1972) Simone Dinnerstein (b. 1972) Valentina Lisitsa (b. 1973) *Antonio Pompa-Baldi (b. 1974) Long-Thibaud (3rd), Cleveland (1st), Cliburn (2nd) Ning An (b. 1976) *Roberto Plano (b. 1978) American Prize, Cleveland (1st), Cliburn (finalist) *Andrius Žlabys (b. 1978) “There is no better time to do the best work of your life than right now” Spencer Myer (b. 1978/9) Sa Chen (b. 1979) Alexander Kobrin (b. 1980) Alexandre Moutouzkine (b. 1980) Yundi Li (b. 1982) Lang Lang (b. 1982) *Boris Giltburg (b. 1984) (Beethoven Sonatas) Santander (2nd=1st), Queen Elisabeth (1st), Rubinstein (2nd) Evgheny Bozhanov (b. 1984) Cliburn (finalist), Queen Elisabeth (2nd), Chopin (4th-refused) Ingolf Wunder (b. 1985) *Rafał Blechacz (b. 1985) Chopin (1st) *Yeol Eum Son (b. 1986) Tchaikovsky (2nd) Vadym Kholodenko (b. 1986) *Vitaly Pisarenko (b. 1987) Liszt (1st), Leeds (3rd) Adam Golka (b. 1987) Yuja Wang (b. 1987) *Sean Chen (b. 1988) American Prize, Cliburn (3rd) *Yekwon Sunwoo (b. 1989) Sendai (1st), Cliburn (1st) *Charles-Richard Hamelin (b. 1989) Seoul (3rd), Montréal (2nd), Chopin (2nd) *Haochen Zhang (b. 1990) China Piano Competition (1st) Avery Fisher Grant, Cliburn (1st) *Claire Huangci (b. 1990) ARD Munich (2nd), Geza Anda (1st) *Lukas Geniušas (b. 1990) Bachauer (1st), Scottish (2nd), Chopin (2nd), Tchaikovsky (2nd) *Daniil Trifonov (b. 1991) Chopin (3rd), Rubinstein (1st), Tchaikovsky (1st) (also composer) *Kenny Broberg (b. 1993) Cliburn (2nd), Tchaikovsky (3rd), American Prize *Beatrice Rana (b. 1993) Montréal (1st), Cliburn (2nd) *Seong-Jin Cho (b. 1994) Hamamatsu (1st), Tchaikovsky (3rd), Rubinstein (3rd), Chopin (1st), DAEWON Music Awards *Kate Liu (b. 1994) NY International (1st), Hilton Head (6th), Montréal (finalist), Chopin (3rd) *Do-Hyun Kim (b. 1994) Gilmore Fellow, Vendome (2nd), Young Concert Artist Auditions (1st) Drew Peterson (b. 1994) American Prize, Avery Fisher Grant,  *Syzmon Nehring (b. 1995) Rubinstein (1st) *Eric Lu (b. 1997) Minnesota E-Comp. (1st), Chopin (4th), German Piano Award (1st), Leeds (1st) Tony Yike Yang (b. 1998) Chopin (5th-age of 16!) *Alexander Malofeev (b. 2001) China (1st), winner of youth competitions…career exploded (a la Kissin)

durée : 02:57:30 - Eté Classique Matin - Mais aussi Nikolai Lugansky dans Rachmaninov, Leon Fleisher dans Brahms… Préparez-vous à vivre une matinée truffée de monstres sacrés et autres fortes personnalités !

Programmation musicale : Maurice RAVEL - Le premier mouvement du Concerto pour piano en sol majeur . Pierre-Laurent Aimard & Cleveland Orchestra sous la direction de Pierre Boulez . DG 4778770 . Erik SATIE - Gnossiennes n°2 à 4 . Jean-Yves Thibaudet . DECCA 4736212 . Gabriel FAURE - Le premier mouvement du Quintette à clavier n°1 en ré mineur opus 89 . Eric Lesage et le Quatuor Ebène. Alpha 602. Daniel CAPELLETTI - Tango pour accordéon, violon, piano, deux guitares et contrebasse. Ensemble Soledad. Virgin 5455032. César FRANCK - Les deuxième et troisième mouvements de la Sonate en la majeur pour violon et piano . Vadim Repin et Nikolai Lugansky. DG 00289 477 8794.

In deze uitzending van het Avrotros Vrijdagconcert: A. Arensky - Zes bagatellen, op.67 Anthony Goldstone, piano Amsterdam Sinfonietta Candida Thompson, concertmeester Christianne Stotijn, mezzosopraan Ivan Karizna, cello * R. Shchedrin - Quadrille (uit 'Not Love Alone') * P. Tsjaikovski - Pezzo capriccioso * S. Rachmaninoff - Canon in e.kl.t. * P. Tsjaikovski - Op het bal * P. Tsjaikovski - Alleen wie de hartstocht kent * P. Tsjaikovski - Waarom zijn de rozen zo bleek? * P. Tsjaikovski - Wiegelied * A. Arensky - Kammersinfonie, op.35a J.S. Bach - Cantate 131 'Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir' Nederlandse Bachvereniging o.l.v. Jos van Veldhoven P. Tsjaikovsky - De Seizoenen, op. 37b Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Samuel  BARBER - Solitary Hotel, extrait de Despite and still . Sandrine Piau et Susan Manoff . Alpha 397. Serge  RACHMANINOV   - Les Préludes op 23 n°2 et 3. Nikolai Lugansky . HM 902239. Leonard  BERNSTEIN - Lucky to be me, extrait de On the town . Thomas Hampson, London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra sous la direction de Michael Tilson . DG 002894799 . Samuel  BARBER - Molto adagio, extrait du Quatuor à cordes. Quatuor Modigliani . Mirare 414.

ca. 10.04 uur: J.S. Bach - Cantate 92 'Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn' Veronika Winter, sopraan Jürgen Banholzer, countertenor Julian Prégardien, tenor Ekkehard Abele, bas Die Rheinische Kantorei & Das kleine Konzert o.l.v. Hermann Max (opname Grote Zaal Concertgebouw, 14 mei 2006) ca. 10.32 uur: B. Smetana - Pianotrio, op.15 Storioni Trio (opname Kleine Zaal Concertgebouw, 27 maart 2011) ca. 11.01 uur: B. Smetana - Mijn vaderland: Moldau & Sarka Radio Filharmonisch Orkest o.l.v. Krzystof Urbanski (opname Grote Zaal Concertgebouw, 22 april 2006) ca. 11.26 uur: P.I. Tsjaikovsky - Eerste pianoconcert, op.23 Nikolai Lugansky, piano Radio Filharmonisch Orkest o.l.v. Jaap van Zweden (opname Grote Zaal Concertgebouw, 4 oktober 2006)

ca. 10.04 uur: J.S. Bach - Cantate 92 'Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn' Veronika Winter, sopraan Jürgen Banholzer, countertenor Julian Prégardien, tenor Ekkehard Abele, bas Die Rheinische Kantorei & Das kleine Konzert o.l.v. Hermann Max (opname Grote Zaal Concertgebouw, 14 mei 2006) ca. 10.32 uur: B. Smetana - Pianotrio, op.15 Storioni Trio (opname Kleine Zaal Concertgebouw, 27 maart 2011) ca. 11.01 uur: B. Smetana - Mijn vaderland: Moldau & Sarka Radio Filharmonisch Orkest o.l.v. Krzystof Urbanski (opname Grote Zaal Concertgebouw, 22 april 2006) ca. 11.26 uur: P.I. Tsjaikovsky - Eerste pianoconcert, op.23 Nikolai Lugansky, piano Radio Filharmonisch Orkest o.l.v. Jaap van Zweden (opname Grote Zaal Concertgebouw, 4 oktober 2006)

Il nous parle de son nouvel album, consacré à César Franck, paru chez Harmonia Mundi

durée : 01:59:46 - Musique matin du lundi 02 septembre 2019 - par : Jean-Baptiste Urbain - Vincent Agrech, auteur de l'article paru dans le dernier numéro de Diapason "Le grand blues des Conservatoires" ainsi que Alexandre Grandé, directeur du Conservatoire d'Aubervilliers La Courneuve, dressent un état des lieux des Conservatoires en France aujourd'hui. - réalisé par : Yassine Bouzar

Prinsessan Diana och Pussy Riot har framträtt med hans musik. Rachmaninov komponerade aldrig för amatörer och tålde inte megahiten han skrev som tonåring. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Låtlista: Prinsessan Diana i Australien Ur filmen Shine Preludium i ciss-moll – Sylvia Capova piano Der Toteninsel – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ashkenazy Pianotrio nr 2 d-moll, sats 3. Dmitri Makhtin, Alexander Kniazev & Boris Berezovsky Pianokonsert nr 2. Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Pianokonsert nr 3- Sergei Rachmaninov piano. Bogoroditse Devo, ur Vespers Op. 37 – Radiokören, Tönu Kaljuste Symfoni nr 2, sats 2 – Valeri Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra Vocalise – Kiri Te Kanawa, Roger Vignoles

Prinsessan Diana och Pussy Riot har framträtt med hans musik. Rachmaninov komponerade aldrig för amatörer och tålde inte megahiten han skrev som tonåring. Låtlista:  Prinsessan Diana i  Australien Ur filmen Shine Preludium i ciss-moll Sylvia Capova piano Der Toteninsel Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ashkenazy Pianotrio nr 2 d-moll, sats 3.  Dmitri Makhtin, Alexander Kniazev & Boris Berezovsky Pianokonsert nr 2.  Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Pianokonsert nr 3- Sergei Rachmaninov piano. Bogoroditse Devo, ur Vespers Op. 37 Radiokören, Tönu Kaljuste Symfoni nr 2, sats 2 Valeri Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra Vocalise Kiri Te Kanawa, Roger Vignoles

Peter Tschaikowsky: Klaviersonate Nr. 2 G-Dur; "Die Jahreszeiten" | Nikolai Lugansky (Klavier)

I programmet diskuteras bl.a. musik av John Pickard, blockflöjter med Venedig-anknytning, pianomusik av Tjajkovskij samt Elgars oratorium Gerontius dröm med Barenboim på pulten. Måns väljer Cluytens. Söndag den 24 sept 12.00 14.00 I panelen David Björkman, Evabritt Selén och Tony Lundman som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor: PETER TJAJKOVSKIJ Pianosonat nr 2 G-dur, Årstiderna Nikolai Lugansky, piano Naïve AM 215  RECORDARE VENEZIA Musik av bl.a. Vivaldi, Marini och Galuppi Barokkanerne Ingeborg Christophersen, flöjt LAWO LWC 1114 JOHN PICKARD Symfoni nr 5, Sixteen Sunrises, Concertante Variations, Toccata BBCs walesiska symfoniorkester Martyn Brabbins, dirigent Bis BIS 2261  EDWARD ELGAR Gerontius dröm Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Andrew Staples, Thomas Hampson Staatsopernchor, Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, Staatskapelle, Berlin Daniel Barenboim, dirigent Decca 483 1585 Referensen - Elgar: Johan jämför med och refererar till en inspelning där Benjamin Britten dirigerar Londons symfoniorkester. Solister: Yvonne Minton, Peter Pears och John Shirley Quirk tillsammans med Kings College Choir och Londons symfoniska kör. Skivmärke Decca. Måns val Måns Tengnér väljer och spelar valda delar ur en box som innehåller 65 CD, The Complete Orchestral Recordings, med dirigenten André Cluytens alla inspelningar utom opera. Utgiven på Erato.  Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Vivaldis Il gardellino med Matheus-ensemblen ledd av Jean-Christophe Spinosi samt med flöjtisten Maurice Steger tillsammans med Il Barocchisti på Claves. Tjajkovskijs Årstiderna med Michail Pletnjov på Virgin Classics. Elgars Gerontius dröm med Sarah Connolly m.fl och BBCs kör- och symfoniorkester ledda av Andrew Davis på Chandos; Janet Baker m.fl. tillsammans med bl.a. Hallé-orkestern och kör allt under John Barbirolli på EMI; med bl.a. Gladys Ripley, Huddersfield Choral Society  och Liverpools filharmoniker allt under Malcolm Sargent på Testament; Helen Watts m.fl. samt Londons filharmoniska kör och New Philharmonia orchestra dirigerade av Adrian Boult på EMI; Jane Irwin m.fl, Birminghams symfoniska kör- och symfoniorkester ledda av Sakari Oramo på CBSO samt med bl.a. Yvonne Minton, Londons symfoniska kör- och symfoniorkester allt under Benjamin Britten på London (Referensen). Inget Svep denna vecka

In this Listening Guide, pianist Nikolai Lugansky guides us through Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto. Dubbed 'Emperor' by its English publisher, this was Beethoven's last piano concerto. Find out more in this film about what makes this hugely popular work special and forward-looking, complete with illustrative extracts from the work performed by Lugansky. For more information on the Philharmonia's upcoming performance of the work with Nikolai Lugansky, please visit www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/464/london/royal_festival_hall/9_march_2014/lugansky_performs_emperor_piano_concerto

In this Listening Guide, pianist Nikolai Lugansky guides us through Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto. Dubbed 'Emperor' by its English publisher, this was Beethoven's last piano concerto. Find out more in this film about what makes this hugely popular work special and forward-looking, complete with illustrative extracts from the work performed by Lugansky. For more information on the Philharmonia's upcoming performance of the work with Nikolai Lugansky, please visit www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/464/london/royal_festival_hall/9_march_2014/lugansky_performs_emperor_piano_concerto

  More about Nocturnes Leon Bosch, Sung-Suk Kang "Nocturne" (mp3) from "Virtuoso Double Bass" (Meridian Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album   The working relationship between Sung-Suk Kang and the distinguished double bass player Leon Bosch goes back to 1982, when both were students at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. Sung-Suk accompanied Leon during lessons and at scholarship auditions. 'At the end of our courses of study,' Leon remembers, 'the RNCM principal, Sir John Manduell, invited us to play two pieces together in one of the so-called principal's concerts. These were showcase events in which his ‘prize students’ were afforded a platform to perform in front of an audience of many distinguished invited guests, as well as the public. Sung-Suk and I performed two pieces by the great double bass player Bottesini, the Capriccio di Bravura and Fantasy Sonnambula. 'I'll remember that 1984 concert forever, for Sung-Suk’s magical playing throughout. There was one extended piano tutti in Sonnambula which was particular memorable for its unique delicacy and scintillating effervescence.' Sung-Suk picks up the story. 'After we left the RNCM, Leon and I lost contact with each other for twenty years. Then in the autumn of 2006, all of a sudden I received an SMS message from Leon on my mobile.....out of the blue. I called him back and discovered that at short notice he wanted me to play for him on a CD of pieces by Bottesini. After exchanging a few emails, I agreed.’ So what had inspired Leon to make the move? 'After Sung-Suk and I parted company back in 1984 I always thought of her whenever I played Sonnambula. I often wondered what had happened to her. I have a tape recording of that principal's concert and played it often over the years to reassure myself that it was indeed real and not just a grossly exaggerated and romanticised memory! 'Then when I was scheduled to record my first Bottesini disc, my pianist had to withdraw. After much thought, I resolved to try and find Sung-Suk, since she was the only person I felt I'd really be happy to work with. I put her name into Google and found her referred to on the website of the conductor, Nayden Todorov. With that lead, I traced her to Vienna.’ 'We began to rehearse as soon as I arrived in London!' Sung-Suk recalls. 'There wasn`t enough time to work on each piece in detail.... and we only had one and a half days to record all the repertoire for the CD. 'Playing with Leon wasn`t easy at first - he has a unique way of phrasing and his rubato is never predictable. And of course my ears had to concentrate so much on picking up the thick, deep lower register of the double bass sound. But during the recording sessions everything clicked and became completely natural. 'We tried to create a new atmosphere for each piece and then find the inspiration for a special interpretation at the end of the process. This was always different from what we'd prepared....music-making with Leon is always spontaneous! I love the full sound he makes, all the different colours he creates to express varied emotions in depth.’ As for Nocturne, it allows the piano to anticipate the main theme in the opening section but then gives it no share of the melodic line so expressively introduced and sustained by the double bass. It is, however, the piano which towards the end initiates the change from minor to major harmonies, just before double-bass harmonics magically project the melody into the soprano register. If Bottesini expected to be remembered by future generations he no doubt felt that it would be through his operas and sacred music. In fact, while they are forgotten, his posthumous reputation derives from an instrumental artistry which, though it died with him, survives in the hands of those few bassists who can do his compositions full justice.   Nikolai Lugansky "Nocturne, Op. 55 No. 1" (mp3) from "Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3, Fantasie-impromptu, Prélude, Nocturne, et al." (Onyx Classics) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album   Nikolai Lugansky's first recording for ONYX. The Daily Telegraph commenting on Lugansky, said 'He can thrill in taxing pianism through his iron will and fingers of steel, but there is an assuaging velvet quality to his tone, a natural feel for lyrical line' Gramophone praised his 'pianism of immense skill, fluency and innate musical quality' Nikolai Lugansky was born in Moscow in 1972. He studied at Moscow Central Music School (under Tatiana Kestner) and then at the Moscow Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Tatiana Nikolayeva, who described him as ‘the next one’ in a line of great Russian pianists. Following Nikolayeva’s untimely death in 1993, Lugansky continued his studies under Sergei Dorensky. A laureate of the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, the Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow and the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Lugansky has a repertoire of over 50 concertos with orchestra as well as a wide range of solo and chamber works. He has worked with many distinguished orchestras and conductors including Christoph Eschenbach, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Raymond Leppard, Yoel Levi, Mikhail Pletnev, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Vladimir Spivakov, Evgeny Svetlanov, Yuri Temirkanov, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Chailly and others. His chamber music partners have included Vadim Repin, Alexander Kniazev, Joshua Bell, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky, Leonidas Kavakos and Anna Netrebko among others. Lugansky has recorded 23 CDs. His solo recordings on Warner Classics — Chopin Études, Rachmaninov Préludes and Moments musicaux and Chopin Préludes — were each awarded a Diapason d’Or. His PentaTone Classics SACD of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no.1, with the Russian National Orchestra under Kent Nagano, was cited as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in Gramophone. His Prokofiev CD was one of the ‘CDs of the Year’ (2004) featured in The Daily Telegraph. Lugansky’s recordings of the complete piano concertos of Rachmaninov, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo, received Choc du Monde de la Musique, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the 2005 ECHO Klassik Award. His last recording (Chopin’s and Rachmaninov’s cello sonatas) with the cellist Alexander Kniazev won the 2007 ECHO Klassik Award. As well as performing and recording, Lugansky teaches at the Moscow Conservatory as an assistant of Prof. Sergei Dorensky.   Anthony Goldstone "Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 8" (mp3) from "Russian Piano Music, Vol. 4: Sergei Lyapunov" (Divine Art) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Now almost forgotten in the West, Lyapunov was one of the truly great composers of the Romantic era in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His Sonata is a phenomenal work and his mastery of pianistic composition is also finely demonstrated by the other works on this album masterfully interpreted by Anthony Goldstone. Anyone who loves Chopin or Liszt should get to know this music.   Fuzjko Hemming "Nocturne No. 20 In C-Sharp Minor" (mp3) from "Fuzjko Hemming - Collector's Edition" (Fuzjko Label) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Having wowed much of the Eastern Hemisphere for years, classical pianist Fuzjko Hemming is preparing for her introduction to the United States. Having been born into humble circumstances, child of a Japanese mother and Swedish father, she has felt rootless, too Asian in appearance for Sweden, and in Japan constricted by the society's stratified and class-oriented way of life. Then, as she was starting to gain traction as a professional musician, her promising career was cut short. - Fuzjko lost all hearing in her left ear after battling a serious cold. At 16, she already lost her hearing in her right ear due to illness. Completely deaf for 2 years, she eventually had 40% of her hearing restored in her left ear. After living in poverty in Europe for many years before returning to Japan and gaining acclaim for her music - critics hailed her as being "born to play Chopin and Liszt " In 1999, Japan's NHK Television aired a documentary of her life and she released her debut album, La Campanella, which sold more than two million copies, a rare accomplishment for any classical artist She also has won an unprecedented four Classical Album of the Year Awards at the Japan Gold Disc Awards, another extraordinary achievement for any artist, let alone a classical artist She remains the only four-time Gold Disc Award winner. Since that time she has recorded numerous successful albums - invigorating collections of classical interpretations, five of which are being released for the first time in the U.S. on her label Domo Records: Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live at Carnegie Hall. On the new album, Fuzjko, the artist performs largely romantic repertoire ranging from Beethoven's "The Tempest" sonata to works by Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti and Debussy. In each piece, whether performing Chopin's Nocturnes or Liszt's bravura pieces "La Campanella" and "Grand Etudes D'Apres Paganini No. 6", Fuzjko infuses poetry to these timeless compositions, and always in her own eminently attractive style. The warmth of Fuzjko's sound can also be heard in Scarlatti's Sonata K.162 and Debussy's "Claire De Lune". Although much of the repertoire is familiar, Fuzjko also dips into lesser known works like Liszt's transcription of Schumann's "Fruhlinghsnacht", and Chopin's "Trois Nouvelles Etudes No.3, and always played with her celebrated musicality much in evidence. The celebrated virtuoso blends the classicality of her influences such as Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin with the sophisticated approach of her mentors (Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan) to create an emotional delivery of exquisite craftsmanship. She's been known to bring some fans to tears with her moving immersion in her music. With her strikingly unorthodox playing style and intricate ethnic roots, it's evident that Fuzjko's true home is at the piano, where she reveals herself as a true artist of the world.   Carly Comando "Bear" (mp3) from "One Take" (Deep Elm) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album   Chilling. Stirring. Powerful. Contemplative. These are some of the words most frequently used to describe the achingly beautiful piano instrumentals of Carly Comando. Her debut album "One Take" features ten delicately woven songs (including her single "Everday") that are the direct emotional output of her innermost thoughts. "The album means the world to me. It's complete, in-the-moment sincerity translated into moody solo piano music. I used an improv technique, recording in just one take, so I could capture the essence of pure emotion" says Carly. From the rises and falls to the shrinks and swells, these songs will leave an indellible impression on your mind. It's music that stays with you forever. "One Take" was recorded in Carly's home studio in Brooklyn, NY. Mastered by Phil Douglas (Latterman, Small Arms Dealer, Iron Chic). The album includes the "Everyday" which was originally released in December 2006. Deep Elm Records is simultaneously releasing an EP titled "Cordelia" featuring four additional piano instrumentals. Carly also plays keyboards / sings in the band Slingshot Dakota and composes custom works upon request. And yes, that was the name given to her at birth. "This is music that changes lives, opens minds, broadens horizons. Carly is an amazing pianist." - ANA "Beautiful and soothing, she will evoke emotion and ease any scattered mind. A talented composer." - SweetieJo "Emotional and inspiring, it grabs your soul and moves you. Highly recommended." - The Rez

Set to complete his Rachmaninov Cycle with the Philharmonia this month, pianist Nikolai Lugansky plays excerpts from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and takes a closer look at this work.

In April's podcast we speak to Lorin Maazel about his 50 years conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra, take a guided tour though Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with Nikolai Lugansky and speak to violinist Nicola Benedetti about life as a soloist and the Sibelius Violin Concerto.