Category: Interviews

After celebrating 50 years of music with their new album, 2020 VISIONS, The Fischer Duo shared with us the moments that led to this outstanding achievement, and their hopes for the future. Learn more in this Inside Story.

What do Beethoven, Bartók and Bulgaria’s national composer Vladigerov have in common? This is the question posed by Bulgarian pianist Alexander Tchobanov on his new album ECLECTIC SOUNDS – [...]

Wide skies, whistling winds, and a love for the great outdoors take center stage on Karen Sunabacka’s CURLICUE, a collection of eight works for solo piano performed by Darryl [...]

"I feel this album is a reminder to dream big," says Lauren McCall, composer of "A Spark and a Glimmer" on AMPLIFY from Navona Records. Read on for a deep dive into her favorite aspects of the album, and a hot tip on the best donuts in Atlanta.

All Classical Portland’s AMPLIFY is a response to the industry’s inequities in classical music recordings. The works of five contemporary composers are brought to light in this album, each [...]

The term “symphony” automatically evokes grandiosity in all aspects – a large-scale orchestra, great compositional complexity and considerable playing time. Orlando Cela and his Lowell Chamber Orchestra turn this [...]

Navona Records presents SPARKS: EYE OF LONDON, an assembly of original fanfares performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Drawing from the compositional strengths of today’s composers, the orchestra navigates [...]

Navona Records presents Michael Kurek’s SYMPHONY NO. 2: TALES FROM THE REALM OF FAERIE, a rich musical tapestry intertwining the colors and characteristics of many fantastical worlds the composer has [...]

"Openness, synergy, coexistence, and freedom" are the feelings Miguel Kertsman hopes to convey with his recent Big Round Records release, IN THE MOMENT. More on Kertsman in this Inside Story.

Award winning composer Peter Knell offers a deep dive into a number of his inspirations and formative experiences through a variety of orchestrations in SOUNDSCAPES from Navona Records. Expressed [...]