Category: Interviews

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 [...]

MEMORIES UNSETTLED from Navona Records explores music that has too often been marginalized from the historical musical canon. Sun Min Kim and Hilary Glen joined forces during the height of [...]

"I hope that this album might inspire the next generation of artists to use their voice, identity, and passions to create their own work," said violinist Lucia Lin of her recent Ravello Records release, IN TANDEM. Learn more about Lin in this Inside Story.