Between Melancholy and Fire
There are composers whose music never quite breaks free from the country they had to leave. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is...
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There are composers whose music never quite breaks free from the country they had to leave. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is...
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Twenty-seven years ago, a festival emerged in Berlin that set itself apart from the many international music festivals Europe has to offer....
There are theatrical texts that don't lose their cultural significance through aging, but through overuse. Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929)...
Who is Nicolai Tegeler? For those unfamiliar with him: he is a versatile German theater maker who has spent the last...
Anyone in Flanders who hears the name Julian Weigend will probably raise an eyebrow. But as soon as you add that he...
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There are festivals that announce themselves with great pomp, and there are festivals that first take root in a...
"One thing leads to another", as they say. And it's true. During the wonderful Festival de l'Abbaye de...
'The Twelve Cellists,' it's practically a household name worldwide and everyone immediately knows it's those twelve...
'The Twelve Cellists,' it's practically a household name worldwide and everyone immediately knows it's those twelve...
There are festivals that mainly celebrate their own tradition. And there are festivals that show what the future looks like. Young...
'Classical Central sends forth its sons' as the saying goes, and they cross the borders of our...
By Anaïs Behaeghel In the previous article in this series, subjective tinnitus was discussed. This is the most common form...
If you travel to Portugal, you really must stop in Mafra at least once. The palace is one of...
Every three years the World Carillon Federation organizes a congress, each time in a different country as long as that country has at least one...
On July 1, 2026, it will be a hundred years since Hans Werner Henze was born. Such commemorations tend to have a way...
Giacomo Puccini saw the play Tosca by Victorien Sardou performed in Milan in 1889 with the leading actress of the moment, Sarah...
The Thracian Awards are a new initiative by the world-renowned Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva. The first edition took place during...
For many readers of Klassiek Centraal, Routa Kroumovitch and Alvaro Gomez may still be unfamiliar names. Yet they already belong...
Exactly two months from today, on August 27th, the final three days of Laus Polyphoniae 2026 begin: the...
Royal Opera of Wallonia presents one of the greatest hits in the opera repertoire as the season's final opera...
About two months from now, on August 21, Laus Polyphoniae 2026 kicks off: the annual grand celebration of early music in...
There are composers history remembers primarily for what they wrote, and there are those who continue to live on in a different way...
There are recordings that gather repertoire together because it fits beautifully on one CD. And there are recordings that take a different starting point...
There are albums you don't just play, but enter, the way you enter a church where the light is already...
Some recital CDs impress through sheer virtuosity, while others stay with you because they place a familiar musical world in a new light...
A composer known solely for the way he died usually reveals little about how he...
Some composers have a way of getting under your skin the moment you let them in, and Astor Piazzolla...
There are works you don't so much listen to as enter into, and Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 is...
There are operas that you only get to know when someone takes the trouble to dust them off...
There are albums that announce themselves as a curiosity and ultimately prove to be something far more profound: not...
There are composers who are not forgotten because their music was weak, but because history simply took a different...
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In 1951, Queen Elisabeth lent her name to the competition that each year captivates the world of classical music in...
There are recordings that present obscure music as a curiosity from an archive, as a footnote in a history book...
As always, it was extremely demanding for all candidates, from the pre-selection through to the final evening. Everyone selected...
