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Monteverdi's belated birthday

Ten top voices, the magical acoustics of Venice and a purely vocal tribute to Monteverdi: a good CD need be nothing more.

16 days of listening to women, 345 days to men

In the worldwide orchestral repertoire of the 2025-2026 season, only 4.5% of the time was devoted to works by female composers, according to research by Donne – Women in Music.

Between Stillness and Overwhelm

Antwerp ‘BelLISSAma’ belcanto & belle musica.

Fire and imagination, but not always in balance

Can Music Save the World?

Passion Beyond Bach scores high with soprano Dorothee Mields & Hathor Consort, not only musically but also philosophically and deeply humanly!

A Dawn for One Lute

Beethoven and Brahms at the Sharpest Edge

Cherry Town by De Nationale Opera

Cherry Town is an adaptation (in a translation by the British opera director David Pountney) of what Shostakovich himself called an operetta, under the title Moskva, Cherëmushki ('Moscow, Cherry Town'), a new housing district in Moscow. The composer published the work in 1959, during the rule of Khrushchev, when after the reign of terror a certain political 'thaw' set in and satire on politics proved possible.

Where Two Organs Speak to Each Other

Beyond the Waltz King

The Peace of Hildegard

From the very first notes, this recording bathes in a soothing warmth. The encounter between the melodies of Hildegard von Bingen and Eastern tonal colors creates a world in which time, place, and unrest briefly disappear.