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UPDATE: Gidon Kremer's concert for true justice in Vladimir Putin's Russia is being streamed world-wide via the Franco-German Arte TV channel--featuring music of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Sofia Gubaidulina. -
Gramophone-Winning Pianist Jan Lisiecki, 18, Releasing Sophomore Album on Deutsche Grammophon
Earlier this week, 18-year-old Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki was named Young Artist of the Year during the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2013 in London. This award comes on the heels of news that Lisiecki has made his second... -
Gidon Kremer's Putin Protest Concert, "To Russia with Love," Nabs Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Emmanuel Pahud and Many Others
Gidon Kremer is proceeding apace with his protest concert against Putin's Russia. Or rather, as he puts it, a concert for Russia--which is putting a positive spin on what is clearly intended to send a forceful message about civil... -
Violinist Gidon Kremer to Stage Protest Concert Aimed at Putin’s Russia
Protest concerts aren't exactly a new phenomenon in the classical world (Kremer apparently calls this a concert in support of Russians rather than a protest--which seems like semantics to us). Here are three from the past few years... -
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A couple of days late, but..."Happy birthday to you, / Happy birthday to you, / Happy birthday dear Verbier Festival, / Happy birthday to you!"
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