Chamber Music & Recitals

Under the direction of it's Chief Conductor Alexander Liebreich, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra has become the leading ensemble in the country and is one of Europe's major radio orchestras. As cultural ambassadors with a rich tradition, the...

Under the banner of a renewed interest in comic opera - at least as far as the opening titles were concerned - the 2013 edition of Martina Franca's Festival staged the first modern performance of a late work by Leonardo Leo (1694-1744), the "commedia...

Under Mahan Esfahani's hands - and occasionally fists - the harpsichord is transmogrified into an elemental force, by turns supported or menaced by an astonishing arsenal of electronics. Concerned listeners please note: no harpsichords were harmed in the...

Under it's founder-director Krijn Koetsveld, Le Nuove Musiche has won international acclaim for it's complete recording of Monteverdi's madrigals, a project over a decade in the making and which has recently been released complete for the first time by...

Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only...

Unchanged since it's formation more than a decade ago, the Quartetto No?s has made albums for the Amadeus label and the Italian division of Warner Classics, but this is the ensemble's first recording to receive international distribution and attention...

Un milagro de fe (A Miracle of Faith) presents the spectacular debut recording of the choral ensemble Border CrosSing, based in the Twin Cities, and led by Mexican-Egyptian conductor Ahmed Anzald?a. Their kaleidoscopic program presents vibrant readings...

Ulysses and Monteverdi: passion and action at the heart of musical drama. Penelope sings of her endless wait, her hope to see the king of her heart again, while her suitors besiege her to take her hand and the throne. The return of Ulysses to Ithaca...

Ulla Ricklander is one of the world's leading mezzo-sopranos with a long list of critical acclamations. She studied with Hildegund Becker-Lohman in Wiesbaden and Bodil Gumoes and Knud Elimar in Copenhagen. She gives regular concerts in Sweden and...

Ukranian pianist Olena Kushpler is considered to be 'a great story-teller'. Audiences and critics alike greet her performances regularly with warm enthusiasm and exceptional praise. She is the perfect artist medium for the works of early 20th century...

Ukrainian violinist Iryna Gintova performs Telemann's 12 Fantasias for solo violin, one of the pinnacles of the Baroque repertoire for the instrument. Telemann's 12 Fantasias embrace an array of European styles fashionable at the time, including...

Ukrainian pianist Igor Gryshyn performs the music of one of his greatest compatriots, pianist-composer Viktor Kosenko, alongside repertoire by a figure who inspired Kosenko's output: Russian composer Alexander Scriabin. This album brings Kosenko's music...