Interview mit der Trompeterin Ashley Hall-Tig...

Wenn Grigory Sokolov in der großen Nürnberger Meistersingerhalle zum Flügel geht, erinnert er ein wenig an den Butler aus "Dinner for one". Dann gelingt es ihm, in wenigen Takten den Saal zu füllen und zu elektrisieren. 

Sein umfangreiches Repertoire und seine kompromisslose künstlerische Haltung machten Oleg Maisenberg zu einer festen Größe in der internationalen Klavierwelt. Am 16. April ist er kurz vor seinem 81. Geburtstag gestorben. 

Dans son livre "Brassens et moi", Maxime Le Forestier rappelle une curiosité du répertoire de son maître. Georges Brassens avait mis 3 textes différents sur la même musique, une variation de la même histoire ! Et lors de ses concerts en 2005, au cours desquels il a terminé d'enre ...  Afficher plus

Southern California's Chicano Batman sent waves of velvet-sounding Chicano soul out over the audience at Stubb's — think 1970s-era guitar and organ funk played by a band outfitted in quicenera tuxedos. When the band shifted into a high energy cumbia I saw spontaneous dancing brea ...  Afficher plus

Lena Hall is about as straight-up rock-n-roll as we've ever had on Soul Sisters, which is perhaps surprising considering she's mostly known for being a Tony-winning Broadway musical actress. But just listen to her belt "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" at the end of this episode a ...  Afficher plus

Is there anything quite so majestic as the British brass band? Joanna and Stephen describe their first encounters with these ensembles, how they evolved and which pieces reach out to the soul. With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, brass bands first appeared as a means of f ...  Afficher plus