Sergei Babayan, 2025 jury president of the City of Málaga International Piano Competition, played his SONGS recital programme at the iconic Calatrava-designed Auditorio de Tenerife and at the Teatro Cervantes in Málaga ahead of the first round of the prestigious competition. The Spanish press raved at the mesmerizing artistry of the American piano master

On 18 May, the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico-City hosted an unforgettable performance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, presented as part of the family programme "Báilame un cuento." Roberto Beltrán Zavala, music director of Palermo Classica and the former chief conductor of the Festival Cervantino, Latin America’s leading music festival, conducted the production.

In July 2025 Sergei Babayan will return to the Verbier Festival, for three performances not to be missed. On 19 July, he will play his groundbreaking solo recital programme simply called SONGS, a journey through the history of melody in Western music.

Soprano Ana Naqe received rave reviews for her stunning performance in the title role of Harold Noben’s new opera Bovary at Brussels’ La Monnaie. The Albanian-Belgian singer, who had repeatedly appeared at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, the Bregenzer Festspiele, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Flemish Opera in Antwerp and Ghent, embodied the lead role in a piece devoted to the life story of Flaubert’s Emma Bovary, from the young bride’s dreams to her tragic end.

On 30 May, French label Aparté will release a remarkable new recording of the Symphony no. 14 by Dmitri Shostakovich, featuring soprano Sarah Traubel and bass Roman Lyulkin, with Vahan Mardirossian conducting the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie.

Débora Waldman wird ab sofort von Felsner Artists vertreten. Die erste Frau auf dem Chefposten eines französischen Staatsorchesters überhaupt ist eine echte Weltbürgerin: In São Paulo geboren, wuchs sie in einem israelischen Kibbuz auf und zog mit vierzehn Jahren von dort zum Musikstudium nach Buenos Aires. 2006 wurde sie Assistentin von Kurt Masur am Orchestre National de France.

Anna Werle has signed with Felsner Artists for international representation. The rapidly rising German mezzo-soprano has made headlines as Wagner's Brangäne und Fricka, the repertoire of rapidly rising German mezzo-soprano Anna Werle still ranges from Baroque through Bellini to Strauss, Verdi and Wagner as well as to modern operas from Henze and Benjamin. In 2025, she will have her debut at Arena di Verona as Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco.

In 2007, Yevgeny Sudbin released an album of music by Alexander Scriabin. British magazine Gramophone described it as a 'disc in a million'. Now, Yevgeny Sudbin has returned to the composer for his 25th recording for BIS, and offers a wide-ranging survey of music that includes two more of the piano sonatas.

Music Magazine Harp Column and others have raved at the latest solo release by the extraordinary Anaëlle Tourret, ‘Perspectives Concertantes’ (ES-DUR 2025): The new album ‘showcases Tourret’s virtuosic grace and a deep understanding behind the composers’ intentions with three masterpieces in a dialogue of contrasts (…) This is one of the most magical performances I’ve heard.”

Sergei Babayan spoke with Spanish music magazine Melómano about his programme SONGS, his upcoming recital in Madrid and the art of writing a good transcription.

Friendship connects! At the invitation of the Belgian embassy in Rome and in collaboration with the Roma Festival Barocco, Céline Scheen, Andreas Scholl and B’Rock Orchestra bring Belgian-Italian baroque to life – and in the unique setting of one of Rome’s oldest still authentic churches.

Felix Krieger’s CD Earns Rave Reviews: “A first-class CD in every respect, which is a real insider tip for opera lovers." (das orchester)

Sergei Babayan played both Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G and his Concerto for Left Hand, in a single concert programme with the Milan Symphony Orchestra under the baton of its music director Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. The response was enthusiastic.

On 4 April 2025, French oboist Céline Moinet will release her fourth album on the Berlin Classics label. On this album, Moinet presents an exquisite collection of chamber music works by the Salzburg masters Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Luigi Gatti. She is accompanied by her long-time musical collaborators Mahamed Hiber (violin), Sindy Mohamed (viola), and Tim Park (cello). Together, they open up a fascinating sound world for the listeners, featuring both well-known and lesser-known works by these two composers.

The local newspaper ‘Westfalenpost’ raved at Sergei Babayan’s latest appearance with Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra. “The merciless audience,” the newspaper writes, “would not let the soloist go until he played an encore.”

Oboist Céline Moinet joins Felsner Artists for worldwide general management. Ms Moinet is regarded as one of the finest oboists of her generation, making her highly in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. She brings an extraordinary variety of tone colours and timbres to the art of oboe playing.

Conductor Felix Krieger did it again: Rave reviews keep coming in for his latest recording, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s one-act opera “Il segreto di Susanna” (Oehms Classic). The latest success underlined the extraordinary prestige that Felix Krieger built with his Berliner Operngruppe, an independent orchestra & chorus dedicated to bringing rare opera treasures on stage. This comes shortly after the worldwide success of the world premiere (!) of Gaetano Donizetti’s “Dalinda” under the artistic leadership of Felix Krieger, now also on Oehms Classic.

In a programme entitled “Two Masters Out Of Their Time”, Alexander Briger conducted the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Tours in the French Loire region, in a series of performances that turned out to be a highlight of the season, with Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with Sergei Babayan as soloist. The legendary piano master and Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist spends himself an important part of every year in Tours, and the debut with ‘his’ home orchestra has been a triumph. The deep musical understanding with Alexander Briger was palpable, and the reviews raved:

Limelight Magazine, the leading classical music magazine of Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, has announced that Andreas Scholl has received the International Artist of the Year - People’s Choice Award 2024.

Roberto Beltrán, music director of the Palermo Classica festival, sat down with leading Spanish music magazine Codolario to look back on his 11-year tenure as artistic director of the Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra, one of Latin America’s oldest orchestras - and an ensemble Beltrán has brought to levels of performance, stunning symphonic cycles, international recordings and awards that were unheard of for an orchestra in his home country of Mexico.

Pianist and composer Andrius Zlabys will perform his ‘Echoes of Light’ programme at the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid on 7 February 2025. He met with the esteemed magazine Melomano to talk about his work as a composing performer, Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck and Luis Gustavo Prado.

Two pianists discuss Steinways, recording and share memories of Vladimir Horowitz

Last August Gramophone's James Jolly travelled to Montana in the USA, to sample the musical, artistic and architectural wonders of Tippet Rise, an arts centre created by Peter and Cathy Halstead on a 12,000 acre working ranch. As well as possesssing a wonderful concert hall, Tippet Rise also plays host to numerous large sculptures […]

Sergei Babayan spoke to prestomusic magazine about how the ‘Rachmaninoff for Two’ recording surpassed his wildest dreams, two of the pianists who have inspired him in his approach to transcriptions of symphonic repertoire, the early proposed recording of the Suites […]

Sergei Babayan in his new solo recital programme SONGS at Mannheim's baroque castle: "Lean back and savour! Sergei Babayan undertook a remarkable musical journey through the world of melody.”

Andreas Scholl’s 2024 album "Invocazioni Mariane" recorded with the Accademia Bizantina - Ottavio Dantone under the direction of Alessandro Tampieri has won the International Classical Music Award! The ICMA selected his recording for the prestigious award in the category ‘Baroque Vocal’.

Coming soon: Scott Yoo's breathtaking new Shostakovich recording with his Mexico-City Philharmonic Orchestra

Countertenor Andreas Scholl made a triumphant return to Australia with performances in Sydney …

Armenian-American piano virtuoso Sergej Babajan tackles one of the most challenging piano works in musical history with Sergei Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

22 November 2024: Brahms Pianco Concerto No. 2 with Sergei Babayan and the excellent Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra

A meeting of giants: Salle Cortot in Paris on 18 November 2024 saw Grigory Sokolov and Sergei Babayan come together for the first time in their careers …