Interview: Till Brönner about his very intimate Christmas album “Christmas”

Slowly the first Christmas markets are opening, it’s getting cold outside, the nights are getting longer again. After two years of pandemic-related restrictions, the run-up to Christmas is a little more familiar than in previous years. Till Brönner’s very intimate Christmas album “Christmas” was created in the middle of this very pandemic time and conveys […]

Annar Follesø recreates more of Ole Bull´s lost work with Stages of Life

Annar Follesø and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra perform the rare work of Ole Bull. With Annar on violin leading the orchestra along a composition that has never been heard since the death of Bull himself. This album is the sequel to their 2010 rendition of Bull´s work. What could be most interestingly stated about this […]

Sir Simon Rattle continues his wonderful career with the London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle became the Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra from 2017. He had previously recorded with the orchestra.  This was after his successful run as the lead conductor of the Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra. Despite being awarded a Knighthood by Her Majesty the Queen for his services to music in 1994 his career […]

The London Symphony Orchestra and it´s Prestigious History

The London Symphony Orchestra started in 1904. It was the first British orchestra to play outside England in 1906. That concert happened in Paris.  Six years later the orchestra was poised to play in New York and sort to travel there with the RMS Titanic. Luckily, the orchestra rebooked their journey at the last minute. […]