by Barry Lenson | Feb 20, 2024 | Donna Weng Friedman
We are proud to welcome pianist Donna Weng Friedman back to the Classical Archives VLOG to talk about her film and project, Never Fade Away. Never Fade Away is the moving true story about a young Chinese immigrant – Donna’s father – who escaped his homeland in...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 17, 2024 | Edward Elgar, Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius
We have long been eager to learn more about The Dream of Gerontius, an enigmatic and beautiful choral work composed by Sir Edward Elgar in 1900. Fortunately, we found our way to an Elgar scholar named Frank Beck. In the following conversation with Barry Lenson of...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 8, 2024 | Chopin, Yulianna Avdeeva
Yulianna Avdeeva gained worldwide recognition at the 2010 Chopin Competition, where she won First Prize. Yulianna plays with sensibility, crystalline clarity, and deep insight into the music she is playing. She has won over audiences all over the world and will surely...
by Barry Lenson | Jan 21, 2024 | Angel Rodriguez, Gaetano Donizetti, Gioaccino Rossini, Javier Camarena, Vincenzo Bellini
Classical Archives is thrilled to present an exclusive interview with superstar tenor Javier Camarena on the occasion of the release of his new Pentatone CD “Sogno.” This new album presents a selection from the more than 500 songs written by the...
by Barry Lenson | Jan 3, 2024 | Aliana de la Guardia, Antoine Hunter, Elisabet Curbelo, Guerilla Opera
This is the second time we have interviewed Aliana de la Guardia of Guerilla Opera, and we welcome her back. Both Aliana and Guerilla Opera, a team-led opera company headquartered in Boston, are doing some of the most innovative work in American Opera today. Unlike...
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