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"At a certain point in the symphony, during a rehearsal, a question comes from the first music stand of the second violins: ‘No ritenuto here? Nothing?’ I reply, with the arrogant confidence dictated by inexperience: ‘Of course not!’ I was wrong, of course.”

15.05.2025 {Stories}

Stories: Fabio Luisi

"You read about people finding their roots, finding their second home. There's no explanation for it, but I felt like Cuba was my place. Cuban music gets under my skin and into my veins like no other music."

– Sarah Willis

29.01.2026 {Origins}

Origins: Sarah Willis

Listening Room: Anthony Roth Costanzo

02.01.2026 {Listening Room}

Listening Room: Anthony Roth Costanzo

"Schumann’s songs are as much piano pieces as they are music for voice, and the piano often completes what the voice has said."

– Ian Bostridge

02.01.2026 {Stories}

Stories: Ian Bostridge

Listening Room: Jacquelyn Stucker

07.10.2025 {Listening Room}

Listening Room: Jacquelyn Stucker

"This painful juggling act has become a hallmark of modern life for anyone who is “lucky” enough to accompany their parents along this final path."

– Nicholas Phan

12.12.2025 {Stories}

Stories: Nicholas Phan

Listening Room: Nico Muhly

02.01.2026 {Listening Room}

Listening Room: Nico Muhly

“No hyperbole: Liszt fully and rightfully stands among the very greatest masters in the pantheon of composers.”

– Alan Gilbert

24.11.2025 {Favorites}

Favorites: Alan Gilbert

"I try and make one statement during a performance and that's not so easy because there’ll always be different things in the piece you’d like to highlight, but if I can make one very clear statement that’s more likely to stay with an audience."

– Inmo Yang

25.11.2025 {Origins}

Origins: Inmo Yang

Listening Room: Timothy Ridout

02.01.2026 {Listening Room}

Listening Room: Timothy Ridout

"This instrument came to me at the moment I was rethinking my sound. I wanted to be freer, exploring sounds that are not just beautiful but with more possibilities for ugliness..."

– Inmo Yang

04.11.2025 {Stories}

Stories: Inmo Yang

"In a more abstract way, I do feel like every instrument is its own sonic world. I have very vivid associations with colors. I’m not synesthetic, but I do color code my sessions when I’m composing."

– Angélica Negrón

04.11.2025 {Origins}

M u s i c i a n s ' J o u r n a l

"At a certain point in the symphony, during a rehearsal, a question comes from the first music stand of the second violins: ‘No ritenuto here? Nothing?’ I reply, with the arrogant confidence dictated by inexperience: ‘Of course not!’ I was wrong, of course.”

Stories: Fabio Luisi

"You read about people finding their roots, finding their second home. There's no explanation for it, but I felt like Cuba was my place. Cuban music gets under my skin and into my veins like no other music."

– Sarah Willis

Origins: Sarah Willis

Listening Room: Anthony Roth Costanzo

Listening Room: Anthony Roth Costanzo

"Schumann’s songs are as much piano pieces as they are music for voice, and the piano often completes what the voice has said."

– Ian Bostridge

Stories: Ian Bostridge

Listening Room: Jacquelyn Stucker

Listening Room: Jacquelyn Stucker

"This painful juggling act has become a hallmark of modern life for anyone who is “lucky” enough to accompany their parents along this final path."

– Nicholas Phan

Stories: Nicholas Phan

Listening Room: Nico Muhly

Listening Room: Nico Muhly

“No hyperbole: Liszt fully and rightfully stands among the very greatest masters in the pantheon of composers.”

– Alan Gilbert

Favorites: Alan Gilbert

"I try and make one statement during a performance and that's not so easy because there’ll always be different things in the piece you’d like to highlight, but if I can make one very clear statement that’s more likely to stay with an audience."

– Inmo Yang

Origins: Inmo Yang

Listening Room: Timothy Ridout

Listening Room: Timothy Ridout

"This instrument came to me at the moment I was rethinking my sound. I wanted to be freer, exploring sounds that are not just beautiful but with more possibilities for ugliness..."

– Inmo Yang

Stories: Inmo Yang

"In a more abstract way, I do feel like every instrument is its own sonic world. I have very vivid associations with colors. I’m not synesthetic, but I do color code my sessions when I’m composing."

– Angélica Negrón

Origins: Angélica Negrón

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M u s i c i a n s ' J o u r n a l

"At a certain point in the symphony, during a rehearsal, a question comes from the first music stand of the second violins: ‘No ritenuto here? Nothing?’ I reply, with the arrogant confidence dictated by inexperience: ‘Of course not!’ I was wrong, of course.”

Stories: Fabio Luisi

"You read about people finding their roots, finding their second home. There's no explanation for it, but I felt like Cuba was my place. Cuban music gets under my skin and into my veins like no other music."

– Sarah Willis

Origins: Sarah Willis

Listening Room: Anthony Roth Costanzo

Listening Room: Anthony Roth Costanzo

"Schumann’s songs are as much piano pieces as they are music for voice, and the piano often completes what the voice has said."

– Ian Bostridge

Stories: Ian Bostridge

Listening Room: Jacquelyn Stucker

Listening Room: Jacquelyn Stucker

"This painful juggling act has become a hallmark of modern life for anyone who is “lucky” enough to accompany their parents along this final path."

– Nicholas Phan

Stories: Nicholas Phan

Listening Room: Nico Muhly

Listening Room: Nico Muhly

“No hyperbole: Liszt fully and rightfully stands among the very greatest masters in the pantheon of composers.”

– Alan Gilbert

Favorites: Alan Gilbert

"I try and make one statement during a performance and that's not so easy because there’ll always be different things in the piece you’d like to highlight, but if I can make one very clear statement that’s more likely to stay with an audience."

– Inmo Yang

Origins: Inmo Yang

Listening Room: Timothy Ridout

Listening Room: Timothy Ridout

"This instrument came to me at the moment I was rethinking my sound. I wanted to be freer, exploring sounds that are not just beautiful but with more possibilities for ugliness..."

– Inmo Yang

Stories: Inmo Yang

"In a more abstract way, I do feel like every instrument is its own sonic world. I have very vivid associations with colors. I’m not synesthetic, but I do color code my sessions when I’m composing."

– Angélica Negrón

Origins: Angélica Negrón

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