LANG LANG "When you play the piano, you feel your blood pressure go up," says the single Chinese-born virtuoso, 26, who performed in the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. "You become part of it. It's a very sexy instrument."

Betto Arcos did a review of the Latin GRAMMY nominees, including FIESTA, for NPR’s Latino USA. If you'd like to listen to the entire piece, go to www.latinousa.org. This program is broadcast on more than 200 stations nationwide and posted on NPR’s All...

The idea of pairing Mozart and Berg – or more generally juxtaposing the first and second Viennese schools – is not necessarily new but this new release from Decca has a genuine feeling of discovery about it. One can't really imagine Pierre Boulez and his...

The Metropolitan Opera commissioned three renowned fashion designers to create Renée Fleming's costumes for its season opener. Click HERE to go to the New York Times Online and see the photos!

Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Deutsche Grammophon B0011340-02; CD. FIRST impressions count for a lot, so it was no surprise when the hot young Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel began his tenure...

Photos from a beautiful shoot with News magazine in Austria are up on her website now: www.annanetrebko.com/press.

On November 11, 2008, Deutsche Grammophon will release celebrated soprano Anna Netrebko's fourth solo disc on the label: Souvenirs. In the tradition of such opera luminaries as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Joan Sutherland and Placido Domingo, Netrebko steps...

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HE came, he played, he conquered. Nine hundred schoolkids - the captive audience at Lang Lang's performance yesterday at Town Hall - slipped into silence, mesmerized by a giant screen above the keyboard showing his fingers at play. The 26-year-old...

Playing Bach With Nods to Two Centuries By Vivien Schweitzer Published: October 14, 2008 The German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has said that she is not a “great believer in so-called authentic playing” of Baroque music, but that the knowledge...

Fall in love with Andrea Bocelli all over again… The beloved superstar is poised to once again win the hearts of millions with his new CD, Incanto. Filled with power and passion, Incanto is one of Andrea’s most romantic outings yet, celebrating the...

Add your caption to the image from Manon and be entered to win a copy of the opera on DVD starring Anna Netrebko and Rollando Villazon. Click HERE (Captions with inappropriate content will not be considered.)

By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 18, 5:12 PM ET PARIS - A French museum has found a previously unknown piece of music handwritten by Mozart, a researcher said Thursday. The 18th century melody sketch is...

THE PLAIN DEALER Classical CDs by Donald Rosenberg / Plain Dealer Music Critic Friday July 18, 2008 A potpourri of Latin music performed by the hottest conductor of the moment, Gustavo Dudamel, with a top-notch Venezuelan youth orchestra. Fiesta...

Bocelli's latest release is entitled INCANTO with a release date set for this Fall. More details on this exciting release coming soon!

Deutsche Grammophon and Decca introduce the new Blu-ray format •    Deutsche Grammophon and Decca are launching simultaneously the first 12 Blu-ray titles on the market in October 2008 •    Both labels have chosen top titles from their respective...

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CHANT: Music for the Soul, the recording of what the editors at the iTunes Music Store call “the most authentic recording you’ll ever hear of Gregorian Chant” debuts at #1 on the Billboard Classical Chart.   Chant Music for the Soul by the Cistercian...

Check out the multi-page feature dedicated to FIESTA, the newest DG recording by Gustavo and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. Click Here!

Digital-exclusive tops the classical chart for the first time in history. The week ending May 25th, 2008 marked the first week in history that Billboard has changed their criteria to allow digital-only recordings to attain a chart status....