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STAGE+ Launches Its Offer for Academic Libraries Worldwide

Campus licences and consortial models bring classical music, jazz and audiovisual productions to universities and research institutions
Berlin, 27 October 2026. STAGE+, Deutsche Grammophon's streaming service for classical music and jazz, is launching an offer for libraries worldwide. Universities and research institutions can now obtain access through a campus licence or a consortium model. Students, faculty and researchers gain institutional access to a curated selection of audiovisual content, including livestreams, operas, concerts and documentaries, as well as more than 20,000 audio albums. The offer includes recordings spanning the past 119 years from the world's leading labels: Deutsche Grammophon, Decca Classics, ECM Records, Blue Note Records, Impulse!, Verve Records, Hyperion, Myrios and Carus. STAGE+ is the only service that meaningfully brings together audio and video catalogues as well as offerings from classical music and jazz. It therefore covers content types and genres that are otherwise spread across several existing academic platforms.
The academic offer is designed from the outset for institutional use: a campus licence gives access to all members of an institution, including off-campus access via IP authentication. Consortia and library networks can take out shared licences on attractive terms. STAGE+ thus complements individual consumer subscriptions with a model for research, teaching and shared library use. Depending on the production, audio is available in lossless quality up to 24-bit/48 kHz and Dolby Atmos, with video in 4K.
&ldquo;STAGE+ brings a distinctive proposition to the academic classical music and jazz market: it combines extensive audio catalogues with concert and opera productions, as well as live and on-demand video, on a platform available under institutional licences,&rdquo; says Dr Sven Fund, General Manager of STAGE+. &ldquo;The offer complements both research-oriented audio libraries and specialist video archives.&rdquo;
Libraries receive searchable metadata for works, composers, performers and ensembles through STAGE+. Opera subtitles are available to users in ten languages. Dedicated interfaces and usage statistics are also provided specifically for libraries.
The offer is available worldwide. Libraries and consortia can request trial access and pricing information at www.stage-plus.com/libraries&nbsp;
About STAGE+ STAGE+ is Deutsche Grammophon&rsquo;s streaming service for classical music and jazz. Each year, the platform presents more than 50 livestreams from renowned festivals, concert halls and opera houses around the world. Its programme brings together exclusive premieres, on-demand concert and opera productions, music videos, documentaries and interviews, alongside new audio releases and thousands of albums in high-quality audio and video. STAGE+ is available via TV, web and mobile apps. Depending on the production, video is available in up to 4K and audio in lossless, Hi-Res and Dolby Atmos formats; selected content can also be used offline on supported mobile devices. Partners include Carnegie Hall, the Royal Opera House, Staatsoper Berlin and Teatro alla Scala.
www.stage-plus.com &nbsp;

Deutsche Grammophon China and Xinghai Concert Hall Present the Inaugural DG Music Festival in Guangzhou

Curated by Daniel Hope, the four-day festival celebrates classical music, cross-cultural collaboration and China&rsquo;s emerging musical voices, November 15&ndash;18, 2026
GUANGZHOU, CHINA &mdash; Deutsche Grammophon China and Xinghai Concert Hall will jointly present the inaugural DG Music Festival in Guangzhou from November 15 to 18, 2026. The first officially presented in-person music festival in the label&rsquo;s nearly 130-year history will bring together leading Chinese and international artists for four days of concerts, exhibitions and encounters with audiences.
With the globally renowned violinist and DG artist Daniel Hope serving as the festival&rsquo;s Curator and Guest Artistic Director, the programme features three headline concerts alongside a wide-ranging series of exhibitions and public events. Participating artists include cellist Jian Wang, pianists Xiaofu Ju and Yingjia Xue, guzheng artist Yang Yang, vocalist Linna Gong and the AIR Ensemble. Immediately preceding the core festival performances, longstanding DG artist Yuja Wang will be appearing at Xinghai Concert Hall with Mahler Chamber Orchestra and kicking off the celebration.
Spanning solo recitals, chamber music, vocal performances and cross-cultural collaborations, the festival places classical masterworks alongside traditional melodies, new arrangements and original compositions. It invites audiences across the Greater Bay Area to experience music as a living dialogue between cultures and generations.
A Historic Partnership, a Long-Term Vision
Founded in 1898, Deutsche Grammophon has long been one of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious classical music labels. With nearly three decades of history, Xinghai Concert Hall is an internationally renowned, world-class concert hall and one of China&rsquo;s most influential performing arts venues.
Launched in 2025, DG China is dedicated to discovering and supporting Chinese musical talent in keeping with DG&rsquo;s artistic standards, and bringing China&rsquo;s voices to the world. The festival marks an important step in that commitment. More than a touring event, it is envisioned as a lasting cultural initiative developed together with Xinghai Concert Hall.
Guangzhou&rsquo;s longstanding openness to international exchange provides a fitting setting for this collaboration. Bringing DG&rsquo;s recording heritage into dialogue with Xinghai Concert Hall&rsquo;s dynamic artistic programme, the festival will create a shared space for established masters, emerging artists and audiences to listen, discover and connect.
Dr. Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon and New Business Strategy Global Classics at Universal Music: &ldquo;For nearly 130 years, Deutsche Grammophon has championed exceptional artists and brought their music to audiences around the world. The inaugural DG Music Festival in Guangzhou opens a new chapter in that mission, creating a space where our artistic heritage meets the energy and imagination of Chinese musicians. With Daniel Hope as Curator and Xinghai Concert Hall as our esteemed partner, we look forward to celebrating the power of live music to connect cultures, generations and communities.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We hope that what we create over these four days at Xinghai Concert Hall will be more than a few concerts: a truly open musical space that welcomes all music and conveys hope and energy,&rdquo; says Daniel Hope, Curator and Guest Artistic Director of DG Music Festival. &ldquo;Music&rsquo;s most precious power is not to show us how different we are, but to remind us to share, understand and discover together.&rdquo;
Three Concerts, Three Musical Journeys
Salut d&rsquo;Amour
November 16, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. Jian Wang and Yingjia Xue
The festival&rsquo;s opening headline concert pairs celebrated cellist Jian Wang with pianist Xue Yingjia in a programme of lyrical miniatures spanning the Classical era, Romanticism and the twentieth century.
Highlights include works by Schumann, Saint-Sa&euml;ns, Faur&eacute;, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla and Elgar, alongside Chinese composer Liu Rongfa&rsquo;s Pastoral Song. Daniel Hope will also make a special appearance.
The first Chinese musician to sign an exclusive contract with DG, Jian Wang embodies a longstanding connection between the label and Chinese artistry. His newly recorded Bach Cello Suites, released in 2025, also marked DG China&rsquo;s first album release.
Music in Harmony
November 17, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. International Masters Meet DG China
Daniel Hope and Jian Wang join Nicola Mosca, principal cellist of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and DG China artists Xiaofu Ju and Yang Yang for an evening of musical exchange across generations and traditions.
Bringing together violin, cello, piano, guzheng and Irish harp, the programme includes selections from Tan Dun&rsquo;s Hero Concerto, Mendelssohn&rsquo;s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, and Xiaofu Ju&rsquo;s arrangements of Dowland&rsquo;s In Darkness Let Me Dwell and Mozart&rsquo;s Lacrimosa from Requiem.
Yang Yang contributes her original work Tianmu Yin and her own arrangement of Ludovico Einaudi&rsquo;s Nuvole Bianche. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, arranged by Paul Bateman, and Piazzolla&rsquo;s Winter in Buenos Aires further expand the evening&rsquo;s cross-cultural conversation.
A Night of Brilliance
November 18, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. Daniel Hope, AIR Ensemble and Special Guest Linna Gong
The final headline concert brings Daniel Hope together with the AIR Ensemble and acclaimed vocalist Linna Gong for a journey across more than four centuries of music.
Rooted in the Baroque tradition, the AIR Ensemble moves fluently between early music, folk traditions and cross-cultural arrangements. The programme travels from Renaissance and Baroque Europe to Ireland and China, featuring music by composers including Ortiz, Corelli, Purcell and Vivaldi, alongside Irish traditional melodies and special arrangements of Chinese favourites such as Jasmine Flower, Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon and The Moon Reflected in Erquan.
Beyond the Concert Stage
Throughout the four-day festival, exhibitions and public events will invite audiences to explore the stories, ideas and craftsmanship behind the music.
Four themed exhibitions will showcase performances and artist interviews from DG STAGE+ platform; trace the evolution of DG&rsquo;s album-cover design; celebrate vinyl recordings and the label&rsquo;s recording heritage; and introduce official DG merchandise to China.
The public programme will include a talk marking the 120th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich&rsquo;s birth, alongside artist conversations, music-sharing salons, a session exploring concert etiquette, city walks, signing events and an after-party.
These activities will offer opportunities for audiences to meet musicians beyond the concert stage, extending the festival into a broader cultural experience that encourages curiosity, participation and a deeper connection with classical music.
Full programme details, activity announcements and ticketing conditions are available through Xinghai Concert Hall&rsquo;s official channels.
DG Music Festival 2026 November 15&ndash;18, 2026 Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China presented by Deutsche Grammophon China and Xinghai Concert Hall
Public Tickets Contact：<a href="mailto:program@concerthall.com.cn">program@concerthall.com.cn</a>

Universal Music celebrates twelve wins at OPUS KLASSIK 2026 - Martha Argerich receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Berlin, 11 October 2026. Artists from Deutsche Grammophon, Decca Classics and DG partner labels CAvi-music, ECM and Myrios received twelve awards across eleven categories at OPUS KLASSIK 2026. Martha Argerich was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating her extraordinary contribution to classical music. The gala at Konzerthaus Berlin featured performances by Alice Sara Ott, Andr&egrave; Schuen, Katharina Konradi and Sarah Willis with her band, The Sarahbanda. D&eacute;sir&eacute;e Nosbusch hosted the ceremony, accompanied by the Konzerthausorchester Berlin conducted by Anna Rakitina. The ceremony was televised by German public broadcaster ZDF.
The awards recognise a remarkable range of artists, repertoire and recording projects. Anna Lucia Richter was named Female Singer of the Year for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/mahler-songs-of-fate-anna-lucia-richter-14171">Mahler &ndash; Songs of Fate</a>, while Andr&egrave; Schuen received the Male Singer of the Year award for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/mozart-andre-schuen-13743">Mozart</a>. Sarah Willis, for<a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/cuban-christmas-sarah-willis-the-sarahbanda-14085"> Cuban Christmas</a>, and Yunchan Lim, for his recording of Bach&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/bach-goldberg-variations-yunchan-lim-14306">Goldberg Variations</a> live from Carnegie Hall, were honoured as Instrumentalists of the Year.
Andris Nelsons was named Conductor of the Year for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/mendelssohn-oratorios-symphonies-andris-nelsons-14271">Mendelssohn: Symphonies &amp; Oratorios</a> with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla received the Symphonic Recording of the Year award for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/back-to-nature-mirga-grazinyte-tyla-14009">Back to Nature: Čiurlionis &amp; Gražinis</a>. Alice Sara Ott won in the New Classic/Neoclassic category for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/johannsson-piano-works-alice-sara-ott-13864">J&oacute;hann J&oacute;hannsson &ndash; Piano Works</a>, featuring world premiere recordings of piano transcriptions. Katharina Konradi and Daniel Heide received the award for Vocal Solo Recording of the Year for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/liszt-songs-vol-iii-un-cycle-imaginaire-daniel-heide-katharina-konradi-14130">Franz Liszt: Un Cycle Imaginaire</a>.
Producer Rainer Maillard received the Innovative Listening Experience of the Year award for Mikhail Pletnev&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/chopin-scriabin-preludes-mikhail-pletnev-14043">Chopin &amp; Scriabin: Pr&eacute;ludes</a>, DG&rsquo;s first entirely analogue new recording since the 1980s. The Chamber Music Recording of the Year award went to <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/pur-ti-miro-wu-wei-14258">Pur ti miro</a> by Wu Wei, Martin Stegner and Janne Saksala, which brings together the sheng, a Chinese mouth organ, with viola and double bass. Lang Lang received the Bestseller of the Year award for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/piano-book-2-lang-lang-13779">Piano Book 2</a>, spanning music by Bach, Chopin and Liszt alongside film, anime and gaming music.
Argerich&rsquo;s Lifetime Achievement Award recognises a career that has inspired generations of musicians and listeners. Over almost six decades, she has built an exceptional discography at Deutsche Grammophon. At 85, she continues to perform worldwide and champion young musicians.
The gala brought several of the award-winning artists to the stage. Alice Sara Ott performed a nocturne from her DG recording <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/field-complete-nocturnes-alice-sara-ott-13665">John Field &middot; Complete Nocturnes</a>, while Andr&egrave; Schuen sang &ldquo;Non pi&ugrave; andrai&rdquo; from Mozart&rsquo;s Le nozze di Figaro. Sarah Willis and The Sarahbanda performed an arrangement of Mozart&rsquo;s Eine kleine Nachtmusik with vocals, followed by &ldquo;Horn Extravaganza&rdquo;. Katharina Konradi joined Jonas Kaufmann for &ldquo;Tanzen m&ouml;cht ich&rdquo; from Emmerich K&aacute;lm&aacute;n&rsquo;s Die Cs&aacute;rd&aacute;sf&uuml;rstin.
&ldquo;Our artists represent different generations, cultures and musical voices. From great classical works and Cuban rhythms to anime and gaming music, they bring fresh perspectives and create new ways for audiences to connect with classical music. This diversity keeps classical music alive &ndash; and we are proud to support our artists on their artistic journeys,&rdquo; says Kleopatra Sofroniou, General Manager Classics, Deutsche Grammophon.
Frank Briegmann, Chairman &amp; CEO Universal Music Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada &amp; Deutsche Grammophon: &ldquo;Twelve OPUS KLASSIK awards are a tremendous recognition of our artists and, at the same time, a powerful testament to the creative vitality of classical music. Martha Argerich has inspired generations for decades, while other artists are opening up new perspectives on great works today. That is precisely what makes classical music so special: the pursuit of the highest artistic standards, an enduring spirit of curiosity, and the courage to bring fresh perspectives to timeless works. I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to all the award winners. My sincere thanks also go to ZDF, the media partner of OPUS KLASSIK, for providing these exceptional artists and their music with such an outstanding platform.&rdquo;
OPUS KLASSIK honours outstanding classical artists and productions. The winners are selected by an independent, eleven-member expert jury from the music and media industry.

Deutsche Grammophon honoured at the 2026 Gramophone Awards

Berlin/London, 8 October 2026. Deutsche Grammophon recordings and partners have been honoured with two major wins at the 2026 Gramophone Classical Music Awards. Kaija Saariaho&rsquo;s Adriana Mater has won the Opera Award, while the Bamberg Symphony has been named Orchestra of the Year.
The Opera Award went to the world premiere recording of Kaija Saariaho&rsquo;s Adriana Mater, performed by the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus under Esa-Pekka Salonen. Recorded at Davies Symphony Hall in June 2023, the performance was captured only days after Saariaho&rsquo;s death. The production was directed by Peter Sellars and features Fleur Barron in the title role, alongside Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves. Released by Deutsche Grammophon shortly after, Adriana Mater went on to win the 2025 GRAMMY&reg; Award for Best Opera Recording.
The Bamberg Symphony, meanwhile, has been voted Orchestra of the Year as it celebrates its 80th anniversary and a decade of Jakub Hrů&scaron;a as Chief Conductor. Its latest Deutsche Grammophon releases include Bomsori's second solo album, featuring the Bruch and Korngold violin concertos, and the critically acclaimed Bohuslav Martinů &ndash; The Symphonies, presenting the composer's complete six-symphony cycle and reflecting the orchestra's distinctive Bohemian sound and close artistic partnership with Hrů&scaron;a.
&ldquo;We are delighted to see Deutsche Grammophon recordings and partners recognised once again by Gramophone,&rdquo; says Dr Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon and New Business Strategy Global Classics. &ldquo;Adriana Mater is a profoundly moving testament to Kaija Saariaho&rsquo;s singular voice, while the Bamberg Symphony&rsquo;s Orchestra of the Year award recognises the exceptional artistry of the ensemble and its remarkable partnership with Jakub Hrů&scaron;a. My warmest congratulations to all involved.&rdquo;

Antje Weithaas, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and Dénes Várjon perform Robert Schumann's complete works for piano trio

The new album brings together Schumann's three piano trios and the Fantasiest&uuml;cke, Op. 88
Deutsche Grammophon presents Schumann's complete works for piano trio: the Piano Trios, Opp. 63, 80 and 110, together with the Fantasiest&uuml;cke, Op. 88.
The album will be released on 30 October 2026 as a 2-CD set and digitally.
"You have to be willing to embrace darkness and, with Schumann, be able to leap from heaven to hell in a tenth of a second." Antje Weithaas
Violinist Antje Weithaas, cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and pianist D&eacute;nes V&aacute;rjon devote their new album to Robert Schumann's complete works for piano trio. Robert Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio brings together the three piano trios (No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, No. 2 in F major, Op. 80, and No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110), alongside the Fantasiest&uuml;cke, Op. 88. These compositions move between intimacy and passion, lyrical tenderness and restless energy. The three internationally acclaimed musicians combine established solo careers with many years of chamber-music experience. Their shared musical language, developed in rehearsal, concert and the studio, responds to Schumann's abrupt shifts of mood and brings the layered dialogue between the three instruments to the fore. The album was recorded over seven intensive days in February and March 2025 at the Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal in Cologne; Christoph Franke was responsible for recording, editing, mixing and mastering.
Schumann's music can change its emotional temperature within a few bars. Bright lyrical moments turn into nervous agitation, dark energy gives way to unexpected calm, and seemingly stable forms begin to shift. For Antje Weithaas, this is precisely what makes these works both challenging and compelling. As she puts it, they demand the courage to embrace darkness and the ability, in Schumann, to leap from heaven to hell in a tenth of a second. D&eacute;nes V&aacute;rjon describes the music as personal as a diary - powerful and vulnerable at once. The album is released in the year in which Antje Weithaas celebrates her 60th birthday.
The Fantasiest&uuml;cke, Op. 88, occupy a special place in this overall picture. Schumann began them in December 1842 as his first work for piano trio and revised them before their publication in 1850. The four movements combine song-like and march-like characters with formal freedom and intricate dialogues. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, was written in 1847 and may be understood as a tribute to Mendelssohn. Canonic structures, triplets and syncopations drive the first movement, where dark energy and lyrical brightness rapidly alternate.
Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80, was composed between 1847 and 1849 as a more melodic, sunnier companion to the first trio. Motifs from the Eichendorff song Dein Bildnis wunderselig run through the first two movements; in the lilting third movement and capricious finale, the interplay of the three voices unfolds further. Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110, dates from 1851. Its tense, at times sombre atmosphere is driven by unrelenting rhythmic restlessness; its later movements introduce unusual harmonies that already point towards the music of the future.
Taken together, the four works reveal how Schumann repeatedly reimagined the piano trio: as a tightly woven dialogue between equal voices, a space for extreme shifts of feeling and a realm of poetic ambiguity. For the three performers, recording this repertoire was a long-held ambition. Weithaas, Hecker and V&aacute;rjon approach Schumann's unusual notation and hidden musical ideas with great precision, without smoothing away the spontaneity and sense of risk in this music. The result is a multifaceted portrait of a composer whose chamber music remains at once powerful, sensitive and disconcertingly modern.
The three artists are in demand internationally both as soloists and chamber musicians. Antje Weithaas was named Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2025 OPUS KLASSIK Awards; Antje Weithaas and D&eacute;nes V&aacute;rjon received the 2024 annual prize from the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik for their Beethoven recordings released by CAvi. Marie-Elisabeth Hecker won the Rostropovich Competition in 2005, while D&eacute;nes V&aacute;rjon is a winner of the G&eacute;za Anda Competition and a recipient of the Kossuth Prize. In Schumann's piano trios, they find music that brings together their different experiences while giving each instrument its own distinctive space.
The album Robert Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio will be released on 30 October 2026 as a 2-CD set and digitally in SD and HD. The third movement of the Fantasiest&uuml;cke, Op. 88, Duett. Langsam und mit Ausdruck, will be available to stream and download from 16 October 2026.

RIAS Kammerchor Berlin und Justin Doyle präsentieren Winter Tales - The Britten Christmas Album

Zum 50. Todestag Benjamin Brittens am 4. Dezember verbindet das Album bekannte Weihnachtsmusik mit selten gespielten Chorwerken
Bis auf&nbsp;The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard&nbsp;ist das gesamte Programm neu im Katalog von Deutsche Grammophon
Das Album erscheint am 16. Oktober 2026 auf CD und digital in Stereo und Dolby Atmos
&raquo;A Ceremony of Carols&nbsp;ist bekannt und beliebt, doch das &uuml;brige Repertoire d&uuml;rfte vielen weniger vertraut sein. Das Album ist als eine Art Weihnachtsstrumpf voller Entdeckungen gedacht.&laquo; Justin Doyle
Der&nbsp;RIAS Kammerchor Berlin&nbsp;und sein Chefdirigent und K&uuml;nstlerischer Leiter&nbsp;Justin Doyle&nbsp;widmen ihr neues Album der Chormusik Benjamin Brittens.&nbsp;Winter Tales - The Britten Christmas Album&nbsp;erscheint am 16. Oktober 2026, im Jahr des 50. Todestages des Komponisten, digital und auf CD. Im Zentrum stehen&nbsp;A Ceremony of Carols,&nbsp;A Boy was Born&nbsp;und die&nbsp;Missa brevis in D. Hinzu kommen&nbsp;A Hymn of St. Columba&nbsp;und&nbsp;The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard. Mit Ausnahme der&nbsp;Ballad&nbsp;ist das gesamte Programm neu im Katalog von&nbsp;Deutsche Grammophon. An der Aufnahme wirken au&szlig;erdem die Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin, die Harfenistin Anna Viechtl, der Organist Marcel Andreas Ober und der Pianist Philip Mayers mit.
Die Zusammenstellung ist als Weihnachtsalbum angelegt, folgt aber keiner konventionellen Festtagsdramaturgie. Brittens bekannte Weihnachtsmusik steht neben Kompositionen, die deutlich seltener zu h&ouml;ren sind und unterschiedliche Seiten seines Chorschaffens erschlie&szlig;en. F&uuml;r Doyle ist dieses Repertoire eng mit der eigenen Biografie verbunden. Als ehemaliger Chorknabe der Westminster Cathedral lernte er mehrere der Werke bereits in jungen Jahren kennen. F&uuml;r die neue Einspielung arbeitete er zudem mit Partituren, die Brittens handschriftliche Eintragungen enthalten und Hinweise auf dessen Klangvorstellungen und Auff&uuml;hrungspraxis geben.
Britten begann&nbsp;A Ceremony of Carols&nbsp;1942 auf der R&uuml;ckreise aus den Vereinigten Staaten nach Gro&szlig;britannien. Vor der Abfahrt von Halifax in Nova Scotia hatte er Gerald Bulletts Gedichtsammlung&nbsp;The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems&nbsp;erworben; auf See vertonte er f&uuml;nf Texte daraus, die den Kern der&nbsp;Ceremony&nbsp;bilden. Mittelalterliche Dichtung und gregorianischer Gesang verbinden sich mit Brittens charakteristischen Harmonien und melodischen Linien. Obwohl das Werk heute h&auml;ufig mit Kinderstimmen assoziiert wird, war es urspr&uuml;nglich f&uuml;r erwachsene Frauenstimmen gedacht.
Mit&nbsp;A Boy was Born&nbsp;steht der&nbsp;Ceremony&nbsp;ein Werk gegen&uuml;ber, das Britten bereits mit 19 Jahren komponierte: eine rund halbst&uuml;ndige Folge von A-cappella-Variationen f&uuml;r Erwachsenen- und Knabenstimmen. Die&nbsp;Missa brevis in D&nbsp;entstand 1959 f&uuml;r den Chor der Westminster Cathedral und seinen Leiter George Malcolm. Ihr rhythmisch bewegtes&nbsp;Gloria, das zw&ouml;lft&ouml;nige&nbsp;Sanctus&nbsp;und das beunruhigend verklingende&nbsp;Dona nobis pacem&nbsp;des&nbsp;Agnus Dei&nbsp;zeigen Brittens F&auml;higkeit, strenge kompositorische Verfahren unmittelbar in dramatischen Ausdruck zu verwandeln.
Die weiteren Werke f&uuml;hren in andere historische und geistige R&auml;ume.&nbsp;A Hymn of St. Columba&nbsp;entstand 1962 anl&auml;sslich des 1400. Jahrestags von Columbas Reise von Irland nach Iona und verbindet einen Text &uuml;ber das J&uuml;ngste Gericht mit tiefem Orgelgrollen und einer konzentrierten Chorpartie.&nbsp;The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard&nbsp;entstand w&auml;hrend des Zweiten Weltkriegs f&uuml;r Brittens Freund Richard Wood und weitere Musiker im Kriegsgefangenenlager Oflag VIIB bei Eichst&auml;tt. Britten schickte das Manuskript Seite f&uuml;r Seite auf Mikrofilm. Die Handlung erz&auml;hlt von verbotener Liebe, Eifersucht und Mord; seine Vertonung folgt ihr mit gro&szlig;er szenischer Unmittelbarkeit.
Aufgenommen wurde&nbsp;Winter Tales&nbsp;im Januar 2026 in der Berliner Auenkirche. Ihre klare und zugleich resonante Akustik sowie die frisch restaurierte Orgel boten besondere Voraussetzungen f&uuml;r Brittens pr&auml;zise gearbeitete Chorpartituren. Die ausschlie&szlig;lich auf Download- und Streamingplattformen verf&uuml;gbare&nbsp;Dolby-Atmos-Version&nbsp;l&auml;sst den Raumklang der Kirche sowie den Ein- und Auszug des Chores in&nbsp;A Ceremony of Carols&nbsp;besonders sch&ouml;n hervortreten.
Die wechselnden Besetzungen, von Frauenstimmen und Harfe &uuml;ber den gro&szlig;en Chor mit Knabenstimmen bis zu M&auml;nnerstimmen und Klavier, geh&ouml;ren zur Dramaturgie des Albums. Sie machen die Vielgestaltigkeit von Brittens Musik f&uuml;r die Konzertb&uuml;hne h&ouml;rbar. Darin zeigt sich f&uuml;r Doyle ein grundlegender Gedanke: &raquo;Es spielt eigentlich keine Rolle, wer seine Musik singt. Wichtig ist nur, dass sie gut gesungen wird, mit der richtigen spirituellen oder dramatischen Aussage.&laquo;
Winter Tales &ndash; The Britten Christmas Album erscheint am 16. Oktober 2026 auf CD sowie digital in SD, HD und Dolby Atmos. There Is No Rose&nbsp;aus&nbsp;A Ceremony of Carols&nbsp;ist ab dem 2. Oktober 2026 als Stream und Download erh&auml;ltlich. Unmittelbar nach Brittens 50. Todestag bringt der RIAS Kammerchor Berlin Teile des Albumprogramms auch auf die Konzertb&uuml;hne: am&nbsp;5. Dezember 2026&nbsp;im Berliner Dom und am&nbsp;6. Dezember 2026 in der Marktkirche Hannover, jeweils unter der Leitung von Justin Doyle.

Floating Points Shares New Mere Mortals Track Pandora’s Creation

Mere Mortals&nbsp;will be released in all formats on 28 August 2026
Pandora&rsquo;s Creation will be shared online on 24 July&nbsp; 
Floating Points&nbsp;today unveils&nbsp;Pandora&rsquo;s Creation, the second track from his forthcoming Deutsche Grammophon album&nbsp;Mere Mortals. Following the release of&nbsp;Her Gift, the new single offers another compelling glimpse into Sam Shepherd&rsquo;s genre-defying score, where orchestral writing and electronic sound worlds merge into a rich and immersive musical experience.
Floating Points&rsquo;&nbsp;Mere Mortals&nbsp;will be released on&nbsp;28 August 2026. Recorded with the&nbsp;San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, the 14-track album captures Shepherd&rsquo;s first full-length ballet score, originally commissioned by San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Tamara Rojo. Reimagining the myth of Pandora through a contemporary lens, the work explores themes of curiosity, transformation and humanity&rsquo;s relationship with technology and the natural world.
Reflecting on the project, Shepherd explains: &ldquo;Pandora&rsquo;s not about bringing hell to Earth. She really represents curiosity and change.&rdquo; This fresh interpretation shapes a score that moves seamlessly between lyrical orchestral passages, powerful brass writing and pulsating electronics, creating a musical narrative that is as compelling on record as it is on stage.
Floating Points will appear live in the European premiere of&nbsp;Mere Mortals&nbsp;with San Francisco Ballet at the 2026&nbsp;Edinburgh International Festival&nbsp;(28 August, with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; further performances 29 &amp; 30 August), and when the work transfers to&nbsp;Sadler&rsquo;s Wells Theatre in London (9-12 September, with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia).

Deutsche Grammophon China signs guzheng artist Yang Yang and pianist Ju Xiaofu

Yang Yang Becomes DG China&rsquo;s First Chinese Traditional Instrumentalist and Ju Xiaofu Joins the Label As Its First Signed Pianist
 BEIJING&nbsp;/BERLIN, 14 April&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;Deutsche Grammophon China (DG China), the China classical label launched by Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) in collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon, today announced the exclusive signing of two outstanding young Chinese musicians &mdash; guzheng artist&nbsp;Yang Yang&nbsp;and pianist&nbsp;Ju Xiaofu.
The signings represent a significant milestone in DG China&rsquo;s continued investment in the future of Chinese classical music. Under these long-term agreements, DG China will support both artists through an integrated partnership spanning recordings, concert, artist management, touring, repertoire development and brand collaborations &mdash; a full-spectrum model designed to support enduring artistic careers.
Since its launch in 2025, DG China has set out to discover and support a new generation of Chinese classical artists, drawing on the heritage and artistic leadership of Deutsche Grammophon together with UMGC&rsquo;s local market expertise and global infrastructure. The signing of Yang Yang and Ju Xiaofu reflects that mission in action, while expanding the label's artistic vision &mdash;marking the first time in Deutsche Grammophon's nearly 130-year history that it has embraced Chinese traditional music..
Timothy Xu, Chairman &amp; CEO of Universal Music Greater China, said: &ldquo;DG China was created to support exceptional Chinese musicians with long-term vision, world-class resources and a truly global platform. Yang Yang and Ju Xiaofu are both remarkable artists with distinctive voices, deep musical integrity and the potential to resonate far beyond China. We are proud to welcome them to DG China and to begin a comprehensive partnership that will accompany them across every dimension of their artistic journeys.&rdquo;
Dr. Clemens Trautmann, President of Deutsche Grammophon and&nbsp;New Business Strategy Global Classics, said: &ldquo;Deutsche Grammophon has always believed in nurturing artists whose individuality, imagination and artistic excellence can speak across cultures. Yang Yang and Ju Xiaofu each represent a compelling facet of China&rsquo;s rich and evolving musical landscape.&nbsp;Universal Music is&nbsp;in&nbsp;a unique position to grow their careers meaningfully and holistically in China and beyond. We are excited about creating opportunties for our roster of DG China artists with globally visible recording projects as well as with live touring and brand partnerships.&rdquo;
Yang Yang, the first Chinese traditional instrumentalist signed to an exclusive full-service contract with DG China&nbsp;, represents a new generation of musicians bringing heritage into contemporary focus. A young guzheng artist currently pursuing her Master&rsquo;s degree at the Central Conservatory of Music, she combines virtuoso performance with composition, arranging, production and singing, reflecting a distinctly multidimensional artistic identity. The guzheng, the plucked Chinese zither with a history of more than two millennia, remains one of the most distinctive instruments in Chinese musical tradition. Yang Yang has performed Guo Wenjing's&nbsp;Chun Wang (Spring Gazing)&nbsp;at both the Vienna Konzerthaus and Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, captivating Chinese and international audiences with her nuanced yet intense interpretation to thunderous applause and widespread acclaim.&nbsp;She has&nbsp;also built&nbsp;a strong following among younger audiences in China through original projects and a digital fanbase approaching one million across major platforms.
Yang Yang&nbsp;said: &ldquo;It is a tremendous honor to join DG China and begin a new chapter with the iconic Yellow Label, which I have long admired. As a guzheng artist, I hope to bring a distinctively Eastern voice to this storied classical label through the instrument&rsquo;s 21 strings, and to explore how Chinese traditional music can speak to contemporary audiences in ways that feel fresh and meaningful while expanding true to its spirit and depth. I am deeply grateful to DG China for embracing this vision and for supporting me so comprehensively across recording, performance, artistic planning and long-term development. I look forward to sharing my music with more audiences in China and around the world."
Ju Xiaofu joins DG China as its first signed pianist, bringing to the label a distinctive artistic voice shaped by contemporary sensibility and poetic imagination. A graduate of The Juilliard School now pursuing further studies in Hannover, he has appeared at leading venues including the Wiener Musikverein, Salzburg Festspielhaus, Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall&rsquo;s Zankel Hall, while also performing with the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the China NCPA Orchestra. Deeply engaged with contemporary repertoire, he has given the Chinese premieres of Philip Glass&rsquo;s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Messiaen&rsquo;s Oiseaux Exotiques, and released his debut album Waldeinsamkeit in 2025.
Ju Xiaofu&nbsp;said: "Joining DG China is both deeply meaningful and profoundly inspiring for me. The Yellow Label has been part of my musical imagination since childhood, and it is a great honor to now become part of that legacy. I hope that, together with Universal Music and DG China, I will be able to realize many of my artistic aspirations, release more recorded work and bring my music to ever larger stages. I am very grateful to DG China for its trust, and I believe this will be a close and joyful partnership through which we can create new work together with sincerity, imagination and freedom."
Zhao Zheng, Head of DG China, said: &ldquo;From the moment we began shaping DG China, our ambition has been to build a platform that supports artists in a truly comprehensive way &mdash; from identifying talent and refining artistic direction to recording, touring, management, media projects and brand collaboration. Yang Yang and Ju Xiaofu are exactly the kind of young artists we hope to champion: deeply committed, highly individual, and capable of opening new conversations around classical music and artistic expression in China today. We are excited to work closely with both of them over the long term and to help bring them to broader audiences at home and internationally.&rdquo;

harmonia mundi to be available in the DG Store and on STAGE+

Berlin, 25 March 2026 &ndash; A new landmark partnership between harmonia mundi and Deutsche Grammophon will launch in April this year. The renowned French heritage label will be represented with a curated selection of recordings both in Deutsche Grammophon&rsquo;s physical store and on the STAGE+ streaming platform.
Founded in 1958, harmonia mundi ranks among the world&rsquo;s leading classical labels. Shaped by the pioneering vision of its founder Bernard Coutaz, the Arles-based company has established itself as a major force in historically informed performance while also building a broad-ranging catalogue spanning early music to contemporary works. Harmonia mundi works with outstanding artists including William Christie, Ren&eacute; Jacobs, Pablo Heras-Casado, Nikolai Lugansky, Paul Lewis, Isabelle Faust and Tabea Zimmermann, while its harmonia#nova series is dedicated to fostering emerging talent. Numerous accolades, including multiple &ldquo;Label of the Year&rdquo; honors and, most recently, Gramophone&rsquo;s 2025 &ldquo;Recording of the Year&rdquo; award for Bach&rsquo;s *Mass in B minor* by Pygmalion under Rapha&euml;l Pichon, underscore the label&rsquo;s international standing.
The collaboration will open at Easter with two major new releases: Johann Sebastian Bach&rsquo;s *St John Passion*, performed by Ensemble Pygmalion under Rapha&euml;l Pichon, and Joseph Haydn&rsquo;s *The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross* in its oratorio version, recorded by the RIAS Kammerchor and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under Justin Doyle.
At the outset, the DG Store will offer a selection of key catalogue titles, including benchmark reference recordings, recent releases, premium LP editions and selected CD box sets. In parallel, STAGE+ will launch an expanding streaming offering that is set to grow gradually into harmonia mundi&rsquo;s full audio catalogue.
STAGE+ will also broaden its audiovisual programme with productions from the label. Highlights include the acclaimed Schumann concerts with Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Freiburger Barockorchester under Pablo Heras-Casado. The offering will be complemented by exceptional video formats, including Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker&rsquo;s dance-theatre staging of Bach&rsquo;s Cello Suites with Jean-Guihen Queyras, as well as Rapha&euml;l Pichon&rsquo;s interpretation of Bach&rsquo;s *St Matthew Passion* from Aix-en-Provence.
With the integration of harmonia mundi, Deutsche Grammophon and STAGE+ are making another clear statement in support of curated excellence and the fusion of tradition and innovation in the digital classical market.

Kazuki Yamada Showcases Walton  for his Deutsche Grammophon Debut 

Music Director Kazuki Yamada and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra add a trio of works by Walton to the DG catalogue
Released on 6 March 2026, the album presents live performances of Symphonies Nos. 1 &amp; 2 and the Coronation March Orb and Sceptre
&ldquo;&hellip; the union between conductor and orchestra was inextricably bound&hellip;&rdquo;
Bachtrack, reviewing a recent CBSO concert conducted by Kazuki Yamada
Internationally acclaimed conductor Kazuki Yamada took the helm of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 2023. Since then, he has continued the work of such eminent predecessors as Sir Simon Rattle, Sakari Oramo, Andris Nelsons and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla in taking the orchestra from strength to strength. Now Yamada is to release his debut Deutsche Grammophon album. On what is also his first recording with the CBSO, he and his players showcase three works by William Walton &ndash; Orb and Sceptre and the composer&rsquo;s two symphonies, all new to the DG catalogue.
Featuring performances captured live at Birmingham&rsquo;s Symphony Hall, the album comes out digitally and on CD on 6&nbsp;March 2026. Orb and Sceptre will be available to stream or download from 20&nbsp;February.
In January 2025, Yamada&rsquo;s contract with the CBSO was extended to the end of the 2028-29 season; just weeks later he was presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society&rsquo;s 2025 Conductor Award. The RPS jury hailed Yamada as a &ldquo;local hero&rdquo;, adding, &ldquo;he&rsquo;s brought finesse and effervescence to must-see concerts at Symphony Hall &hellip; He&rsquo;s bringing such joy to working with CBSO&rsquo;s youth orchestra, and delighting citizens in the Bullring shopping centre and even on the city&rsquo;s trams!&rdquo;
Speaking about his contract extension, Yamada himself said, &ldquo;&hellip; it has been a true privilege to build on the special relationship I have with these talented musicians &hellip; [this] feels like a wonderful affirmation of the trust and mutual respect we&rsquo;ve built.&rdquo; That close bond shines through in the three performances on their Walton album. The choice of an English composer for their first recording together seemed appropriate to Yamada, and there is a particular significance attached to the opening work, Orb and Sceptre. This rousing march was written in 1953 for the coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II, the centenary of whose birth will be marked in 2026.
Walton&rsquo;s First Symphony (1932-35) poses a raft of challenges to the performers, with its energy, passion and intensity. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a little bit like surfing!&rdquo;, says Yamada. &ldquo;If you catch the waves of excitement, the piece goes well.&rdquo; Written 25 years later, the Second Symphony is equally inventive, but more introspective in feel. It is of course the work of an older, more experienced composer, and its music emerged from a post-war world. As Yamada notes, &ldquo;there is a feeling of peace &ndash; but is it real?&rdquo;
Kazuki Yamada began his career in Japan, with leading ensembles such as the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. Victory in the 2009 Besan&ccedil;on International Conducting Competition brought him to global attention and led to Principal Guest Conductor appointments with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and CBSO. Having become Artistic and Music Director in Monte-Carlo in 2016, he will step down in August 2026 and assumes the role of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin the following month.
Still very active in Japan, Yamada is also Music Director and Chairman of the Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo and becomes Artistic Director (Music) at Tokyo&rsquo;s Metropolitan Theatre in April 2026. In 2024, he won Japan&rsquo;s Suntory Music Award, the jury stating that &ldquo;his insatiable desire to win over as many audiences as possible should be a guiding principle for the survival of classical music&rdquo;.
Yamada&rsquo;s forthcoming schedule includes Pell&eacute;as et M&eacute;lisande at the Op&eacute;ra de Monte-Carlo (22‑28 February 2026); concerts in the UK with the CBSO and soloists Steven Osborne (4 March), DG artist Bruce Liu (5 March) and Nelson Goerner (9 April); works by Song Aa Park, Lalo and Debussy with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse (18 April); a Berlin Philharmonie concert with the DSO Berlin and DG artist Seong-Jin Cho (26 April); and his inaugural appearance as Artistic Director at Tokyo&rsquo;s Metropolitan Theatre (10 May).

Deutsche Grammophon sechsfach nominiert für die 68. GRAMMY Awards

Berlin, Samstag, 8. November 2025. Gestern wurden in einem speziellen Livestream-Event die Nominierungen f&uuml;r die 68. j&auml;hrlichen GRAMMY Awards bekannt gegeben. Als renommierteste Auszeichnung der Musikindustrie w&uuml;rdigen sie au&szlig;ergew&ouml;hnliche k&uuml;nstlerische und technische Leistungen. Aufnahmen von Deutsche Grammophon haben in diesem Jahr eine ph&auml;nomenale Bilanz von insgesamt sechs Nominierungen in vier der Hauptkategorien f&uuml;r klassische Musik erzielt.
Das wegweisende Schostakowitsch-Projekt der Deutschen Grammophon in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Boston Symphony Orchestra und dessen Musikdirektor Andris Nelsons, das 2015 begann, erreichte 2025 mit der Ver&ouml;ffentlichung einer monumentalen Anthologie seinen H&ouml;hepunkt, die den kompletten Sinfoniezyklus sowie andere wichtige Werke umfasst. Drei Aufnahmen, die Teil dieses Projekts von 2025 sind, wurden nun f&uuml;r einen GRAMMY Award nominiert: Die beiden Neuaufnahmen der gesamten Klavier- und Cellokonzerte des Komponisten mit den Solist: innen <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/shostakovich-piano-concertos-solo-works-yuja-wang-andris-nelsons-13763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yuja Wang</a> und <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/shostakovich-cello-concertos-yo-yo-ma-andris-nelsons-13798" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yo-Yo Ma</a> wurden jeweils in der Kategorie Best Classical Instrumental Solo nominiert. Die erste kommerzielle Audiover&ouml;ffentlichung seit fast 20 Jahren von Schostakowitschs einziger abendf&uuml;llender Oper, <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/shostakovich-lady-macbeth-andris-nelsons-13732" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Macbeth von Mzensk</a>, ist f&uuml;r Best Engineered Album, Classical nominiert.
Die Pianistin und GRAMMY-Preistr&auml;gerin des Jahres 2024, Yuja Wang, wurde zusammen mit Dirigent Andris Nelsons und dem Boston Symphony Orchestra au&szlig;erdem in der Kategorie Best Orchestral Performance f&uuml;r ihre gefeierte Aufnahme von Messiaens ausladender <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/messiaen-turangalla-nelsons-wang-13655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turangal&icirc;la-Symphonie</a> nominiert.
Dirigent Yannick N&eacute;zet-S&eacute;guin und das Philadelphia Orchestra setzen ihr Engagement f&uuml;r die Aufnahme vernachl&auml;ssigter amerikanischer Werke mit ihrem Album <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/still-bonds-yannick-nezet-seguin-the-philadelphia-orchestra-14200">Still &amp; Bonds: Symphonies &amp; Variations</a> fort, welches ebenfalls f&uuml;r Best Orchestral Performance nominiert wurde.
Die Weltpremiere-Aufnahme von Jeanine Tesoris kraftvoller Oper, <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/tesori-grounded-yannick-nezet-seguin-emily-dangelo-14189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grounded</a>, wurde f&uuml;r Best Opera Recording nominiert und ehrt damit die verstorbene Komponistin. Die Mezzosopranistin Emily D&rsquo;Angelo brilliert in der anspruchsvollen Hauptrolle der Jess. Die Oper wird von Yannick N&eacute;zet-S&eacute;guin dirigiert, der das Metropolitan Opera Orchestra leitet.
Zu den Nominierungen f&uuml;r Best Album Notes geh&ouml;rt die Aufnahme After The Last Sky des von der Deutschen Grammophon vertriebenen Labels ECM mit Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland und dem Verfasser der Albumnotizen Adam Shatz.
&bdquo;Wir sind ungemein stolz, dass die Bandbreite und das Engagement des Gelben Labels f&uuml;r herausragende Aufnahmeprojekte mit diesen bedeutenden GRAMMY-Nominierungen gew&uuml;rdigt wurden&ldquo;, sagt Dr. Clemens Trautmann, Pr&auml;sident Deutsche Grammophon und New Business Strategy Global Classics. &bdquo;Dieser Erfolg best&auml;tigt unsere Schl&uuml;sselkooperationen: K&uuml;nstler und Partner, mit denen wir seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt zusammenarbeiten und bahnbrechende Produktionen im symphonischen und Opern-Repertoire sowie im Solo-Konzertgenre geschaffen haben. Besonders erfreulich ist, dass Yuja Wang und Yannick N&eacute;zet-S&eacute;guin jeweils zweimal mit unterschiedlichen Projekten nominiert wurden und Andris Nelsons mit dem Boston Symphony Orchestra sogar insgesamt vier Nominierungen erhielt, darunter drei f&uuml;r ihren bahnbrechenden Schostakowitsch-Zyklus. Herzlichen Gl&uuml;ckwunsch auch an Emily D&lsquo;Angelo, Yo-Yo Ma, die Metropolitan Opera und das Philadelphia Orchestra sowie an unsere Freunde bei ECM Records. Wir sind besonders stolz auf die spannenden musikalischen Entdeckungen, die diese Partnerschaften sowohl mit brandneuem als auch mit zeitlosem Repertoire erm&ouml;glicht haben.&ldquo;
Die 68. GRAMMY Awards finden am Sonntag, den 1. Februar 2026 in der Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles statt.
Best Opera Recording <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/tesori-grounded-yannick-nezet-seguin-emily-dangelo-14189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TESORI: GROUNDED</a> Emily D&rsquo;Angelo, Ellie Dehn, Ben Bliss, Kyle Miller, Greer Grimsley, The Metropolitan Opera
 Best Orchestral Performance <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/messiaen-turangalla-nelsons-wang-13655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MESSIAEN: TURANGAL&Icirc;LA-SYMPHONIE</a> Andris Nelsons &amp; Boston Symphony Orchestra
<a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/still-bonds-yannick-nezet-seguin-the-philadelphia-orchestra-14200" target="_blank" rel="noopener">STILL &amp; BONDS: SYMPHONIES &amp; VARIATIONS</a> Yannick N&eacute;zet-S&eacute;guin &amp; The Philadelphia Orchestra
 Best Classical Instrumental Solo
<a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/shostakovich-cello-concertos-yo-yo-ma-andris-nelsons-13798" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SHOSTAKOVICH: THE CELLO CONCERTOS</a>
Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/shostakovich-piano-concertos-solo-works-yuja-wang-andris-nelsons-13763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SHOSTAKOVICH: THE PIANO CONCERTOS &amp; SOLO WORKS</a>
Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
&nbsp;
Best Engineered Album, Classical
<a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/shostakovich-lady-macbeth-andris-nelsons-13732" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SHOSTAKOVICH: LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK DISTRICT</a> Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, G&uuml;nther Groissb&ouml;ck, Peter Hoare,
Brenden Gunnell &amp; Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Best Album Notes
AFTER THE LAST SKY&nbsp;(ECM)
Adam Shatz, album notes writer (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland)

STAGE+ Celebrates World Opera Day with New App Suite for Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Stores

In new partnership with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, STAGE+ to present Jeanine Tesori&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/de/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJ2C9G6K">Grounded</a> and catalogue highlights from two decades
Full functionality and quality features &ndash; including 4K, Dolby Atmos and HighRes Audio &ndash; now also available in Google and Samsung ecosystems
The mobile app for Deutsche Grammophon&rsquo;s streaming service STAGE+ is now available with full functionality for Android users. It can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store. New customers can take advantage of a 30-day free trial to explore all features and content before subscribing to the platform.
STAGE+ offers over 50 livestreams per year of performances from the world&rsquo;s most prestigious concert halls and opera houses. Every week, more audio and video releases are added to the platform&rsquo;s extensive and exclusive archive, which now hosts over 1500 VODs (concerts, operas and documentaries) and over 7000 DG, Decca, ECM, Hyperion, Carus, CAvi and Myrios audio albums.
Streams are available in high-quality audio and video options, including 4K, Dolby Atmos and HighRes Audio, while optimised metadata allow subscribers to search recordings by composer, orchestra, artist or work. All content can be downloaded for offline listening and viewing, with push notifications to provide reminders of live events.
The STAGE+ app is now available on Apple iOS, tvOS and visionOS; Android Mobile, Android TV and Google TV (Smart TV); Amazon Fire TV (Smart TV and Fire TV Stick); Samsung Tizen (Smart TV); and LG&nbsp;webOS (Smart TV). It also supports Apple AirPlay and CarPlay or Google Cast and Android Auto.
New and existing subscribers are invited to immerse themselves in all the passion, drama and colour of opera as STAGE+ celebrates <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/de/partner/partner_A1GN4T3ECLP5UD9L">World Opera Day</a> (25 October). Its specially curated selection of performances feature such stars of the opera world as Emily D&rsquo;Angelo, Cecilia Bartoli, Benjamin Bernheim, Nadine Sierra, Bryn Terfel, Jonathan Tetelman and Pretty Yende.
Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D&rsquo;Angelo (&lsquo;Female Singer of the Year&rsquo;, OPUS KLASSIK 2025) stars as a female fighter pilot in Jeanine Tesori&rsquo;s acclaimed opera <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJ2C9G6K">Grounded</a>, with a libretto by George Brant. She performs alongside tenor Ben Bliss. Filmed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Grounded is directed by Michael Mayer, with the Met Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Yannick N&eacute;zet-S&eacute;guin. The opera will premiere on STAGE+ on World Opera Day.
Four more operas from New York will appear on STAGE+ between now and early March 2026, as part of the platform&rsquo;s new <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/partner/partner_A1GN4T3ECLP5UC9G6K">partnership with the Metropolitan Opera</a>. One production will be premiered each month: Verdi&rsquo;s La traviata, with Nadine Sierra and Stephen Costello on 29&nbsp;November; Massenet&rsquo;s Cinderella, with Isabel Leonard and Emily D&rsquo;Angelo on 25&nbsp;December; Puccini&rsquo;s La rondine, with Angel Blue and Jonathan Tetelman on 24&nbsp;January; and Donizetti&rsquo;s Lucia di Lammermoor, with Nadine Sierra and Javier Camarena on 6&nbsp;March.
A further 13 productions from the Metropolitan Opera have already been added to the STAGE+ archive. These encompass some of the company&rsquo;s most iconic stagings of recent years, including Robert Lepage&rsquo;s&nbsp;Ring cycle.
Also new to STAGE+ is a&nbsp; library of 100 operatic productions &nbsp;from Naxos. Filmed at such prestigious venues as Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and the Staatsoper Berlin, these additions enrich the STAGE+ core-repertoire archive but also feature some fascinating rarities &ndash; for example, the Deutsche Oper Berlin production of Korngold&rsquo;s Das Wunder der Heliane, directed by Christof Loy.
STAGE+ also enjoys partnerships with the Royal Ballet &amp; Opera; Op&eacute;ra national de Paris; Bayreuth Festival; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; Wiener Staatsoper; Bayerische Staatsoper; Teatro Real, Madrid; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin; Salzburg Festival; and Zurich Opera.
As part of this year&rsquo;s World Opera Day series, STAGE+ is offering three streaming events free of charge: <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSPJ2E8">Pretty Yende and Nadine Sierra in Concert</a> from the Philharmonie de Paris; Donizetti&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSQJCD8">L&rsquo;elisir d&rsquo;amore</a> from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Nadine Sierra and Bryn Terfel; and Mozart&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSOJ2C9J">Le nozze di Figaro</a> from the Wiener Staatsoper, with Andr&egrave; Schuen as the Count. There are also a huge number of operas waiting to be discovered in its audio archive, from Monteverdi&rsquo;s L&rsquo;Orfeo to Saariaho&rsquo;s Adriana Mater. &nbsp;
Download the app <a href="https://help.stage-plus.com/hc/en-gb/articles/39805842693019-Download-Supported-Devices">here</a>
OTHER FORTHCOMING STAGE+ HIGHLIGHTS
24 October, 7pm CEST, Premiere <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJ2C9G6C">Joana Mallwitz conducts Der Rosenkavalier &ndash; with Diana Damrau</a> Opernhaus Z&uuml;rich
28 October, 8pm CET, Premiere <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJCE9I">Fabio Luisi &amp; Julius Asal: Scriabin&rsquo;s Piano Concerto</a> with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
8 November, 8pm CET, Premiere <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJ2C9M70">Yannick N&eacute;zet-S&eacute;guin &amp; Seong-Jin Cho: Bruckner &amp; Beethoven</a> Lucerne Festival
15 November, 8pm CET, Premiere <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJCCHN">Mikhail Pletnev plays Chopin &amp; Scriabin</a> Laeiszhalle, Hamburg
22 November, 7.30pm CET, Livestream <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJ2C9M74">Mar&iacute;a Due&ntilde;as, Antonio Pappano &amp; the COE: Lalo &amp; Dvoř&aacute;k</a> Esterh&aacute;zy Palace

GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS 2025 - DG Artists María Dueñas, Joana Mallwitz and Krystian Zimerman Take Home Four of This Year’s Prestigious Prizes

Berlin/London, 16 October 2025. The Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2025 gala ceremony took place last night at the De Vere Connaught Rooms in central London. Renowned as the Oscars of classical music, the Gramophone Awards &ndash; presented with Presto Music &ndash; &nbsp;celebrate the finest recordings of the previous twelve months, recognising the outstanding achievements of artists, ensembles and labels. This year, no fewer than four of the prestigious awards were presented to Deutsche Grammophon artists and recordings.
There was a dual victory for Spanish violinist Mar&iacute;a Due&ntilde;as. Not only did her second DG album Paganini: 24&nbsp;Caprices win the Instrumental Award but she was also named Young Artist of the Year (an award sponsored by Classic FM). Gramophone summed up Due&ntilde;as&rsquo;s readings of Paganini as &ldquo;dazzling&rdquo;, going on to praise her &ldquo;luminously radiant and golden-toned, fluidly quicksilver technique&rdquo;, as well as hailing the &ldquo;joys&rdquo; of the album&rsquo;s companion disc (works by Berlioz, Cervell&oacute;, Kreisler, Gabriela Ortiz, Saint-Sa&euml;ns, Sarasate and Wieniawski). Due&ntilde;as also treated the ceremony to a performance from that album and stated in her acceptance speech &ldquo;it&rsquo;s a great pleasure and honour&hellip; thank you for believing in the power of youth and curiosity in the arts, thank you so much for this recognition.&rdquo;
The Chamber Award (sponsored by Wigmore Hall) went to the album featuring Brahms&rsquo;s Piano Quartets Nos. 2 and 3 made by pianist and DG artist Krystian Zimerman with violinist Maria Nowak, violist Katarzyna Budnik and cellist Yuya Okamoto. Gramophone called it an &ldquo;outstanding recording&rdquo;, noting how it contains &ldquo;fervour, angst and lyricism in Shakespearean proportions&rdquo;. Maria Nowak and Yuya Okamoto accepted the award on behalf of the quartet.
&ldquo;I am deeply honoured &ndash; and truly touched &ndash; that our recording of&nbsp;Brahms&rsquo;s Piano Quartets&nbsp;has been chosen for this year&rsquo;s&nbsp;Gramophone Award,&rdquo; says Krystian Zimerman. &ldquo;My warmest thanks to&nbsp;Gramophone&nbsp;for this recognition, to&nbsp;Deutsche Grammophon&nbsp;for their faith and patience, and to our audience&nbsp;-&nbsp;for listening, with open hearts. And, not being such a serious person after all, please allow me to put it in the language of today:&nbsp;We are happy to have made Brahms great again!&rdquo;
&nbsp;Conductor Joana Mallwitz and the Berlin Konzerthausorchester, meanwhile, took home the Orchestral Recording of the Year Award for The Kurt Weill Album. Featuring the Berlin composer&rsquo;s two symphonies as well as the &ldquo;sung ballet&rdquo; Die sieben Tods&uuml;nden, this is the debut DG album from Mallwitz, recently named OPUS KLASSIK&rsquo;s Conductor of the Year 2025. &ldquo;This Weill collection, polished but never slick, merits the very strongest recommendation,&rdquo; said Gramophone. &nbsp;
&ldquo;On behalf of the musicians of the Konzerthausorchester and all those who have contributed to this CD &ndash; on and behind the stage &ndash; I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this award,&rdquo; says Joana Mallwitz. &ldquo;It honors us very much and we are very happy about it, also because it helps to bring Kurt Weill's great works back into focus.&rdquo;
There was further success for Universal Music in the shape of the Opera Award. This was given to Norwegian National Opera&rsquo;s recording of Wagner&rsquo;s Der fliegende Holl&auml;nder, conducted by Edward Gardner and starring soprano and Decca Classics artist Lise Davidsen as Senta. The landmark album captures this &ldquo;true Wagnerian&rdquo; live in a role she is unlikely to revisit.
&ldquo;We are delighted that our artists and recordings have once again been recognised by Gramophone in major categories and that the Yellow Label has garnered around a quarter of the total awards presented tonight&ldquo;, says&nbsp;Dr Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon and New Business Strategy Global Classics. &ldquo;Mar&iacute;a Due&ntilde;as&rsquo;s expressive and technical abilities shine in her tribute to Paganini and his successors, and it&rsquo;s hugely gratifying to see her exceptional talent recognised in the Young Artist and Instrumental categories. Krystian Zimerman and his colleagues&rsquo; interpretations of Brahms are the perfect exemplar of collaborative musicianship, while Joana and Konzerthausorchester have done fantastic work in championing Kurt Weill&rsquo;s symphonic music in the studio as well as on the concert platform. My warmest congratulations to all our winners.&rdquo;
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DETAILS OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC&rsquo;S AWARD-WINNERS:
1 | Deutsche Grammophon Krystian Zimerman, Maria Nowak, Katarzyna Budnik, Yuya Okamoto Chamber Recording of the Year Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 &amp; 3
2 | DG Mar&iacute;a Due&ntilde;as Instrumental Recording of the Year Paganini: 24 Caprices, etc.
3 | DG Joana Mallwitz/Berlin Konzerthausorchester Orchestral Recording of the Year The Kurt Weill Album
4 | DG Mar&iacute;a Due&ntilde;as Young Artist of the Year
5 | Decca Classics Lise Davidsen, Orchestra &amp; Chorus of Norwegian National Opera/Edward Gardner Opera Recording of the Year Der fliegende Holl&auml;nder

OPUS KLASSIK 2025 - Universal Music’s Classical Artists Honoured in Major Categories 

Berlin, 12 October 2025. The work of some of Universal Music&rsquo;s leading classical artists has been recognised at the OPUS KLASSIK 2025 awards. Musicians signed to Deutsche Grammophon, Decca Classics and DG partner label CAvi Music won awards in 9 different categories, including major categories such as Singer (both male and female), Instrumentalist and Conductor of the Year. Today&rsquo;s prestigious gala awards ceremony, hosted by actress and presenter D&eacute;sir&eacute;e Nosbusch at the Konzerthaus Berlin, featured live performances by several prize-winners with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin conducted by Anu Tali.
Emily D&rsquo;Angelo (Female Singer of the Year) &ndash; honoured for her second solo DG album <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/freezing-emily-dangelo-13563" target="_blank" rel="noopener">freezing</a> &ndash; captivated the audience with a newly arranged orchestral medley of Wild Mountain Thyme and O&nbsp;Love is Teasing, while Benjamin Bernheim &ndash; named Male Singer of the Year for his first solo song album <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/douce-france-melodies-chansons-benjamin-bernheim-13552" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Douce France: M&eacute;lodies &amp; Chansons</a> &ndash; performed the aria &ldquo;Pourquoi me r&eacute;veiller&rdquo; from Massenet&rsquo;s Werther. Instrumentalist of the Year awards went to Seong-Jin Cho (<a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/ravel-the-complete-solo-piano-works-seong-jin-cho-13661" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works</a>) and Antje Weithaas (<a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/vasks-violin-concerto-no-2-antje-weithaas-13593" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vasks: Violin Concerto No. 2</a>). Having won the latter award last year for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/saint-saens-lang-lang-13199" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lang Lang &ndash; Saint-Sa&euml;ns</a>, pianist Lang Lang this year won Bestseller of the Year for the same album. He played Chopin&rsquo;s Pr&eacute;lude in E minor, Op.&nbsp;28 No.&nbsp;4 and Andrew Wrangell&rsquo;s Rush E, two of the many miniatures on the upcoming album <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/piano-book-2-lang-lang-13779" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Piano Book 2</a>. This new volume amplifies the message of the original Piano Book (Lang Lang&rsquo;s highest-streaming album to date), namely that classical music is for everyone. The 2025 Conductor of the Year award went to Joana Mallwitz for <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/the-kurt-weill-album-joana-mallwitz-13499" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Kurt Weill Album</a>, recorded with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, of which she is Chief Conductor, while Aigul Akhmetshina was named a Young Talent of the Year for her debut solo album Aigul. Creative storytelling&nbsp;&ndash; as in Alice Sara Ott&rsquo;s ‑immersive 45minute film <a href="https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSRJGE0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nocturne</a>, directed by Andrew Staples (Audiovisual Music Production of the Year), and David Chalmin&rsquo;s experimental <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/sonic-wires-katia-marielle-labeque-deluxe-edition-13676" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sonic Wires</a> (Innovative Listening Experience of the Year) &ndash; demonstrated the spirit of artistic renewal at the heart of OPUS KLASSIK 2025.
Key to the ceremony were the celebrations surrounding Estonian composer Arvo P&auml;rt, this year&rsquo;s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award. Still active at the age of 90, P&auml;rt has exerted a decisive influence on classical music since the 1960s. In developing his tintinnabuli technique, he opened up a new soundworld that has touched millions of people worldwide. He made his first recording for DG partner label ECM Records in 1984, launching an ongoing collaboration with ECM&rsquo;s founder and producer Manfred Eicher which has led to legendary recordings of key works including Tabula Rasa, Fratres and Spiegel im Spiegel. P&auml;rt&rsquo;s work also features on Deutsche Grammophon, notably on the recently-released album of pianist Georgijs Osokins, For Arvo.
&ldquo;The OPUS KLASSIK has established itself as one of the world&rsquo;s most eminent music awards and a true celebration of classical music in all its variety. We&rsquo;re proud to have seen our artists triumph in so many major categories this year,&rdquo; says Kleopatra Sofroniou, General Manager Classics, Deutsche Grammophon. &ldquo;Every project honoured today, from virtuosic interpretations of core repertoire to innovative collaborations and cutting-edge new music, reflects the creativity and extraordinary vitality of our roster.&rdquo;
Frank Briegmann, Chairman &amp; CEO Universal Music Central Europe and Deutsche Grammophon, adds: &ldquo;My heartfelt congratulations to all our nominees and award-winners on their outstanding achievements. Universal Music&rsquo;s artists and labels have once again shown how world-class artistry, creativity and a shared passion for music define what we do. My thanks go to our partners and all involved in making the OPUS KLASSIK weekend such a wonderful celebration of what classical music can achieve today and in the future.&rdquo;
The OPUS KLASSIK is Germany&rsquo;s most prestigious classical music prize. Designed to honour outstanding artists and recordings, it is awarded by the Verein zur F&ouml;rderung der Klassischen Musik&nbsp;e.V. (Society for the Promotion of Classical Music), whose members are drawn from record labels, promoters, publishers and other representatives of the classical music world. A jury of industry experts decide the OPUS KLASSIK awards in 30 different categories.
The ceremony was broadcast at 22.15 (CEST) by OPUS KLASSIK&rsquo;s media partner ZDF. The OPUS KLASSIK concert was broadcast on RBB&rsquo;s radio3 at 20.00 (CEST) on 12 October 2025.

Victor le Masne Reimagines Ravel As DG Marks 20 Years of its Groundbreaking Recomposed Series 

The Composer and Musical Director of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics bridges the contemporary and classical worlds in his 150th-anniversary homage to Ravel 
&nbsp;Ravel Recomposed includes Le Masne&rsquo;s versions of Bol&eacute;ro, Le jardin f&eacute;erique, excerpts from the String Quartet and L&rsquo;enfant et les sortil&egrave;ges, and many more
Out on 21 November 2025, the album features guest performances from Christine and the Queens (lyrics and vocals), Julius Asal (piano) and Camille Thomas (cello) 
&nbsp;&ldquo;Ravel&rsquo;s music is so modern, so universal. He can be very demanding, yet he is always generous and very warm &ndash; I tried to keep his warm feeling of humanity.&rdquo; (Victor le Masne)
Ravel Recomposed presents Victor le Masne&rsquo;s affectionate take on music by one of the greatest of all French composers. This 12-track album is the latest edition in Deutsche Grammophon&rsquo;s pioneering Recomposed series, launched 20 years ago with Matthias Arfmann&rsquo;s reworks of recordings by the Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan. Fresh from his monumental role as Composer and Musical Director of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, Grammy&reg;-winning&nbsp;composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Le Masne brings vibrant colours and contemporary reflections to works he has loved since childhood. The album commemorates the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel&rsquo;s birth with a fusion of musical styles and genres, embracing everything from classical and jazz to Le Masne&rsquo;s distinctive brand of French Touch electro-dance music. It also features guest contributions from Christine and the Queens and DG&nbsp;artists Julius Asal and Camille Thomas.
Ravel Recomposed comes out in all formats on 21 November 2025, and the first digital single to be shared is Le jardin f&eacute;erique on 29 August. This track inspired the album&rsquo;s cover image, designed by Le&nbsp;Masne&rsquo;s wife, Jill Caytan. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s about the idea of lush musical environments, and the idea of fading,&rdquo; says the composer. &ldquo;When you see a flower, there&rsquo;s a timeless vibe, but also something impermanent. It reminds me of Le jardin f&eacute;erique, the fairy garden. I asked my wife to make the image because I wanted something true, intimate and very close to my heart.&rdquo;
Ravel has been close to Le Masne&rsquo;s heart for most of his life. &ldquo;I grew up in a family of musicians, and my father is a composer,&rdquo; he explains. &ldquo;When I was very young, he played me a lot of Ravel&rsquo;s music. And my mother loved L&rsquo;enfant et les sortil&egrave;ges. It was a bit scary for me &ndash; the idea of furniture and animals turning against this naughty child. But I think the music went into me in a very strong way.&rdquo;
At the age of sixteen, Le Masne was given a mix tape by his father which included Bol&eacute;ro and &ldquo;Lever du jour&rdquo; from Daphnis et Chlo&eacute;. &ldquo;I played the Ravel many, many times. And I started to understand his harmonies more clearly and enjoy them, not as a child, but as someone receiving his music.&rdquo;
Years later, that influence fed into his work as Composer and Musical Director of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. &nbsp;As well as collaborating with Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura, Jean-Michel Jarre, C&eacute;line Dion and other global artists, he wrote scores for all four ceremonies, including reworks of several pieces by Ravel.
That led to an invitation from Christian Badzura, DG&rsquo;s Vice President A&amp;R New Repertoire, to add to the Recomposed series, which encourages composers to open a contemporary dialogue with music from the past. Previous editions include Matthew Herbert&rsquo;s take on Mahler&rsquo;s Tenth Symphony, Peter Gregson&rsquo;s reworks of Bach&rsquo;s Cello Suites and Max Richter&rsquo;s &nbsp;2012 and 2022 reinventions of Vivaldi&rsquo;s Four Seasons. &ldquo;It helps to approach a project like this with intelligence, and with respect,&rdquo; says Le&nbsp;Masne. &ldquo;If you add in some fun as well, you can create something very interesting.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Victor brought an elegant balance of respect and reinvention to this project,&rdquo; confirms Badzura. &ldquo;By recomposing Ravel through his own musical voice, he&rsquo;s created something that feels both timeless and contemporary. It&rsquo;s a bold artistic statement that deepens the repertoire while opening it up to new audiences who simply have a thirst for great music.&rdquo;
Having studied Ravel&rsquo;s scores in depth and read all he could about the composer, Le Masne chose twelve pieces, then applied a multitude of genres and compositional techniques as he began to transform the originals. He plays piano, synths and percussion himself on the album, as well as conducting the musicians who joined him in the studio, and working closely with his three guest soloists.
Singer-songwriter-producer-choreographer Christine and the Queens, who worked with Le Masne at the 2024 Paralympics, improvised his own lyrics to Bol&eacute;ro &ndash; &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never witnessed anything like that before. It&rsquo;s quite amazing!&rdquo; In Jeux d&rsquo;eau, Le Masne added strings and winds to the solo part played by pianist Julius Asal, and in Chanson h&eacute;bra&iuml;que, cellist Camille Thomas&rsquo;s haunting line is accompanied by guitar, bass and kalimba.
Le Masne&rsquo;s compositional inventiveness is evident throughout Ravel Recomposed, notably in &ldquo;Lever du jour&rdquo;, in which he turns one of Ravel&rsquo;s finest melodies on its head. &ldquo;I like the idea of a reversed world for the final track, because this album is about recomposing Ravel,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;So I start with the reverse melody, then I go into the original harmonies but make it as a kind of loop. Then there&rsquo;s the climax, done with a new instrumentation. And then you have maybe 30 seconds of climax before that too returns in reverse. The original is so well written that even in reverse it sounds amazing!&rdquo;
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SCHUMANN Complete Works for Piano Trio / Dénes Várjon, Antje Weithaas, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80 Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110 Fantasiest&uuml;cke, Op. 88

Auf diesem Album pr&auml;sentieren die Geigerin&nbsp;Antje Weithaas, die Cellistin Marie-Elisabeth Hecker und der Pianist D&eacute;nes V&aacute;rjon Schumanns vollst&auml;ndige Werke f&uuml;r Klaviertrio. Die drei K&uuml;nstler:innen erkunden dabei eine Musik, in der Intimit&auml;t und Leidenschaft, lyrische Innigkeit und rastlose Energie, Licht und Dunkelheit unmittelbar aufeinanderfolgen k&ouml;nnen.
Das Album vereint die drei Klaviertrios op. 63, 80 und 110 sowie die Fantasiest&uuml;cke op. 88. Letztere entstanden ab 1842 als Schumanns erste Komposition f&uuml;r Klaviertrio und wurden vor ihrer Ver&ouml;ffentlichung im Jahr 1850 &uuml;berarbeitet. Mit ihrer konzentrierten, poetischen Ausdruckskraft bilden die Fantasiest&uuml;cke einen reizvollen Gegenpol zu den drei nummerierten Trios.
Alle drei K&uuml;nstler:innen haben sich international als Solist:innen etabliert und zugleich die Kammermusik stets ins Zentrum ihres k&uuml;nstlerischen Schaffens gestellt. Ihre im Konzert entwickelte und im Studio weiter vertiefte gemeinsame Musiksprache erm&ouml;glicht es ihnen, Schumanns abrupten Stimmungswechseln zu folgen und sowohl verborgene musikalische Ideen als auch den sich stetig wandelnden Dialog der drei Stimmen h&ouml;rbar zu machen.
Das Album wurde an sieben intensiven Aufnahmetage im Februar und M&auml;rz 2025 eingespielt und erscheint im Jahr des 60. Geburtstags von Antje Weithaas. Es enth&auml;lt ein reich bebildertes 24-seitiges Booklet mit einem Essay von Elisabeth Richter, einem Interview mit den K&uuml;nstler:innen sowie Archivbildern und Fotografien aus den Aufnahmesessions.
Das ist digital und auf CD erh&auml;ltlich.&nbsp;Bestellen Sie die CD-Ausgabe im <a href="https://store.deutschegrammophon.com/de-de/products/antje-weithaas-robert-schumann-complete-works-for-piano-trio-121821?_pos=2&amp;_psq=antje+wei&amp;_psid=ad1fc6e42&amp;_ss=e">DG Store</a> vor.

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With Mist Without, recently signed pianist and poet Xiaofu Ju presents his debut album for DG China. This concept-driven recital transforms a single image into a richly imagined listening journey, introducing a distinctive artistic voice of a new generation.&nbsp;
Inspired by the German notion of Weltschmerz (pain of the world) and the spirit of Chinese Misty Poetry, the album reveals its emotional world through suggestion rather than direct expression. Meaning emerges gradually, like shapes appearing through mist, as music, text, and poetry come together to create a unified artistic experience.&nbsp;
More than a collection of masterpieces, Mist Without is conceived as a complete one-sitting experience &mdash; an immersive world that moves through mist, night, ghosts, mourning, and darkness before arriving at a moment of lucid stillness. The music comes to an end, yet the mist remains. &nbsp;

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