Hamelin was recently honored to join his dear friend Manny Ax during the inaugural season of WQXR’s Classical Happy Hour podcast. If you ever imagined what it would be like to be a fly on the wall when two of the greatest pianists of our time were chatting, now is your chance! Read more about this and all the exciting things @marcandreham is up to this season in our latest Newsletter!
Terra Infirma, written by composer Reena Esmail, is described by Reena as a one-woman monodrama. I can’t think of a better way to characterize this work. A concerto for harp and percussion (in which I serve as both harpist and percussionist), Terra Infirma is a highly theatrical work that portrays the harp as the protagonist on a journey. Throughout the piece, the harp, which symbolizes Earth, is moved choreographically across the stage as I make my way through various percussion sets. It’s a piece that stretches the sonic boundaries of the harp to their fullest, and I am so thrilled to release the world premiere recording of Terra Infirma on Azica Records next week!
The album releases digitally on April 17th (available for pre-save now) and via physical CD on May 15th!
✨ OUT TODAY ✨
Our 8th (!) album for @chandosrecords , In Her Hands, is officially out in the world and available on all platforms.
Featuring music by Cécile Chaminade, Clara Schumann, and Dora Pejačević, this album honors women who placed their lives and their art firmly in their own hands. Against expectation and constraint, they carved their own paths, claimed their voices, and shaped their musical lives on their own terms. We hope their music offers not only beauty, but a quiet invitation to take the reins into your own hands.
We’re so proud to share this with you. Come celebrate the release with us in person at @kingsplacelondon on February 12 and 13! (Ticket 🎫 link in bio)
🎧 Listen now — link in bio 💛
On the @grammys red carpet, in a conversation with @reuters we were asked why chamber music still matters.
Our answer was simple:
In a world that often feels disconnected and short on empathy, chamber music is about caring for one another. It’s about listening closely, responding in real time, and connecting on an intimate, human level—something our world needs more than ever.
That spirit of care and connection is at the heart of everything we do as the Neave Trio, and it’s what we hope audiences feel when they’re in the room with us.
We’re deeply looking forward to sharing that experience for a milestone moment at @kingsplacelondon
✨ Neave Trio’s @kingsplacelondon debut ✨
📍 King’s Place, London
📅 February 12
There’s no better place for this kind of listening and connection. We can’t wait to be there with you.❤️🙏
🎥 @reuters
🎟️ Tickets & details in bio
CHOPIN sans CHOPIN is @adamgolkapianist 's upcoming brilliant album, released on FHR 15 May 2026. Delighted to share a promo video for the album containing tracks from the album. There will be further live footage from the recording being published up until the album is released.
'Chopin sans Chopin is Adam Golka’s highly personal tribute to Frédéric Chopin, featuring works inspired by Chopin instead of music by the master himself. The album includes a collection of international composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including choices inspired by Golka’s Polish-American background and unique family history. The album includes a première recording of the 1894 Mazurka in E minor by Natalia Janotha (1856–1932). This is Golka’s fourth album on FHR.'
What on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nUv-A2qUrS0
Audio recorded by Florian Schimdt (Pegasus Musikproduktion)
Filmed by Leo Pichardo
Video edited by David Murphy (FHR)
@colbertartists
Catch the livestream of @jonathan_biss_official second performance of Beethoven’s 2nd piano concerto with the @detroitsymphony and @delyana.lazarova TONIGHT! 8pm EST.
https://livefromorchestrahall.vhx.tv/live-broadcasts/events/beethoven-s-triple-concerto-saturday-january-17-at-8-00pm-et
Colbert Artists is delighted to share that two of our wonderful artists have been nominated for GRAMMY®’s: Anne Akiko Meyers and the Neave Trio! Neave’s La Mer is nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. Anne Akiko Meyers is nominated for Best Choral Performance on Childs: In The Arms of The Beloved where she performed with the LA Master Chorale, Grant Gershon.
#GRAMMY #classicalmusic
@marcandreham and @jonathan_biss_official made @gramophonemagazine ’s Critic’s Choice: Our Favorite Classical Recordings of 2025 list! Marc also made @nprmusic ’s Best Songs of 2025 list. Go check out the articles at the link in our bio and listen to Jonathan, Marc, and all our amazing artists!
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Marc-André Hamelin’s ‘Found Objects / Sound Objects’
Jonathan Biss’s ‘Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Sciarrino Il sogno di Stradella’
Jonathan Biss’s latest article for the @nytimes is out! Have you had time to read ‘The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society’. Check out the gift link in our bio to be able to read the article. You can also catch a lecture recital on the Beethoven Sonatas TONIGHT at Merlin Hall.
Step inside the world of Lerner & Loewe with Rob Kapilow’s What Makes It Great? Hear the stories behind the songs from My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Brigadoon as Kapilow breaks down what makes these classics shine, then brings them to life in full performance.
Sat. January 17 at 8pm at NEC’s Jordan Hall
Tickets at celebrityseries.org
Well…that was one for the books. ✨
Premiering a brand-new trio by the incomparable @jenniferhigdon1 was an absolute dream. The care, craft, and energy in every note are palpable, and we feel so lucky to have been the ones to bring this piece into the world.🙏
Huge thanks to everyone at @chambermusicsociety_utica for making this possible and supporting the entire process. And of course, endless gratitude to Jennifer, our amazing @katiepapinibackus (who managed to perfectly match @pianisteri for the event!), and the wonderful teams at @colbertartists and @primoartists . We’re still buzzing! 💛🎶
