August 

22 – 26 August
INGOLF WUNDER – CHOPIN RECITAL
Deutsche Grammophon 477 9634

For his Deutsche Grammophon debut album, Ingolf Wunder, the audience-favourite at the 2010 Chopin International Competition, presents here the repertoire which thrilled the Warsaw listeners, including Piano Sonata no 3 in B minor op 58, and Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major op 61.

15 – 19 August
VIVALDI – PRIMA DONNA
Nathalie Stutzmann
Orfeo 55
Deutsche Grammophon 476 4390

Nathalie Stutzmann is regarded as one of the most remarkable musical personalities of our time and one of a few genuine contralto voices. On her new CD she interprets not only with her outstanding Vivaldi contralto arias, but also acts as a conductor. In 2009, she founded her own chamber orchestra, Orfeo 55, an ensemble that plays both baroque and modern instruments.

8 – 12 August
Francesco Triton – bachCage
Deutsche Grammophon 0289 476 417-3 5

Pianist Francesco Tristano may be considered to be one of the new generation of musicians who do not belong to any established school of performance. On bachCage Tristano blends the tonal, cyclical and polyphonic structures of two apparently disparate composers, JS Bach and John Cage, to create a fresh and unique perspective on both classical and contemporary compositions.

1 – 5 August
ALEKSANDRA KURZAK – GIOIA!
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
Omer Meir Wellber
DECCA 478 2730

On her Decca debut album, Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak sings ‘Quando m'en vo’ from Puccini's La Bohème and other popular arias by Mozart, Strauss, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi, with Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, conducted by Omer Meir Wellber.