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Naxos Founder Klaus Heymann Gives Advice for Young Musicians (The Violin Channel interview)
June 10, 2022

The Violin Channel had the privilege of chatting with Naxos Founder and head, Klaus Heymann.

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Video interview: a choral conversation with composer Alexander Campkin
February 24, 2021

The young British composer Alexander Campkin has already received over 90 commissions from organisations such as The Royal Opera House, The London Mozart Players, The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Aldeburgh Music and The BBC Performing Arts Fund.

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In Place of Three Hands: Wolfgang Rübsam talks to Jeremy Siepmann
December 01, 2012

Take one farm, add thirty chickens, three lambs, one cat, one dog, a pond to take care of, a lot of grass to mow and a world class, state-of-the-art studio hidden in the barn, and the likelihood is that the man pulling weeds in the distance is one of the most recorded organists of our time.

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Alchemist Extraordinaire: Peter Breiner talks to Jeremy Siepmann
September 16, 2012

Peter Breiner’s memory goes back a long way, but music in his life goes further still. Best known as a brilliant and prolific arranger, he is also a composer, conductor, pianist, percussionist (for many years a professional) and voracious musician.

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Embracing the World – David Lloyd-Jones talks to Jeremy Siepmann
August 01, 2011

No man is truly omnivorous. To be so would require a complete lack of discrimination. David Lloyd-Jones, on the other hand, combines remarkable musical gifts with immense sophistication, vast experience and a capacity for enthusiasm and curiosity that have seen him through more repertoire, in more genres, than most conductors ever dream of.

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Mining the Essence – Henning Kraggerud Interviewed by Jeremy Siepmann
June 01, 2011

To meet Henning Kraggerud, the foremost Norwegian violinist of his generation, is to meet three-quarters of a string quartet.

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Polish Ambition – Antoni Wit Talks to Jeremy Siepmann
May 01, 2011

Though born and largely domiciled in Poland, and a world-renowned champion of his national musical heritage, Antoni Wit has long been counted among the natural aristocrats of the musical world.

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A Healing Touch – John Rutter Interviewed by Jeremy Siepmann
April 11, 2011

In his native England, John Rutter is most famous for his Christmas carols. His prolific, and varied, output, however, reaches far beyond these.

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An American Champion – Gerard Schwarz interviewed by Jeremy Siepmann
January 18, 2011

Whatever the period, he seemed at home in it. Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary, you name it.

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Queen of the Cello – Maria Kliegel Interviewed by Jeremy Siepmann
January 18, 2011

Proclaimed by Mstislav Rostropovich as ‘the best cellist I have heard since Jacqueline du Pré’, Maria Kliegel is a household name amongst record buyers around the world.

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An Acclaimed Conductor with a Sense of Fun – Morten Schuldt-Jensen Talks to Jeremy Siepmann
January 01, 2011

As befits conductors of distinction, Morten Schuldt-Jensen is an all-rounder, his tastes ranging as widely as his approaches to performance. 

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The Collaborative Conductor – Jeremy Siepmann interviews Dmitry Yablonsky
January 01, 2011

Yablonsky’s progress was essentially slow but steady. He reckons it took him about 15 years to really feel at ease in his conductor’s shoes, as it were.

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Naxos founder Klaus Heymann on what lies ahead for classical recordings
September 26, 2010

Gramophone met up with Klaus Heymann, founder of Naxos, to find out his views of the future of the classical recording business and the role Naxos will play in it.

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Patrick Gallois – Bringing Out the Flavour of Music
November 05, 2009

To know, that is, to really understand, music, you need to separate the particular characteristics of the music itself, the instrument you play and your own ego.

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Speaking of String Quartets – the Fine Arts Quartet
October 21, 2009

The Fine Arts Quartet, ‘one of the gold-plated names in chamber music’ (Washington Post), is one of the most distinguished ensembles in chamber music today, with an illustrious history of performing success and an extensive recording legacy, including several Naxos CDs.

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Forever Young – An Interview with JoAnn Falletta
June 01, 2009

JoAnn Falletta shares her thoughts on several of her Naxos recordings, on working with the Buffalo Philharmonic and why the ‘crisis’ in classical music today is nothing new in this interview with Stephen Schafer.

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Gerard Schwarz – A Life in Music
April 27, 2009

Gerard Schwarz, Music Director of Seattle Symphony since 1985, Principal Conductor of the Eastern Music Festival, and Conductor Emeritus of New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, boasts an extensive, highly acclaimed and ever-growing discography on Naxos.

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Classic Manoeuvre – Naxos Now Rivals the Big Guns in Quality
March 22, 2009

Once set aside by retailers as cheap music, the Naxos label now rivals the big guns in quality, writes Sam Olluver

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Elizabeth Farr: My Passion Is My Profession
March 09, 2009

Twice a winner of the prestigious Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik for her Naxos recordings, Elizabeth Farr is on the faculty of the University of Colorado where she teaches harpsichord and organ, conducts the Early Music Ensemble, and offers classes in performance practices and basso-continuo playing.

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Nigel North: Doing Dowland Proud
February 01, 2009

British lutenist Nigel North discusses his abiding love of Dowland’s music with Stephen Schafer and mused about what he’d do with a million dollars.

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Marin Alsop: Innovator and Rebel
January 16, 2009

Marin Alsop is recognised as one of today’s leading conductors and boasts a number of outstanding Naxos recordings. She recently shared some thoughts about her career with Stephen Schafer, Editorial Manager for Naxos International Marketing.

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