The Pacifica Quartet presents The Korngold Collection, a landmark recording of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s complete string quartets and rarely heard chamber works tracing the composer’s extraordinary evolution from prodigy of post-imperial Vienna to pioneering film composer in Hollywood.

Brazilian songstress Rosàlia de Souza joins forces with pianist Peter Rosendal (Denmark), bassist Craig Earle (Canada), and drummer Jonas Johansen (Denmark) to form Rosàlia de Souza Quarteto 55º, presenting their self-titled debut album of twelve tracks, set for release on November 14, 2025, on Storyville Records.

Jessica Pilnäs (born 5 July 1978) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress.

Featuring the first recording of BRITTEN’s ‘Les Illuminations, Op. 18’ sung in English, from a brand new translation by Timothy Adès! Also includes the original French version. Coupled with Samuel BARBER’s dramatic masterpiece ‘Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24’, written just a few years after ‘Les Illuminations’.

Norwegian singer Rebekka Bakken is one of Europe's most charismatic voices. With her unique blend of jazz, folk, pop, and Nordic melancholy, she has created a distinctive place in the international music scene. Since the early 2000s, she has released a string of acclaimed albums, including "The Art of How to Fall", her celebrated Tom Waits tribute "Little Drop of Poison", and most recently "Always on My Mind".

David Amram's career as a versatile composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist has spanned more than 70 years. Recorded here in its world premiere, Voyages for Solo Violin in three movements evokes ancient Egypt, Native American and African roots music and, in the words of the composer, "the tradition of the fiddler as a keeper of the flame." Ranging from prayer-like melodies to blues and polyrhythms, the Piano Sonata is one of the most jazz-influenced of any 20th-century work in this genre, while the Violin Sonata brings classical and jazz idioms together in music that inspired a collaboration with the writer Jack Kerouac.

I’m an avid fan of the TV comedy series Benidorm (like every night), about the adventures of a motley crew of ‘Brits’ on their annual holiday in Europe’s biggest resort town at the 3-Star Solana Hotel and which is on a permanent loop on a retro TV station here.

Mendelssohn's music contains a fascinating duality: deeply rooted in German Romanticism, inspired by Bach and Beethoven, but at the same time shaped by his Jewish origins and the tension between these two worlds.

Sharon Bezaly is known not only for her outstanding musical talent, but also for her dedication to her instrument and its repertoire.

In 2007/08, the Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra made his debut at BIS with a series of albums dedicated to three compatriots: the composers Othmar Schoeck, Arthur Honegger and Frank Martin.

Scheen Jazzorkester (SJO) had its first concert in Skien in February 2010, with an 18-member big band lineup, including a majority of professional musicians based in the Grenland area.

Luca Pasqua Guitarist-Composer-Arranger-Didactor.

Pianist Kyuho Han began playing the piano at the age of seven. He graduated from the Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School, and was subsequently admitted to the Korea National University of Arts, where he pursued his bachelor’ s studies.

Ester Pineda was noticed internationally for the first time when she was chosen to represent her country at UNESCO on the occasion of the General Conference in 1991.

Pilot are a Scottish rock group, formed in 1973 in Edinburgh by David Paton and Billy Lyall.