It was in the midst of the pandemic, devoting herself to personal studies, that Olga Kopylova-titular pianist of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) since 2000 – approached the work of the post – romantic French composer Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944), with whom she established a strong bond of admiration and recognition.

For violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja a bout of tendonitis was the perfect opportunity to widen her musical perspective by taking on the title role in Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, as she tells Toby Deller.

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach has brought accordionist Viviane Chassot out of a serious personal crisis.

Flyte will release their brand-new album, This Is Really Going To Hurt. This will be Flyte’s second album and features the previously released songs: "Easy Tiger", "Losing You", "I’ve Got a Girl" as well as the brand new, under the skin. This album beautifully weaves together complex and rich vocal arrangements and melodies, with lyrics steeped in literary imagery. This Is Really Going To Hurt follows up from their debut album the loved ones which was acclaimed by the Sunday Times as “The Best British Debut Album of the Year” and is set to cement the band as refreshingly mature and exceptionally talented.

From the many musical lives of artist Glenn Donaldson emerges The Reds, Pinks and Purples, a project that sifts out the purest elements of pop music and in the process chronicles the point of view of an assiduous San Francisco-based songwriter. The Reds, Pinks and Purples’ third album, called Uncommon Weather, is both an elusive portrait of San Francisco during one of its fluctuations as an untenable place for musicians and artists and also a self-portrait, however inverted, of a songwriter who has dispatched another treasured collection of timeless sounding DIY-pop songs.

TV Baby, the debut LP from Toronto power-pop act PONY, feels like it’s programmed from a different era. Driven by vocalist/guitarist Sam Bielanski’s sharp vocal tones and flashy, driving rhythm, the band combines cheeky 1980s style with 1990s self-reliance and modern production sheen for an experience caught between worlds. It’s hooky and vibrant, but don’t mistake exuberance for extroversion. TV Baby is an album dedicated to the indoor cats, the introverts, and those who value their independence above anything else.

On her new EP time machine, Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter-producer cehryl presents a voice as dulce and mellifluous as the songs she produces and writes to. Stories that explore the complexity of human emotion fill her dreamy, genre-fusing tracks, where her lyrical flair and classical training are on full display. From the strings she rips to the production, recording, and mixing, cehryl orchestrates every part of her songs. Her painfully relatable sonic gifts have gained her an international community of fans across the globe, and find her constantly revising and refining her sound.

The Virtual Road was a series of concerts shown by U2 on YouTube in March and April of 2021.

Although many people may not realize it, Puerto Rico is the home of a vibrant and thriving jazz scene. It is here that Latin Jazz trumpeter Charlie Sepúlveda lives and does the bulk of his playing but he is certainly no stranger to New York City. Born in the Bronx, Sepúlveda appeared regularly in the Big Apple throughout the 70s and 80s with his cousin - a Latin Jazz pianist of some notoriety named Eddie Palmieri - and the likes of Mongo Santamaria, Dave Valentin, Tito Puente and countless others.

Dartmouth rocker Adam Baldwin presents his new EP of lounge-act songs, Songs for the Parlour.

Widor’s cycle of ten organ symphonies underwent profound development and transformation over many years. Classical elements became more obviously virtuosic and, by the time of these Op.42 symphonies, his musical language had become monumental.

‘First Farewell’ will likely be Peggy Seeger’s final original solo album, but mellowing is not her style and she’s not going quietly. Her remarkable 24th solo album underscores her importance & continued relevance as a songwriter and performer, cementing her place as one of the most uncompromising and inspiring female artists of any genre and age.

Truly, the luscious, soulful new album from Manchester singer-songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose (pronounced Keelin) moves through a tapestry of curious musical inflections; nods towards folk, jazz, ambient, electronica and even a subtle influence of psychedelia, it never stands still to take a breath, despite its ethereal and delicate core. Out April 9th on Gondwana Records (Mammal Hands, Portico Quartet, Matthew Halsall, Hania Rani), in Truly, the young singer-songwriter has accomplished a body of work that is both sonically and lyrically wise beyond her years.

The third Time Traveler album culminates in a trilogy that began in 2008 with the album Chapters I & II and continued with Chapters III & IV (2011). Imaginative space-rock cannon, the most colorful and with psychedelic influences.

The Underfall Yard is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, and their first to feature vocalist and multi-instrumentalist David Longdon. It was released on 15 December 2009, by English Electric Recordings. This is the 2021 re-mixed re-issue of The Underfall Yard. All downloads include a PDF of the 16 page album booklet, featuring lyrics, credits and artwork.