The year 2025 is of the utmost importance for the Norwegian-Irish duo Secret Garden, because it marks the 30th anniversary of their debut single, their debut album and their Eurovision victory in 1995. Songs From A Secret Garden (Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition)“ will be released on May 16, 2025. Rolf Løvland and Fionnuala Sherry are looking forward to inviting fans old and new to relive the magic of their timeless music in 2025, a year that marks a milestone in the duo's extraordinary career.

With several top 40 hits to his name and a remarkably diverse oeuvre spanning several different styles, Livingston Taylor is widely regarded for his creation of beautiful, introspective, and original songs and sparkling interpretations of the classic songbook. Pair his compositional talents and natural performance ability with the might, musicality, and precision of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and a spellbinding program of melodies old and new come to life.

Saxophonist Pat Posey goes to extremes for his solo debut album, they/beast. Introducing the tubax - a German-invented, modified version of the contrabass saxophone - Pat plays deep, dark renditions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 3, Melodies for Saxophone by Philip Glass, Bach-inspired Mo'ingus by Brooklyn-based composer-saxophonist Shelley Washington, and Pat's own Hymn.

Alexander Boldachev transcends genres by boldly fusing classical masterpieces with iconic rock and pop tracks, reimagined with the harp.

From Bach to Nirvana, Alexander Boldachev performs self- made unique acoustic covers of both classical and popular melodies on the strings of the Concert Grand Harp.

Secret Garden, the Irish-Norwegian band specialist in new instrumental music is one of the world’s most successful duos with more than 3 billion streams and 5 million physical albums sold. Their upcoming 12th studio album “Songs in the Circle of Time”, is an enchanting blend of dreamy melodies and powerful arrangements, transporting listeners to a world of beauty and timeless elegance. The sources of inspiration are many and feel timeless, from 17th century baroque – classical music and contemporary melting into their own style.

The Vitamin String Quartet’s tribute to Paramore’s Brand New Eyes reinterprets the band’s punk-pop choruses with exhilarating string arrangements that echo the pent-up emotions after their brush with non-existence. With anthems like “Ignorance” and “Brick By Boring Brick,” mighty cello harmonies complement the cries of tonic violins in this wild instrumental tribute.

Thirty years after the release of the legendary album 'The Juliet Letters' by Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet, Matangi and Ruben Hein present a 21st-century response to this masterful song cycle. Inspired by the collected Dutch letters from the book P.S. by Jet Steinz, Matangi and Ruben have created new songs that add a contemporary chapter to the world of multidisciplinary music experiences. The songs address themes of friendship, doubt, brotherly love, fear, and betrayal. They feature a contemporary, eclectic sound that blends elements of classical, jazz, and pop music. During the 2024/2025 season, they will tour across the Netherlands.

An inexhaustible source of inspiration, birdsong has lent colours and sound to all ages. Exploring the sonic palette, whether glittering or woody, of their instruments, Valentine and Gabriel Michaud take us deep into a lush jungle of chiseled melodies and shimmering harmonies. Famous or exotic birds, baroque or electronic, jazzy or contemporary, all together they spread their wings in a hymn to freedom and musical diversity.

Echo celebrates the tenth anniversary of an extraordinary partnership between two virtuosos whose previous releases include 2018's album Soar and their 2013 debut Clychau Dibon. Echo marks the third part of this remarkable trilogy. The harp and kora share centuries of history, and Catrin and Seckou create a unique dialogue in a musical alliance of rare empathy, inspired by differences and similarities.

This story is not about Alice. Although, we’ve all had Alice in our lives. As well as the Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts and Jabberwocky, in one form or another. This story is about you. This story is about me.

Parisian cellist sensation Camille Thomas is back with her first crossover album “Aznavouriana” dedicated to the legendary Charles Aznavour to mark his 100th anniversary (May 22nd). A declaration of love to the work of Aznavour, the great poet who has forever marked the French Pop, accompanied by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and Sergey Smbatyan. A prolific artist, Charles Aznavour built up an unrivalled repertoire (51 albums in French, 42 in foreign languages) and sang on stages all over the world. Part of the profits from the album will be donated to the refugees of Nagorno-Karabakh through the Aznavour Foundation.

In this contemporary reimagining of Wilhelm Müller’s poetry cycle Winterreise — most famously set by Schubert — an everyman at the end of his rope confronts his inner demons in an emotionally charged vocal tour de force. Composer Douglas J. Cuomo is known for his concert, operatic, theatrical, television, and film compositions. His music is influenced by jazz, world music, classical and popular sources, as well as his spiritual practice as a Buddhist.

Collateral Flow is the mesmerizing debut album by Clemens Christian and Dirks Poetzsch, released by Neue Meister. This captivating collaboration between two talented musicians takes listeners on a journey through ambient soundscapes and intricate compositions.

Revered Finnish composer and musician Lauri Porra has announced his new album Matter & Time, out April 19 th via Platoon. The composition is a musical love letter to the universe, using the words of the celebrated astronomer and writer Esko Valtaoja, as spoken by the actor, author and broadcaster Stephen Fry. It also features lyrical contributions from Paula Vesala.