The Vienna Boys' Choir celebrates 525 years. Alice Rath-Stépán explains how she puts her heart and soul into nurturing young voices in the choirboys and choirgirls.
read moreMichele Galvagno, cellist and music engraver, explains in an interview how he supports Dotzauer & Piatti and how scores change over time.
read moreRalf-Jörn Köster, solo oboist and author, talks to Stretta Journal about his life as a musician and shares a clever exercise for all wind musicians.
read moreFlorian Hatzelmann plays the tuba from opera to hip-hop. In this interview, @_tubaflo reveals how he juggles styles and is successful on social media.
read moreJean Kleeb combines classical, jazz and indigenous music. In this interview, he talks about world music, jazz influences and his environmental cantata ‘Protecting Earth’.
read moreOur interview series starts with Melanie Schlerf. She talks about choral conducting, programme selection, digitalisation and current challenges in choral singing.
read moreOn the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's birth, Eleonora Paolin remembers the ‘last Romantic’ and illuminates fascinating facets of his life and work.
read moreBasque pianist Antonio Oyarzábal on his album ‘El Fin del Silencio’ and the search for works by Latin American female composers.
read moreTatiana Stachak's ‘First Class Guitar’ method inspires enthusiasm worldwide - early duet playing promotes joy and motivation when learning. An interview.
read moreVioleta Gil talks about how she learnt to play the flute, overcame setbacks and why social media is so important for musicians today. Plus her favourite pieces!
read moreUlrike Theresia Wegele talks about her path to becoming an organist, the exciting entrance exam and the notes that are particularly important to her.
read moreMarc Le Gars, known for his guitar compositions, talks in a video interview about his path and his favourite works for exams and competitions.
read moreHow do you become a composer? Sophie Lacaze talks about her composition process and how the world around us inspires music.
read moreOver 1000 works and inexhaustible creativity: Zdeněk Král gives an insight into his life as a composer - from the idea to the performance.
read moreChick Corea has died at the age of 79. In Stretta Journal, composer Jan Reinelt pays tribute to the jazz pianist - and his influence on his own musical life.
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