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DG Podcast meets Dr Clemens Trautmann
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - December 21, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode of the DG International Podcast, host Sarah Willis meets DG President Dr Clemens Trautmann to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Deutsche Grammophon. The pair talk about the history of the Yellow Label and its star studded cast of musicians. They discuss the new generation of DG a...
DG Podcast meets Bruce Liu
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - November 30, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutesBe charmed by pianist Bruce Liu in this episode of the DG International Podcast series! Bruce and host Sarah Willis talk about how his life changed the day he won the 2021 Chopin Competition, his many hobbies, life on the road and, of course, his debut studio album “Waves”.
DG Podcast meets Víkingur Ólafsson
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - October 26, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode, host Sarah Willis welcomes pianist Víkingur Ólafsson who tells us why he has waited 25 years to record Bach’s Goldberg Variations. The pair discuss many things including Víkingur's relationship with Bach and what the best time of day is to listen to the new album. Is Víkingur the...
DG Podcast meets Anne-Sophie Mutter
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - June 29, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutesThis episode of the DG International Podcast certainly counts as one of the highlights of the series so far. Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter talks to host Sarah Willis about her 60th birthday celebrations, the important musical collaborations and memories in her life and much, much more - a conversa...
DG Podcast meets María Dueñas
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - May 25, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutesThis episode of the Deutsche Grammophon International Podcast series features the talented violinist María Dueñas who is celebrating her very first album for DG,"Beethoven and Beyond”. Join María in conversation with podcast host Sarah Willis as they delve into her deep connection with Beethoven,...
DG Podcast meets Trevor Pinnock
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - April 27, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutesThis episode is a kind of birthday podcast in honour of the well-known and popular harpsichordist and conductor Trevor Pinnock and the ensemble he founded 50 years ago: The English Concert. To mark the occasion, DG has released a collection of their complete recordings on Archiv Produktion in a b...
DG Podcast meets Yuja Wang
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - March 30, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutesIn this episode, podcast host Sarah Willis welcomes pianist Yuja Wang. Join them for a lively and fun conversation to find out more about Yuja’s new album "The American Project“, playing boogie woogie and jazz and also about her friendship with conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas.
DG Podcast meets Steve Reich
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - February 23, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutesIn this new episode, podcast host Sarah Willis welcomes the “Father of Minimalist Music”, composer Steve Reich. Steve recently explained in an interview with documentary filmmaker H. Paul Moon "I never expected to write a string quartet” so of course Sarah wanted to find out why. Find out more a...
DG Podcast meets Bomsori
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - January 26, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutesIn the latest podcast episode, host Sarah Willis welcomes the South Korean violinist Bomsori. The two talk about Bomsori's superstar status in her home country, her life with the violin, K-Pop bands and of course, the very special moment when Bomsori signed her contract with Deutsche Grammophon.
DG Podcast meets Lang Lang
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - December 22, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutesIn this podcast episode, horn player and podcast host Sarah Willis welcomes pianist Lang Lang - - a musician who had had a huge impact on the piano world and has also inspired millions of children to learn the instrument. In this episode, Sarah & Lang Lang talk about the creation process for his...
DG Podcast meets David Garrett
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - November 24, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutesThis month, DG Podcast host Sarah Willis catches up with star-violinist David Garrett. The main topic is, of course, David’s recently released album ‘Iconic’, which was inspired by iconic Golden Age violinists such as Heifetz and Kreisler, who influenced David so much as a child. David also talks...
DG Podcast meets Jakub Hrůša
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - October 27, 2022 10:19 - 33 minutesIn this DG Podcast episode our host Sarah Willis meets Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša. They talk about his new album “Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1” recorded with the Bamberger Symphoniker of which he is the Chief Conductor. Hrůša describes how he came up with the idea to record an album around Hans Rot...
DG Podcast meets Rudolf Buchbinder
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - September 29, 2022 12:02 - 23 minutesDeutsche Grammophon Podcast host Sarah Willis talks to the Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, who is about to release his new album “Soirée de Vienne” with music from Strauss, Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin. Unfortunately such “Soirées” (Buchbinder calls them “Hausmusik”) are a thing ...
DG Podcast meets Gustavo Dudamel
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - August 25, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutesHe is one of todays most outstanding and charismatic conductors – Gustavo Dudamel’s new album "Antonín Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 – 9“ was released in July this year. DG podcast host Sarah Willis meets him in the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for this new episode where Dudamel talks abo...
DG Podcast meets: Gustavo Dudamel
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - August 25, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutesHe is one of todays most outstanding and charismatic conductors – Gustavo Dudamel’s new album "Antonín Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 – 9“ was released in July this year. DG podcast host Sarah Willis meets him in the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for this new episode where Dudamel talks abo...
DG Podcast meets: Jonathan Tetelman
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - June 29, 2022 22:01 - 26 minutesDG Podcast host Sarah Willis is joined by charismatic tenor Jonathan Tetelman in our latest episode, together the pair explore all aspects around his exciting career, love, the future of the opera world, and ponder the question of how many high Cs one can actually sing in a day. Listen to Jonath...
DG Podcast meets Jonathan Tetelman
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - June 29, 2022 22:01 - 26 minutesDG Podcast host Sarah Willis is joined by charismatic tenor Jonathan Tetelman in our latest episode, together the pair explore all aspects around his exciting career, love, the future of the opera world, and ponder the question of how many high Cs one can actually sing in a day. Listen to Jonath...
DG Podcast meets: Mari Samuelsen
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - May 26, 2022 11:17 - 24 minutesSarah Willis meets Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen, who spans 900 years of music on her new album "Lys". You will learn exciting background stories about the creation of "LYS", on which the violinist has dealt with light and shadow in music. Mari Samuelsen reveals why light inspires her so muc...
DG Podcast meets Mari Samuelsen
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - May 26, 2022 11:17 - 24 minutesSarah Willis meets Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen, who spans 900 years of music on her new album "Lys". You will learn exciting background stories about the creation of "LYS", on which the violinist has dealt with light and shadow in music. Mari Samuelsen reveals why light inspires her so muc...
DG Podcast meets Joep Beving
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - April 28, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutesDutch pianist and composer Joep Beving has been described as a one-man recording phenomenon. With the release of his new album “Hermetism” he returns to his solo piano roots. In this podcast episode he talks to Sarah Willis about why he mainly plays peaceful pieces, how he came to Deutsche Grammo...
DG Podcast meets Nadine Sierra
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - March 31, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutesHow does one actually become an opera singer? Is it enough to be able to sing at the highest level? In the new DG Podcast episode, Sarah Willis talks with Nadine Sierra, who is hailed as one of the most promising young talents in opera. The American soprano reflects on the multifaceted challenges...
DG Podcast meets Elīna Garanča
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - February 24, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutesElīna Garanča is one of the great singers of our time. When she sings, opera houses and concert halls are sold out. But during covid times, singing was considered one of the most dangerous ways to spread the virus. In this new podcast episode with Sarah Willis, Elīna Garanča talks about this chal...
DG Podcast meets Magdalena Hoffmann
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - January 26, 2022 23:10 - 34 minutesFor the latest podcast episode Sarah Willis has invited the harpist Magdalena Hoffmann, who was signed by Deutsche Grammophon last year. With her personal, contemporary approach Magdalena Hoffmann broadens the repertoire of the harp, one of the oldest and most demanding musical instruments. Tune ...
DG Podcast meets Jan Lisiecki
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - December 22, 2021 23:10 - 25 minutesSarah Willis' new podcast guest signed with Deutsche Grammophon when he was just 15 years old and is still going strong 11 years later: it's Jan Lisiecki, of course. The pianist has just returned to his home in Canada from a long tour and talks to Sarah via zoom about his upcoming album "Night Mu...
DG Podcast meets Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - November 24, 2021 23:01 - 47 minutesFor the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Sarah Willis hosts two special guests live in the DG podcast studio: pianist Hania Rani and cellist Dobrawa Czocher, who have just released their Deutsche Grammophon debut “Inner Symphonies”. In the episode, the composer duo talks ab...
DG Podcast meets Daniil Trifonov
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - October 27, 2021 22:01 - 17 minutesThis episode’s guest has been described as an event, and podcast host Sarah Willis can only agree: the first time she heard Daniil Trifonov play live, it was just that - he was an incredible event. In conversation with Sarah, the pianist reveals many exciting details about the making of his new a...
DG Podcast meets Daniil Trifonow
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - October 27, 2021 22:01 - 17 minutesThis episode’s guest has been described as an event, and podcast host Sarah Willis can only agree: the first time she heard Daniil Trifonov play live, it was just that - he was an incredible event. In conversation with Sarah, the pianist reveals many exciting details about the making of his new a...
DG Podcast meets Peter Gregson
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - September 30, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutesPeter Gregson is truly a multifaceted musician. He has written music for stage, screen and video games, and as a cellist he has performed all around the world. In this new podcast episode, Peter gives insights about his latest album "Patina" that presents works for solo cello, analogue synthesize...
DG Podcast meets Alice Sara Ott
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - August 26, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutesIn this episode, Sarah's guest is none other than the fabulous Alice Sara Ott. The German-Japanese pianist has just released her tenth album for DG, called "Echoes Of Life", which features Chopin's 24 Preludes beside contemporary works by various composers. Tune in to find out what this particula...
DG Podcast meets Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Deutsche Grammophon Podcast - July 29, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutesHow does a famous conductor practice before recording his solo piano album? And what kind of repertoire do you choose when you venture to the keys as a conductor? In this Deutsche Grammophon podcast episode, Sarah Willis meets her friend and colleague Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Although his work as on...
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