We reveal who’s recording what and where...
Turkish pianist Can Çakmur is on something of a roll when it comes to recordings. The winner of the 2018 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition has so far released three albums on BIS to critical acclaim, and a fourth is already on the way. Çakmur has recorded Schubert’s complete piano sonata cycle for the label, which will release the first part in November.
The London Symphony Orchestra continues its journey through Bruckner’s symphonies. Hot on the heels of the September release of the Fourth is a recording of the mighty Symphony No. 7. Simon
Rattle will conduct the work in concert at the Barbican on 18 September, with the live recording set to be made available by the LSO Live label sometime in 2023.
A new label aims to raise the profile of women composers whose music has thus far gone under the radar. The debut release from La Boîte à Pépites is a three-disc set of the complete works of French composer Charlotte Sohy (1887-1955), out on 30 September, while future releases include music by Rita Strohl, Liza Lehmann, Alice Mary Smith and Alice Maddison.
Sony Classical has signed violinist Luka Faulisi. The talents of the gifted young player will be showcased in his debut album, Aria, set for release in the Spring. Faulisi, accompanied by pianist Itamar Golan, performs duo arrangements of opera arias and scenes by the likes of Bizet, Rimskykorsakov, Tchaikovsky and Verdi.
Alexandra Tirsu, another young violinist, recently stopped by Abbey Road Studios to record Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and a new work written for her by Austrian composer Paul Lorenz. Performing on the Ida Haendel Stradivari (on loan), Tirsu was joined by the LSO and conductor Donato Cabrera for the sessions, which resume in the Autumn.