The talented violinist Mikhail Pochekin, in love with Spanish music, has just released his transcription of the famous piece “Asturias” by Albéniz. Here you can watch a video of how it sounds and a sample of the sheet music.
Mikhail Pochekin Presents His Transcription for Violin of Albéniz’s “Asturias” Open »
The story of our duo is not the most typical — even though we are sisters, a significant age difference did not allow us to sight-read the scores in slippers in our living room in Belgrade! The duo was “imposed” on us after our respective piano studies at the Paris Conservatory. Sanja was 15, and I was 27. The Odyssey, therefore, begins in 2002, when the Belgrade Philharmonic invites us to play Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E Major. Before that, we played very rarely together, only to close shared recitals. I remember discovering Schubert’s delicious Rondo in D major, D.608, which will always remain a piece we love to play.
Bizjak Piano Duo — Repertoire for Two Pianos and for Piano Four-Hands Open »
In this interview, guitarist, cellist, and musicologist Tilman Hoppstock (Darmstadt Academy of Music, Germany) explains his experiences researching music, transcribing, and performing in the 21st century.
