Julia Pietrucha

A very generously filled CD with three appealing Russian violin concertos played by this month’s ’One to watch’, Julia Fischer. [The RNO] under Yakov Kreizberg accompany superbly and if, as the booklet implies, this CD was made in two days then the concentration level must have been immense! James Jolly

Julia Still's latest album Hard to Believe is a journey through heartache, growth, redemption, and good times. Released in 2023 by Tower Music Nashville, the album seamlessly blends elements of Americana, folk, and country into a dynamic and emotionally resonant sound.

Vocalist Julia Danielle’s eponymous debut is a celebration of the great artists before her who inspired Danielle’s musical journey.

This recording of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem – an “opera in ecclestiastical robes”, as conductor Hans von Bülow called it – was recorded in October 1980 at Stiftskirche Herzogenburg with Julia Varady, Alexandrina Milcheva, Alberto Cupido, Nicola Ghiuselev, ORF Choir and ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leif Segerstam.

Having completed her studies at the St Petersburg Conservatory and then at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin under Tamara Novichenko and Anna Samouil, Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh won Second Prize at the Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition in Barcelona.

Vocalist Julia Danielle’s eponymous debut is a celebration of the great artists before her who inspired Danielle’s musical journey.

The long-awaited debut album from celebrated songwriter Julia Michaels, 'Not In Chronological Order' is set for release on April 30th via Polydor Records. It follows her deliciously wicked recent single 'All Your Exes' and the incredible success of JP Saxe collaboration 'If The World Was Ending,' which saw the pair nominated for Song of the Year at the recent Grammy Awards. The track is now certified platinum with over 1 billion streams.

It is enriching to have both early music and contemporary works on your lectern. By imagining that early music is new, we free ourselves from traditions and discover current ideas and renewed meaning. Assuming that the new music is old, a certain reverence sets in as well as a trust in the composer and a feeling of devotion to him.

Australian brother and sister folk/blues team Angus and Julia Stone had last recorded together four years before this 2014 self-titled album was conceived. Even though their last album was a number one hit in Australia, the siblings went their separate ways after its release until they were enticed to reunite at the request of American producer Rick Rubin. The album was recorded over a six month period at Rubin's studio in Malibu, California. Not only did they agree to work together again, they wrote songs together for the first time in their careers.

Born in Naples, Carlo Albanesi settled in London in 1882 where he successfully balanced a career as a piano soloist with that of professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music.