Wolf-Dieter Seiffert
May 2022
"The Henle Company was formed in 1948 with the permission of the
American military government."
Ever wonder what goes into your musical score, from deciding which notes the composer actually meant to indicate, to deciding ways to increase readability? What does "Urtext" mean, and why should we care? Does Marc-André Hamelin put in the fingerings for Rachmaninoff, when he doesn't perform any of his music? Dr. Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, born in Frankfurt, studied musicology, modern German literature, and philosophy. In 1990 Seiffert started work at G. Henle Publishers as an editor, where he became managing director of G. Henle Verlag in 2000.
Emmanuel Pahud
May 2022
"Music is greater than us--it plays us."
Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic, joins Living the Classical Life in Berlin for a conversation about his life and work, and how he prepares for concerts and zeroes in on his musical voice. With anecdotes and reflections about the late violinist Ivry Gitlis, he shares advice for young performers.
Zlata Chochieva
May 2022
"Music is born from silence."
PIanist Zlata Chochieva, of Ossetian descent, is winner of numerous awards, over a dozen competitions and has five highly-praised albums to her name. She appeared at the Miami International Piano Festival, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, the festival «Progetto Martha Argerich» in Lugano, the Lucerne Festival, and the Berliner Klavierfestival.
Alena Baeva
May 2022
"Beauty is everywhere around you."
Violinist Alena Baeva joins Living the Classical Life in Tokyo, where she performed the Schumann Concerto, after which she invited the audience to join a prayer for peace. Winner of the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, the Sendai Competition, the Moscow Paganini Competition, and the International T. Wronski Competition, she reflects on the artist's role in the changeable world today, and examines the obligations that may come with the spotlight. With discussions about competitions and the fostering of vulnerability for artistic growth, this conversation is a deeply introspective look at the musician's world.


CATEGORIES
Singers
Martina Arroyo - Pioneering Operatic Soprano
Lawrence Brownlee – Award-winning Tenor
Joyce DiDonato – Operatic Soprano
Anthony Roth Costanzo – Countertenor
Melissa Errico – Singer/Actress/Author
Christian Gerhaher - Baritone
Susan Graham – Mezzo-soprano
Nathan Gunn – Grammy-winning Baritone
Samuel Hasselhorn – Baritone
Isabel Leonard – Grammy-winning Mezzo-Soprano
Jennifer O'Loughlin – Soprano
Lisette Oropesa – Operatic Soprano
Ailyn Pérez – Soprano
Golda Schultz – Soprano
Nadine Sierra – Soprano
Deborah Voigt – Operatic Soprano
Robert White – Tenor and Educator
Pianists
Bruce Adolphe – Composer and Pianist
David Aladashvili – Pianist and Recording artist
Leif Ove Andsnes – Pianist and Recording artist
Vladimir Ashkenazy – Pianist
Emanuel Ax – Pianist and Educator
Seymour Bernstein – Pianist, Author, and Educator
Yefim Bronfman – Grammy-winning Pianist
Zlata Chochieva – Pianist
Jeremy Denk – Pianist
Robert Durso – Pianist, Master Taubman Teacher, and Director of the Golandsky Institute at Princeton University
Tanya Gabrielian – Activist and Award-winning pianist
Gary Graffman – Pianist and Educator
Marc-André Hamelin – Pianist
Stephen Hough – Pianist, Composer, Poet, Author, and MacArthur Fellow
Ilya Itin - Pianist and Educator
Nicholas King – Pianist and Philanthropist
Dmitri Levkovich – Pianist and Composer
Jerome Lowenthal - Pianist and Educator
Christina & Michelle Naughton – Pianists
In Performance: Christina & Michelle Naughton
Francisco Núñez – Composer, Conductor, Pianist
Christopher O’Riley – Pianist and Host of NPR’s “From the Top”
Caroline Oltmanns – Pianist
Paul Schenly – Pianist, distinguished teacher and founder of Pianofest in the Hamptons
Peter Takács – Pianist and Distinguished Professor at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Lars Vogt - Pianist and Conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet – Pianist
Daniil Trifonov – Pianist, winner of the Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky Competitions
Pierre van der Westhuizen – Pianist and President of the Cleveland International Piano Competition
Yuja Wang – Pianist and Deutsche Grammophon Recording Artist
Brian Zeger – Pianist
Violin
Alena Baeva – Violinist
Rachel Barton Pine – Violinist
Lisa Batiashvili – Violinist
Joshua Bell – Grammy-winning American Violinist
Karen Gomyo – Violinist
Jennifer Koh – Violinist
Anne Akiko Meyers – Violinist
Anne-Sophie Mutter – Violinist
Rachel Barton Pine – Violinist
Filip Pogády – Violinist
Viola
Roger Chase – Violist and Educator
Cello
Zuill Bailey – Cellist
Nicholas Canellakis - Cellist
Oliver Herbert – Cellist
Steven Isserlis – Cellist and Author
Johannes Moser – Cellist
Merry Peckham – Cellist and Educator
Joshua Roman – Cellist and TED Fellow
Joshua Roman – Cellist
Astrid Schween – Cellist
Brian Thornton – Cellist
Jan Vogler – Cellist
Alisa Weilerstein – Cellist
Strings
Yolanda Kondonassis – Harpist, Educator
Brass and Woodwinds
Franklin Cohen – Clarinetist and Educator
Stefan Dohr – French Horn
Alex Klein – Oboist and Conductor
Marius Neset - Saxophone
David Orlowsky - Clarinetist
Emmanuel Pahud - Flautist
Jörg Widmann - Clarinetist and Composer
Organists
Paul Jacobs – Organist
Ensembles
In performance: The Jupiter String Quartet – "Death and the Maiden," 1st Movement
Christina & Michelle Naughton – Pianists
In Performance: Christina & Michelle Naughton
Composers, Conductors
Bruce Adolphe – Composer and Pianist
Vladimir Ashkenazy – Pianist and Conductor
Matthew Aucoin – Composer/Conductor
John Corigliano – Composer
Manfred Honeck – Conductor
Stephen Hough – pianist, composer, poet, author, and MacArthur Fellow
Kristjan Järvi – Composer/Conductor
Neeme Järvi – Conductor
Paavo Järvi – Conductor
Lowell Liebermann – Composer
Gianandrea Noseda – Conductor
Francisco Núñez – Composer, Conductor, Pianist
Carlos Miguel Prieto - Conductor
Jan Swafford - Composer and Author
Case Scaglione – Conductor and Solti Foundation Fellow
Jeannette Sorrell – Conductor
Educators
Emanuel Ax – Pianist and Educator
Seymour Bernstein – Pianist, Author, and Educator
Robert Durso – Pianist, Master Taubman Teacher, and Director of the Golandsky Institute at Princeton University
Gary Graffman – Pianist and Educator
Ilya Itin – Pianist and Educator
Yolanda Kondonassis – Harpist, Educator
Jerome Lowenthal – Pianist and Educator
Tim Page – Author, Producer, and Educator
Merry Peckham – Cellist and Educator
Paul Schenly – pianist, distinguished teacher and founder of Pianofest in the Hamptons
Kate Sheeran – Hornist/Educator
David Stull – President and Tubist
Peter Takács – Pianist and Distinguished Professor at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Brian Thornton – Cellist
Robert White – Tenor and Educator
Brian Zeger – Pianist
Authors, Journalists, Producers, Publishers
Mark Ainley – Author/Lecturer
Seymour Bernstein – Pianist, Author, and Educator
Jeremy Denk – Pianist
Marcus Felsner - Artist manager
Christopher O’Riley – Pianist and Host of NPR’s “From the Top”
Tim Page – Author, Producer, and Educator
Joseph Patrych – Grammy-nominated record producer
Donald Rosenberg – Musician, Author, and Critic
Wolf-Dieter Seiffert - Publisher, G. Henle Verlag