“I always find my role as a pianist very similar to an actor. Fundamentally speaking, we are all interpreters trying to decode a piece of art and transmitting to the audience through our own means.”

It was on 18 July 1668 that Moliere successfully performed George Dandin ou le mari confondu, a play mixed with a sung pastoral, for “Le Grand Divertissement Royal de Versailles” offered by Louis XIV to his Court, as a celebration of the Peace of Aachen. This amusing story of a rich peasant who purchases a young noble girl includes interludes set to the splendid music of Lully. The same year sees the promisaing meeting between Lully and Quinault: together they write for the King La Grotte de Versailles, in which Louis is glorified, and dances in person the role of a nymph.

Italian progressive metal masters DGM will release their long awaited 10th studio album, “Tragic Separation” this October. It follows the band’s acclaimed release of “The Passage” in 2016.

Many founded their first acquaintance with Odd René Andersen as the frontman for the blues rock band Dream Police in the 80s and 90s.

UK contemporary pianist and composer Alexis Ffrench releases details of his new studio album ‘Dreamland’.

Emi Fujita is a big star in Asia with several of her albums, especially the Camomile series, reaching #1. This is a collection of old songs, many her mother & father loved. Kokoro (in the title) means 'heart' or 'feelings' or 'the heart of things'.

Rory Gallagher is the first solo album by Irish blues rock musician Rory Gallagher, released in 1971. It marked his departure from Taste. After disbanding Taste, Gallagher auditioned some of the best musicians available at the time including Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell the bassist and drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He decided on two Belfast musicians; drummer Wilgar Campbell, and bass guitarist Gerry McAvoy to be the core of his new power trio band.