“Bach’s music is the perfect mixture of emotional expression, spiritual experience, and intellectual challenge,” says Aaron Pilsan in his latest interview with IDAGIO Magazine.
He talks about Bach’s influence on his understanding of Romantic music, the parallels between long-distance running and musical stamina, and the very human frustration of chasing perfection.
Read the full conversation on IDAGIO Magazine, and look out for Aaron’s new album, Chopin: The Complete Études, out 25 September 2026. In the meantime, explore the pre-released tracks.
Happy birthday to @PerlmanOfficial, born on this day in 1945. Wishing you a beautiful day filled with music, joy, and all the things that make you smile.
What wishes would you send his way?
“I hope everyone can wander through it and discover a night that belongs to them,” says @Bruceliupiano, winner of the 18th Chopin Competition, about his new album Lunaris.
In this interview, we speak to Liu about the making of the album, his “constellation” of Beethoven, Chopin and Scriabin, the influence of Magritte and Dalí, and why he’d rather leave a listener wondering than give them all the answers.
Read the conversation on IDAGIO Magazine and discover Lunaris.
📷: Sonja Mueller
“This selection is an open door to what I imagine music to be: the discovery of a new emotion,” shares Italian soprano @EleonoraBuratto about her new playlist, My Top Five Essentials.
Discover her new playlist exclusively on IDAGIO, and don’t forget to check out her new album, Giordano: Marina.
Today we mark the 75th anniversary of the death of Arnold Schoenberg. Did you know that Schoenberg was afraid of the number 13? He was born on 13 September 1874 and had a lifelong superstition about the number. Funnily enough, he died on Friday, 13 July 1951, just a few minutes before midnight.
To mark her new Rachmaninoff album (The Bells & Symphonic Dances), Karina Canellakis shares five Rachmaninoff recordings that have shaped her connection to his music. Listen to My Rachmaninoff Top Five and read her reflections on each piece.
“C minor has always been one of my favourite keys in music,” shares Rafał Blechacz, winner of the XV International Chopin Piano Competition, about his upcoming album with the Dresdner Philharmonie and Kent Nagano. In this 4½ Questions interview, he talks about working with orchestra, the power of silence in music, and the pieces that have stayed with him since childhood. Read the full conversation on IDAGIO.
Photo: Bartek Barczyk
Today we celebrate the birthday of Richard Strauss. Born 161 years ago on this day in 1864, Strauss is best known for his brilliant tone poems and operas, including Also sprach Zarathustra, Salome, and Der Rosenkavalier. Which of his works is your favourite?