We are thrilled to announce the signing of pianist, composer and YouTube phenomenon Hayato Sumino.
His first project with Sony Classical, featuring a wide range of repertoire, is planned for release in Autumn 2024.
Welcome,
@880hz
!
Johann Strauss I's "Radetzky March" has long been an audience favorite.
Check out this selection of performances, conducted by three of the world's greatest conductors — Christian Thielemann, Andris Nelsons and Gustavo Dudamel.
We hope you enjoy!
@Vienna_Phil
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Maestro Seiji Ozawa. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends.
May his legacy continue to inspire generations to come. 🕊️
“Aragonaise” from Bizet’s Carmen Suite No. 1 opened the
@Vienna_Phil
's Summer Night Concert 2023.
The movement is a true celebration of the Summer Night Concert and it’s joyful celebration of music.
Listen here:
Tradition stands firm!
Once again, Johann Strauss I's beloved "Radetzky March" claimed its place as an absolute favorite among the audience.
Enjoy the
@Vienna_Phil
’s newest rendition of the piece here:
Have a listen to Mozart‘s “Ave verum corpus, K.618,” except not quite how you might remember hearing it!
@maofujita_piano
plays Franz Liszt‘s arrangement of the famed work here:
Listen to
@maofujita_piano
’s thoughtful and expressive take on the "Andante" from Bach’s Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1003 (Transcribed by Alexander Siloti). The second single from his forthcoming EP "Bach Transcriptions" is out now!
Enjoy this glimpse of
@maofujita_piano
preparing for his performance at the Edinburgh Festival 2023, where he played a selection of works by Mozart and Liszt.
That smile at the end says it all😉
The new single from
@maofujita_piano
's upcoming recording of the complete Mozart piano sonatas is out now!
Listen to Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332/II. Adagio, here:
Camera by
@SonyCineAltaEU
Today, we're excited to release the second single from
@maofujita_piano
's new album, the complete Mozart piano sonatas.
Here is the Adagio from Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280/II:
Both born in Poland, Arthur Rubinstein‘s connection to Chopin was strengthened through their nationality.
Enjoy our playlist featuring the highlights of the pair here:
What a spectacular concert that was! ✨
Thank you to
@Vienna_Phil
and Franz Welser-Möst for such a memorable start to 2023.
If you missed the broadcast, or want simply to relive the moment, you can pre-order the recording of the concert here:
.
@maofujita_piano
playing the Gigue from Bach's Partita for Violin in E Major, BWV 1006 (transcribed by Sergei Rachmaninoff).
This beautiful rendition features in his new EP, "Bach Transcriptions" — out now on all streaming platforms.
Have a listen here:
We are happy to announce the exclusive signing of the Japanese pianist Mao Fujita.
The Times recently wrote of him: "Fujita is a musician of tremendous versatility and taste, with a poetic sense of pulse and eloquent, insightful, fearless articulation."
Welcome
@maofujita1128
!
Today we bring you a new single from
@maofujita_piano
‘s upcoming recording of the complete Mozart piano sonatas.
You can listen to "Alla Turca" from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 here:
.
@maofujita_piano
's EP, "Bach Transcriptions," is out now!
Fujita's nuanced and heartfelt interpretation breathes new life into Alexander Siloti's and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s transcriptions, offering a unique perspective.
Listen here:
Our warmest congratulations to
@maofujita_piano
on his
@carnegiehall
debut yesterday!
Have a listen to his recent recording of the complete Mozart piano sonatas here:
Prosit Neujahr! ✨
For those who couldn't tune in to the
@Vienna_Phil
's New Year's Concert 2024 or simply want to savour the moment again, the concert recording is available for pre-orders here:
.
@YoYo_Ma
playing J.S Bach's Prelude from Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G major✨
Have a listen and watch the music video, which beautifully illustrates the unifying power of music among us all.
.
@maofujita_piano
's new EP, "Bach Transcriptions," is out on all streaming platforms!
His insightful interpretation brings a profound dimension to Sergej Rachmaninoff and Alexander Siloti's transcriptions.
Take a listen here:
.
@BuniatishviliKh
plays one of Tchaikovsky’s masterworks, “Valse Sentimentale,” the last of his Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 51.
Enjoy the beautiful waltz here:
Here's a throwback to when
@tenorkaufmann
nailed that final phrase in Puccini's "Nessun Dorma."
Have a listen to his stirring recording of the beloved aria.
Link to the full Puccini album here:
Check out
@maofujita_piano
’s beautiful interpretation of the "Andante" from Bach’s Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1003 (Transcribed by Alexander Siloti). The piece features as the second single from his impending EP "Bach Transcriptions."
Listen here:
We're excited to announce
@maofujita_piano
's upcoming EP "Bach Transcriptions" — out in February.
The first single, Bach's Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (Arr. by Alexander Siloti), is out now!
Listen to his beautiful interpretation of the piece here:
Take a moment to enjoy this excerpt from the NYC 2019 featuring Carl Michael Ziehrer's "Schönfeld-Marsch, op. 422," conducted by Christian Thielemann and get in the mood for tomorrow's concert.
Listen to the New Year's Concert Best of playlist here:
It’s Piano Day!
Join us in celebrating the 88th day of the year by listening to our specially curated Piano Classics playlist and enjoy
@BuniatishviliKh
's magnificent performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2🎹✨
Listen here:
Recorded at the
@Vienna_Phil
Summer Night Concert 2023, “Les Toréadors" from Bizet’s Carmen Suite No. 1 is a show of true fiery virtuosity!
On Monday “Les Toréadors” and “Aragonaise” from the Carmen Suite will be released, pre-order here:
Alexander Siloti's Paraphrase on Bach's Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 872, is the 3rd single from
@maofujita_piano
's upcoming EP — "Bach Transcriptions."
Have a listen to his beautiful interpretation of the piece, now available on all digital platforms:
It‘s time for the next series of Perfect Match! This time we‘ll be focusing on another inseparable pianist pair – Arthur Rubinstein and Frédéric Chopin.
Enjoy our playlist featuring the best of the pair here:
.
@maofujita_piano
's upcoming EP, "Bach Transcription," is underway, marking the release of its first single—Bach's Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (Arr. by Alexander Siloti).
Listen here:
💚
Enjoy this glimpse from Vienna’s signature tune — "The Blue Danube."
The piece made its way onto the New Year's Concert programme as an encore in 1945 and has remained a beloved fixture ever since.
Listen and pre-order the album here:
@Vienna_Phil
Composer
@Lornebalfe
went all in for the soundtrack to
#MissionImpossible
- Dead Reckoning Part One.
Celebrate the release of the
@MissionFilm
film NOW PLAYING in theatres everywhere and soundtrack with us!
Only 5 more days to go till the New Year's Concert!
Until then, enjoy this performance Johann Strauss II's "Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 335" from 2019, led by none other than Christian Thielemann, who will also be the conductor of this year's NYC.
It‘s time for our next Perfect Match series!
We would like to share a handpicked selection of Murray Perahia‘s recordings focusing on his interpretations of Mozart‘s music.
You can listen to our playlist here:
The
@Vienna_Phil
's New Year‘s Concert is tomorrow, conducted for the third time by Franz Welser-Möst.
The concert will be broadcast to over 90 countries around the world at 11:15 CET, you can check your local broadcast schedule for coverage!
Speaking of Murray Perahia‘s Mozart Concerto cycle, the BBC Music Magazine say it is “as near perfection in this music as one is ever likely to encounter.”
Have a listen to our playlist showing the very best of the pair:
W.A. Mozart died on this day 232 years ago.
He completed his Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 only months before his death. Here Martin Fröst and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra play the "Adagio" from the concerto.
Listen to the full work here:
Played by many, but mastered by few: Mozart‘s music redefined an era. Murray Perahia is one of those few, who‘s understanding of Mozart‘s brings out a truly special sound.
Listen to our playlist featuring the very best of the Perfect Match here:
For his debut album with Sony Classical,
@maofujita_piano
will be recording the complete Mozart piano sonatas.
We‘re delighted to bring you the first single, "Piano Sonata No. 16, K545, II. Andante."
Listen to the full single here:
The third single from
@maofujita_piano
's upcoming EP, "Bach Transcriptions," is now available on all streaming platforms!
Have a listen to his interpretation of Alexander Siloti's Paraphrase on Bach's Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 872, here:
Enjoy one of this year's Summer Night Concert highlights:
@elinagaranca
's fiery performance of Bizet‘s Habanera from Carmen. Conducted by
@nezetseguin
alongside the
@Vienna_Phil
, we couldn‘t ask for a better ensemble to perform Bizet‘s dramatic aria.
Johann Strauss I‘s "Radetzky March" has been performed as an encore at the
@Vienna_Phil
‘s New Year Concert since 1946, conducted this year by Franz Welser-Möst.
Enjoy the glorious encore alongside the rest of this year‘s concert here:
”Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix,” a stunning love song from Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns was a truly special moment from this year‘s
@Vienna_Phil
Summer Night Concert.
You can find the full recording of the concert here:
As so many recordings prove, it’s perfectly possible to play Bach on a modern piano. But it’s not historically accurate – not least because the tone color is so different.
Glenn Gould was well aware of this. He would occasionally play what was sometimes dubbed a “harpsipiano.”
Many happy returns to the one and only Daniel Barenboim, who turns 80 today!
In a celebratory mood — and looking toward the months ahead — we’re marking the occasion with his and the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert 2022.
Listen here:
Enjoy mezzo-soprano
@elinagaranca
performing the Habanera from Bizet‘s Carmen.
Garanča and conductor
@nezetseguin
have performed Carmen together at the Metropolitan Opera, so this performance with the
@Vienna_Phil
comes as a product their long musical partnership.
This year’s
@Vienna_Phil
Summer Night Concert opened with Bizet’s Suite No. 1 from “Carmen,” arranged by Ernest Guiraud.
Les Toréadors and Aragonaise are two particular highlights of the suite, listen to the pair in our playlist here:
Enjoy
@BuniatishviliKh
’s gorgeous recording of Tchaikovsky’s “Valse Sentimentale,” the last of his “Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 51.”
Listen to the full single here:
With special thanks to Esther Haase Photography and Giga Chkheidze.
This week we‘d like to take you back to
@tenorkaufmann
‘s recording of Verdi‘s “Otello.”
You can find the full album, conducted by Antonio Pappano here:
Focusing on two of Mozart’s greatest years of piano writing,
@LeifOveAndsnes
produced two albums: Mozart Momentum 1785 and 1786.
We’d like to show you Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor.
You can find the full concerto here:
With a mere 3 days to go, here's a quick throwback to one of our favorite moments from the 2023 New Year‘s Concert, the "For ever, Polka schnell, op. 193" by Josef Strauss, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst.
@Vienna_Phil
We're excited to present three highlights from the New Year's Concert: Johann Strauss II‘s "The Blue Danube," Johann Strauss I‘s "Radetzky March" and Anton Bruckner's "Quadrille" WAB 121.
Have a listen and pre-order your copy here:
@Vienna_Phil
Is there any piece that encapsulates the essence of Vienna better than “The Blue Danube”?
With the DVD, Blu-ray, and Vinyl release this Friday, the wait is nearly over.
If you want to relive or listen to the New Year's Concert, pre-order your copy here:
.
@BuniatishviliKh
's third recording on our label Motherland is now available as a visual album on
@AppleMusic
- a highly personal side to herself, combining works from Bach to Pärt and from Brahms to Kancheli in which longing for home. Watch here: .
Have you watched James Newton Howard's album trailer?
The album, "Night After Night: Music from the movies of M. Night Shyamalan," is set to release on October 20.
In the meantime, you can catch a glimpse of what lies ahead.
Watch the full trailer here:
No image could express the bond between the
@Vienna_Phil
and the waltz better than the glamorous sight of the waltzing couples who every January open the Philharmonic Ball in the orchestra’s Musikverein home.
Martin Fröst describes Mozart as “the god who breathed life into the soul of the clarinet.”
Listen to Fröst’s new album “Mozart - Ecstasy and Abyss,” where Fröst delves into the dualities of Mozart’s music:
Congratulations to
@maofujita_piano
for winning a prestigious CHOC de Classica Award for his new recording of the complete Mozart piano sonatas.
You can find the album here:
Just announced:
@igorpianist
's new album 'Encounter' will be released on 11 September. The new recording is the pianist's very personal double album, marked by a desire for encounter and togetherness, which seeks sounds that give inner strength and support for the soul.
Last week,
@medicitv
premiered a short film diving into the life and work of pianist
@maofujita_piano
If you didn't manage to catch it on medici, you can now head over to our own YouTube channel and find the full film there:
The music at the New Year’s Concert is first and foremost meant for dance, and luckily the dancers of the Vienna State Ballet are on hand to bring to elegant physical life the rhythms of the various waltzes and polkas played in the Musikverein!
@Vienna_Phil
J.S Bach was born on this day 339 years ago!✨
To mark the occasion, we're revisiting
@MilosGuitar
's rendition of Bach's Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, featured on his album "Baroque."
Listen here:
The New Year’s Concert 2022 is now available for pre-order!
The world’s most famous classical music event with
@Vienna_Phil
and conductor Daniel Barenboim will be broadcast in over 90 countries all around the world.
Pre-order here:
Last week we released the first single from
@maofujita_piano
‘s Sony Classical album debut, the complete Mozart piano sonatas.
Listen to "Sonata No. 16, K. 545, II. Andante" here:
Just two days until the 2022
@Vienna_Phil
Summer Night Concert. Here is a little snippet of Zubin Mehta conducting Grieg’s “Morning Mood” from the 2015 concert.
You can find more Summer Night Classics here, in our playlist:
We continue the Perfect Match series with Glenn Gould and Bach's Goldberg variations!
"Bach by Gould: incomparably the most fascinating… It would be difficult to overpraise" — American Record Guide
Enjoy the full playlist here:
Following the release of
@annalapwood
's new single, "Drop Down Ye Heavens," we're excited to present the music video.
Written especially for the Pembroke Choir, the combination with the organ resulted in a majestic sound.
Watch it here:
The new recording of
@Vienna_Phil
with Riccardo Muti from New Year's Concert 2021 is available now!
Relive the magical performance of Johann Strauss II’s “Neue Melodien-Quadrille, op. 254” and watch the full video here: