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Interview with Israeli composer Avner Dorman, shortly before the West Coast premier of his work Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring the percussion duo PercaDu.

Soprano Jayme Alilaw recently moved into soprano repertory after singing for a number of years as a mezzo-soprano. In this interview, Jayme talks about her unexpected journey to studying opera, her background in the military, and how we can help get more people interested in opera!

Interview with Armenian-Israeli pianist Mikael Oganesyan, at the home of Svetlana Portnyansky following his solo recital given by Armenian-Israeli there. In addition to playing a Mozart Sonata, Pletnev’s transcription of excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Mikael played his own transcription of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The interview also has a few clips of him at the …

Interview with acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman in Haifa, Israel after he performed Brahms’ 2nd Piano Concerto with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In this interview, he discusses the music scene in Israel, what influences him as a musician, the importance of studying the history of the music that he plays, and why classical music is relevant to everyone. …

Valerie Vinzant, soprano, recently appeared in the role of Giannetta in Los Angeles Opera’s production of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore among a number of other roles with top opera theater. In this interview, she explains her process of learning a role, her current favorite opera roles, the uniqueness of Los Angeles, and her upcoming performances.

Rehearsal footage and interviews with participants of iPalpiti Artists International 12th Festival of International Laureates. Since 1997, iPalpiti Artists International has been discovering and promoting exceptional prize-winners form around the globe, ages 19-32, securing a future generation of artists who will pass on the traditions of the great musicians, and are destined to be leading players …