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Maxim Emelyanychev on Mozart
9th Nov 2023
In the wake of the second instalment of his Mozart symphonies series with Il Pomo d'Oro, the Russian conductor and harpsichordist recounts how he fell under the composer's spell aged four - and was thrown in at the deep end to conduct the Overture to Le nozze di Figaro just eight years later...
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Handel's Theodora from Maxim Emelyanychev and Il Pomo d'Oro
28th Oct 2022
A starry cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Joyce DiDonato offers a wealth of fresh insights into Handel’s oratorio about religious persecution and intolerance in ancient Rome on this new studio recording, made after a run of concert-performances across Europe.
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Handel's Agrippina starring Joyce DiDonato
31st Jan 2020
The American mezzo sings the title role of the scheming Roman matriarch in a starrily-cast recording of Handel's early opera with Il Pomo d'Oro, conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.
