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Presto Presents... Joanna Kacperek
29th Jun 2026
The Polish pianist visited Presto recently to introduce her new album In Plain Sight, featuring music by female composers including Mel Bonis, Cécile Chaminade and Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf.
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In Plain Sight
Joanna Kacperek (piano)
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Presto Presents... Thomas Kelly
14th Apr 2026
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, pianist Thomas Kelly performs music from his debut album, Ad Nos, released on Rubicon Classics last Friday, and talks to Katherine about the themes running through the album, and the virtuoso transcriptions of organ pieces he chose to record.
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Ad Nos - Organ Works Arranged For Piano
Thomas Kelly (piano)
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Elizabeth Sombart on Mozart and philanthropy
6th Aug 2025
The pianist and humanitarian activist talks about her new album of Mozart concertos and her work with the Fondation Résonnance over the years.
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Dani Howard on writing for orchestra
4th Apr 2024
Ahead of the premiere of her Percussion Concerto by Evelyn Glennie later this month, the British composer talks about her debut album of orchestral works (released on Rubicon in March) - and how she made it her mission to 'to learn everything possible about things that I knew nothing about' when she arrived in London to study composition.
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Jocelyn Freeman on The Poet's Echo
4th May 2023
The pianist discusses her album of works with a Pushkin connection (including a new version of Britten's eponymous song-cycle, Shostakovich's Cello Sonata and Prokofiev's Three Romances), recently released on Rubicon and also featuring soprano Gemma Summerfield, baritone Gareth Brynmor John & cellist Abi Hyde-Smith.
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Bjarte Eike on The Playhouse Sessions
26th Sep 2022
Violinist and music director Bjarte Eike talks about his new album and follow-up to the highly successful Alehouse Sessions, drawing further inspiration from the lively nightlife of Restoration England.
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Anna Harvey and Mark Austin on the songs of Warlock and Howe
15th Aug 2022
The mezzo-soprano and pianist talk about their new album of English song from two unique musicians - the Tudor-inspired Peter Warlock and the contemporary composer Frederick Howe.
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Songs by Warlock and Howe
Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
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Noemi Gyori and Gergely Madaras on Romantic flute duos
11th May 2022
Flautist couple Noemi Gyori and Gergely Madaras talk about their new album of flute works – showcasing the work of the entrepreneurial Doppler brothers and the "Beethoven of the Flute", Friedrich Kuhlau.
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Fenella Humphreys on Caprices
24th Mar 2022
The violinist talks to Katherine about how her new album sprang in part from conquering childhood demons about Paganini, and how commissioning a host of composers to contribute to a new set of micro-variations on his Caprice No. 24 for the project 'brought some absolutely brilliant people into her life'.
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Caprices
Fenella Humphreys (violin)
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Jennifer Johnston's Love Letter To Liverpool
24th Oct 2019
The mezzo talks to Katherine about her eclectic tribute to her home city, released last month on Rubicon and featuring music by Ives, Bantock, The Beatles, The Spinners, and seven young Liverpool composers.
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Fenella Humphreys on Max Richter
25th Jun 2019
The British violinist talks to Katherine about her new recording of The Four Seasons Recomposed, out this Friday on Rubicon.
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Alexander Ullman on Russian ballet transcriptions
19th Mar 2019
The winner of the 2017 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition talks to Katherine about his debut solo album of music by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev, released last Friday on Rubicon.
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite
Alexander Ullman (piano)
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Joo Yeon Sir on Suites & Fantasies
6th Jul 2017
David talks to the South Korean violinist about her debut disc of Britten, Milhaud, Schnittke and more on Rubicon Classics.
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Brian Knowles on Love's Philosophy
20th Feb 2017
David talks to composer Brian Knowles about 'Love's Philosophy', his new album of guitar works with Craig Ogden.
