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Renowned French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard kicks off his collaboration with PENTATONE with Olivier Messiaen’s  Catalogue d’Oiseaux  (1956-1958). Praised by The Guardian as “one of...

We are thrilled to announce that the performance captured in our upcoming album, part of the American Opera Series , Mason Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs with the Santa Fe Opera is nomina...

Humanist Spirituality   In 2015, I stumbled upon the aria 'Yet Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay' and fell madly in love. It is simple, direct, ravishing. I knew immediately that I wanted ...

"Complete devotion of all involved"   We are happy to share with you that SWR2 Radio hailed our opera album, Verdi - Otello performed by  Nikolai Schukoff ,  Melody Moo...

“Revelatory Brahms from another age.”    We are happy to share with you that our recording of  Brahms - Ballades Op. 10 / Variations & Fugue on a theme by Han...

“ Piotr Beczala has the kind of voice you want to hang medals on. ”  Opera News, 2015   PENTATONE is delighted to announce that Polish tenor Piotr Beczala ,&nbs...

“Weilerstein is truly a phenomenon. (...) Weilerstein’s technique was so rock-solid and her tone so magisterial they sounded epic.”  The Telegraph, March 2015   PENTATO...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, January 2018 After two months of break, PENTATONE is back with five incredible additions to their catalogue, set for official release in February 2018: Mendels...

" It offers an unusually persuasive aural drama and a deeply musical account of the score – a compelling listen featuring a fine cast and expertly conducted. It’s a set that can be warmly r...

PENTATONE is delighted to announce that Italian soprano Francesca Aspromonte has signed an exclusive, long-term deal with the label. Her first solo album, titled “Prologue” , is due to be released in M...

After almost 5 years as Marketing Director Simon M. Eder starts his new role as Managing Director at PENTATONE: “We have achieved a lot over the last years and it is my goal to keep on innovating our labe...

We are proud to share with you that our albums of  Carnevale 1729 and Britten & Hindemith Violin Concertos are The Sunday Times Albums of the Year 2017!   Carnevale 1729 with  Ann...

We are thrilled to announce that our release of Marcel Tyberg - Masses, received multiple nominations for the  60th Grammy Awards  that will be held in February 2018! Marcel Tyberg - Masses with&...

I recall my first steps into Brahms’s world as a student at the Moscow Conservatoire, playing the Intermezzi Op 117, the Op 79 Rhapsodies, and the F minor Sonata. The real moment of connection, however, didn...

" Gene Scheer is such an accomplished librettist in his understanding of how words and music collude in the theatre, nailing the narrative concisely but letting the music run with the words towar...

“So, all friends together. You could imagine them playing hausmusik in someone’s living room, in proper German fashion, and this concert felt as if they’d been performing these pieces for ages an...

Music Streaming & Distribution Specialist 40h (also 32h possible) Starting Date: Dec 2017/ January 2018 PENTATONE is an international classical music record label with outstanding artists, speci...

Year 2017 Award We are proud to announce that our release of Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphonies 1 & 3 with Andrew Manze and NDR Radiophilharmonie has won a highly-acclaimed Year 2017 Award (...

"... she shows complete technical mastery ..."   We are proud to share with you that our release of Carnevale 1729 performed by   Ann Hallenberg ,  Stefano Montana...

" All of which might have gone for nothing but for the captivating, open-air freshness Fischer brings to the score's many passages of melodic enchantment. "   We are proud to share w...

"Cellist Matt Haimovitz calls playing the Quator is a spiritual experience and listening to this performance is nothing short of that."   Our release of Akoka with  David Kr...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, October, 2017 In November, PENTATONE releases  five enthralling additions to their catalogue: Verdi's Otello performed by Nikolai Schukoff...

" Arabella Steinbacher deserves the highest praise for her commitment to Hindemith's concerto... Steinbacher has not only poured her soul into this recording, she performs this piece at a level tha...

" Thomas Hampson has put together an imaginative programme […] Hampson sings stylishly in clear French "   Financial Times gave a 4 stars review for our relea...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, September, 2017 In October, PENTATONE releases  three important new recordings and one legendary remastered classic. Arabella Steinbacher excels in ...

“ The most immediately striking aspect of Julia Fischer’s playing, technically speaking, is its immaculate finish. Her mastery is beyond question, her ability to trace a smooth even line is a sourc...

Jake Heggie is bringing opera back to the people "All theatrical composers have themes that continually inspire and define their art. For Verdi, it was tension between public duty and private passion. W...

" This performance brings us music never heard before, executed with a rare intensity. "   We are proud to share with you that our release of Carnevale 1729 performed by   Ann Hallen...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, August, 2017 In September, PENTATONE releases three fascinating new recordings and one legendary remastered classic.  Jake Heggie and Gene Sheer&rsqu...

“I’ve enjoyed it so much it’s the Record Review disc of the Week – The orchestral playing’s excellent, the recording warm and airy, Albrecht’s conducting often deliciously under ...

"Gimeno communicates a genuine affection for the piece, culminating in a particularly exciting performance of the finale. "   The  Gramophone  reviews our release of ...

Best Intrumentalist (Cello) We are proud to announce that  Johannes Moser  won the 2017  ECHO KLASSIK  award as Best Instrumentalist (Cello) for the  Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Works...

"T he OSR perform both works with great refinement and play with virtuoso understatement throughout. "   The  Gramophone  wrote a fine review about our release of "...

"Mezzo Ann Hallenberg excels in her calm, warm-toned singing of the slower arias , and there are stylish accompaniments from Il Pomo d’Oro under Stefano Montanari."   ...

“Following Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s concert one understands the difference between a good pianist and a great one: the former works from the musical score alone while the latter plays with paradigms of...

" The Tchaikovsky Variations are elegant Mozart pastiche, dashed off with scintillating virtuosity ."   Sunday Times reviewed  our album of  Elgar/ Tchaikovsky &nbs...

Tippet Rise OPUS 2016: Domo is a live recording born from the inaugural season at the Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail Montana. The center's intimate concert space is set on a 10,260-acre working sheep an...

" Ann Hallenberg dazzles with sensational virtuosity and warm tone that is straight as a die, and Il Pomo d’oro supports brilliantly. "   The Guardian praise...

PENTATONE is an international classical music record label with outstanding artists specializing in premium quality recordings, which are sold world-wide . The label is located in Baarn, close to Hilversum, in ...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, July, 2017 In August PENTATONE is releasing  some very exciting albums: Andrea Marcon and La Cetra Barockorchester & Vokalensemble Basel sparkle in a...

"Vladimir Jurowski delivers an absolutely stunning account that vividly captures the work’s drama and emotional intensity" BBC Music Magazine on Schnittke’s 3rd Symphony   ...

" I hear the piece a little differently now, and love it a little more, and what more can a recording do? "   The Gramophone wrote a good review about our recording of  AKOKA per...

"...Every time I hear the Calder, the ensemble seems to have reached a new level. That remains true, and now only the stars are the limit, as the Calder takes its place as one of America’s most satisfy...

" Bach’s music is not a museum piece. Living in modern times, we have full rights to use the full scale of modern means of expression in order to translate to the listener the outstanding grandeur ...

"Those musicians from the WDR Symphony of Cologne find the charm, the abandonment and the poetry that the Mandelring was lacking...They give an infinite sensuality to the abundant lyricism, finding everywhe...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, June, 2017 In July PENTATONE is releasing Bach’s Religious and Secular Works arrangements by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev; a new ‘Remastered ...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, May, 2017 In June, PENTATONE releases four very interesting additions to their catalogue: Getty’s The Canterville Ghost, the third opera of the...

" Pentatone has given Denis Kozhukhin a beautifully warm acoustic for this Brahms recording, setting his performances in the best possible light. "   Gramophone praised our latest rele...

" Wilde has given us one, in  short  story form, of unique beauty and genius. We laugh and cry, and are enriched. I added music, and some words, with the same intention. " ...

" Moser offers a performance that combines sensitivity, agility and brilliance, while Manze and the Suisse Romande Orchestra are consistently on the ball. "   We are proud to share wit...

PENTATONE is pleased to announce a multiple-release collaboration with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (OPL), and their conductor, rising star Gustavo Gimeno . The first two titles of the series, Bruc...

"Lisa Delan’s steam-whistle howl at the end of hist…whist is highly idiomatic."   Our release of " OUT OF THE SHADOWS: REDISCOVERED AMERICAN ART SONGS " performed ...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, April, 2017 In May, PENTATONE releases include these three new albums: Manuel de Falla’s richly evocative music erupts in a riot of colour in a vibrant...

" In this performance Manze and the NDRP play it brilliantly. Everything’s very lively. Rhythms snap. The lyrical writing sings. Inner voices – whether viola countermelodies or woodwind descants...

" Elgar’s dark Cello Concerto brings a performance from Moser that is mercurial, imaginative and, unsurprisingly, more obviously heart-on-sleeve.. "   The Guardian wrote a...

"Johannes Moser and Andrei Korobeinikov bring both muscle and imagination to these two epic Russian sonatas."   Johannes Moser 's latest album,   Rachmaninoff & P...

" What can be said of Manze’s Mendelssohn? It is excellent. Inspired, spiritual, based on a solid structural foundation, and with plenty of attention to detail without losing sight of the conceptual a...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands,  March, 2017 In April, PENTATONE releases three very diverse albums: Haydn Symphonies played by the Oregon Symphony under the baton of Carlos Kalmar; AKOKA (a ...

One of our upcoming releases in April is PENTATONE Oxingale " AKOKA " performed by the talented cellist,  Matt Haimovitz  together with clarinetist  David Krakauer . AKOKA was inspi...

" The stylish pianist copes with the well-known musical narrations op. 10 with subtle delicacy, clear sketching and sensual dramaturgy. Emotion and form in perfect harmony. " Spiegel Online...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands,  February, 2017 In March the charismatic Colombian Maestro Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts Dvorak’s best loved symphony to complete the series o...

"Both soloist and orchestra play with bright zest. The final Allegro shows the best interplay between virtuosic cello playing and lively orchestral passages. The cello sounds suitably grand as the music tri...

We are honoured to announce that one of our  American Opera Series,  The Ghosts of Versailles  won multiple awards for the  59th Grammy Awards  that were held on February 12th, 2017! J...

"Delan has a light voice... her musicianship and responsiveness to the text are never in question. Kevin Korth provides superb support, full of colour and character. The recorded sound is up to Pentatone'...

"Recorded in glowing sound that feels astonishingly lifelike... this recital is something of a triumph for violinist Arabella Steinbacher."   Arabella Steinbacher 's latest album, &q...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands,  January 19th, 2017 This new year starts with three strong new releases for PENTATONE: autumnal reflections of Brahms’s piano music in the new release of...

"We have become used to the excellence of the discs of this cultivated musician (Johannes Moser), but he finds here a partner on his level, another notoriously gifted individual with a boiling brain: Andrei ...

One of our upcomg releases in february is the " Elgar & Tchaikovsky " performed by the talented cellist, Johannes Moser together with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande , under the baton of Andrew Man...

In February, we will release a new album of Brahms Ballades and Fantasies performed by our exclusive artist, Denis Kozhukhin . Bold, turbulent defiance sit alongside pained introspection and bittersweet reverie ...

"Mari and Momo Kodama grew up hearing The Nutcracker. That deep familiarity gives their performance of the suite... particular sparkle and style."   We are proud to share with you that ou...

In February, the new release of ' On My Journey Now ' by the gifted baritone Lester Lynch will be released. Lester Lynch personally chose and arranged the songs in this release, each with a particular acc...

"An extraordinary collection of releases."   Our re-release of Russian Violin Concerto received another wonderful review from Audiophile Audition . This remarkable album marks the rec...

"She is... making the most of the fund of melodies, playing in high-Romantic style with a rich vibrato and abundant expression."   Arabella Steinbacher 's l...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, December 1st, 2016   PENTATONE is proud to announce that the first two titles of the American Opera Series, The Ghosts of Versailles and Cold Mountain, rec...

We are thrilled to announce that our first two titles of the American Opera Series, The Ghosts of Versailles and Cold Mountain, both received multiple nominations for the 59th Grammy Awards that will be held in F...

We are proud to share with you that our release of Richard Straus - Ein Heldenleben/ Macbeth is chosen to be the Recording of the Month on MusicWeb International. The review praised the brilliant performance of...

Opera News wrote an extensive review on our release of the widely praised and unique box set of Wagner's complete Ring des Nibelungen. The Ring is performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin , and condu...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, October 1st, 2016 The highlighted November albums include unique collaborations with outstanding artists. Sisters Mari Kodama and Momo Kodama release their first...

Our release of  Dvořák - Slavonic Rhapsodies & Symphonic Variations got a lovely review from HRAudio.net! The album, performed by PKF - Prague Philharmonia and conducted by Jakub Hrůša ...

Today, the brilliantly talented conductor Lawrence Foster turns 75. We can't let this day go by without a few mentions of the rich and colourful oeuvre of this wonderful musician. At age 75, Foster is still ful...

We are very happy to announce that our release of Tyberg - Masses is Recording of the Month at Musicweb International! The album, performed by South Dakota Chorale and Christopher Jacobson and conducted by Bri...

For their release of Tchaikovsky - Ballet Suites Transcribed for Piano Duo sisters Mari Kodama and Momo Kodama have shared some exclusive insights on their album and their unique collaboration!  Workin...

Another loving review from Audiophile Audition! Overtures to Bach, by our Artist of the Season Matt Haimovitz is heartily recommended by the magazine. According to the review ' 'this is a wonderful ...

Renaud Loranger has been appointed Vice President for Artists and Repertoire at PENTATONE. He takes up his new role on November 1st. His mission will be to develop the label’s roster and expand its acti...

Last week, the widely praised conductor Sir Neville Marriner passed away at the age of 92. We are fortunate that he has left us so much beautiful music, so we are able to commemorate him properly. One of these b...

For the release of their album Rachmaninov / Prokofiev - Works for Cello and Piano, cellist Johannes Moser and pianist Andrei Korobeinikov have shared some thoughts on this beautiful new album and their un...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, October 1st, 2016 In October, our REMASTERED CLASSICS SERIES gets expanded with a wonderful new bird. The release features the Violin Concertos by Beethoven &...

For the release of Marcel Tyberg - Masses, conductor Brian A. Schmidt shared some exclusive insights on the recording of the album. Together with South Dakota Chorale and organist Christopher Jacobson, Schmidt mana...

Today is the birthday of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975). To celebrate the birthday of this wonderful composer we give a -20% discount on all his work in our catalog! This includes the Grammy-nominated release o...

''Were someone to ask me to suggest a disc to introduce them to the violin, I might well steer them in the direction of this one.'' Fantasies, Rhapsodies & Daydreams, the new album by t...

Jennifer Higdon has been interviewed by Limilight Magazine on the release of her first opera, Cold Mountain. The Pulitzer price winner can look back on a very succesfull project. As she recalls, she would not hav...

We are very pleased to share another 5 star review for our release of Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Debussy: Six épigraphes antiques, Poulenc: Les Biches, performed by Orchestre de la Suisse Romand...

Today is the birthday of Antonin Dvorak (1841). To celebrate the birthday of this great composer, we have a special discount on all our Dvořák releases! Use voucher code DVORAK2016 to get a -20% disco...

Our release of Fantasies, Rhapsodies and Daydreams, performed by Arabella Steinbacher is received very positively by the international press! The album, recorded with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo ...

Our release of Jennifer Higdon 's Cold Mountain was awarded five out of five stars by Audiophile Auditions! As the review stresses: ''Sound is terrific, and the performances superb, especially the di...

We are very proud to share this wonderful review of our release of  Roussel - Bacchus & Ariane / Debussy - Six Épigraphes Antiques / Poulenc - Les Biches , performed by Orchestre de la Suisse Roman...

The well praised release of John Corigliano 's ''Ghosts of Versailles'' has been awarded with another great review! Opera Nederland gave the album a 5 out of 5 star rating. The review mentions...

Upcoming November, the debut album of star violinist Julia Fischer will be re-released in a great new design! The album contains Khachaturian / Prokofiev / Glazunov - Russian Violin Concertos, performed tog...

The latest release by our artist of the week Matt Haimovitz is greatly positive received by musical website Broadwayworld. The album ' Overtures to Bach ', contains different overtures, by six different ...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, August 1st, 2016 September is a month of great diversity, and great talent. Various outstanding releases will mark an important addition to the PENTATONE catalogue....

'Overtures to Bach', by our Artist of the Season Matt Haimovitz is CD of the Week on Dutch classical radio station NPO 4. The SACD, contributing arrangements by Philip Glass , Vijay Iver , Roberto Sier...

At the beginning of September, the new album 'Fantasies Rhapsodies and Daydreams'by the amazingly talented Arabella Steinbacher will be released worldwide, however it is already available for pre-order on...

We are very proud to share that our release of  CORIGLIANO: The Ghosts of Versailles is chosen as Critic's Choice on Opera News! The album was released on April 1st and has since been mainly praised. ...

At the starting day of the Bayreuther Festspiele, the grand festival particularly for Wagner, Dutch national newspaper 'Trouw' comes with a two page article on the Wagner Ring Box Set by PENTATONE. For the ...

''A fabulous instrument, superbly played and recorded; an absolute must for organ fans.'' Christopher Jacobson's release of The Aeolian Organ at Duke University is made release of the...

We proudly present another great review for our release of Cold Mountain, by Pullitzer prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon . The review, by Musicweb International, emphasise that the release  ''is...

Last week, talented cellist  Johannes Moser has finished his succesful tour in New Zealand. During three weeks, Moser has travveled to various cities, performing Dvorak and the LALO Cello Concerto, together w...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, July 1st, 2016 The summer of 2016 will be dedicated to the classics! PENTATONE will present four albums in July and August , including 3 albums in the REMASTERED C...

''In today's challenging market, theirs is an inspiring story'' We are delighted to announce our recent  Label of the Year  award by the Naxos Music Group. The prize wa...

This summer, PENTATONE is offering an exclusive Global Discount of 20% on all products in the PENTATONE webshop!  Buy products such as new release s, remastered classics , PENTATONE Oxingale series and exc...

''Recorded over two and a half days most of the sessions took place late at night after Duke’s Campus had gone to sleep to avoid excessive noise and tourist traffic. Producer Blanton Alspaugh, Engine...

''It is understandable that PENTATONE would wish to mark the signing of their new star maestro Andrés Orozco-Estrada with a release to showcase his considerable musical and interpretive talents, s...

''These are quite good and straight performances by Orozco-Estrada and the Houston players. It’s a contrast to some of the Leonard Bernstein performances of Dvorak that are filled with passion (some...

‘’This hugely enjoyable and beautifully recorded programme could easily have been subtitled 'a journey from fantasy to irony'. (...) Kazuki Yamada and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande revel ...

"Much of this comes across on the present recording, in which there is, technically, more than a little to admire. The recorded sound is bright and lively. Balances between voices and orchestra are excelle...

"Corigliano is at his most inspired in lively, spirited music, whether it’s the swift strings depicting Figaro running from his debtors or the energetic rhythms of Samira’s cabaletta." ...

"Listening to Kozhukhin, you’re left with one thing: the music – incontestable, complete.  Sinaisky and the Berliners are fully complicit in this endeavour, providing accompaniments of ext...

PENTATONE is an international classical music record label with outstanding artists specializing in premium quality recordings, which are sold world-wide. The label is located in Baarn, close to Hilversum, in t...

“In the hands of Andrés Orozco […] the sound of these two symphonies was energized where necessary, lyrical where possible and compelling. He dispenses rubato with care, pulls the tension nic...

"Lawrence Foster's interpretation... offers all juicy music theater's culinary, an operatic musical treat." Our latest release of Johann Strauss Jr - Der Zigeunerbaron performed by N...

"With Yamada, there is no roughness and the 'clumsiness' is adorably elegant."   We are proud to share with you that our release of " RUSSIAN DANCES Tchaikovsky Suite from S...

"To have that performance preserved in a recording of this quality is, for this composer, a dream come true."   One of our albums of American Operas Series , " The Ghosts of Versail...

"Helped by the responsiveness of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and PENTATONE's awesomely precise recording, the conductor unearths an astonishing amount of detail at relatively spacious tempi." ...

"The latest addition to PENTATONE offers an extremely colorful and yet kaleidoscopic picture of Tchaikovsky's melodic and instrumental inventiveness."   Our upcoming release of &q...

Press release:  Baarn, The Netherlands, 1 March 2016 IN MARCH 2016  PENTATONE, the classical music label specialising in high-end surround sound recordings, will present four albums with repe...

"What brings this bewildering diversity of music together is Haimovitz’s unstoppably committed, enthusiastic playing, superbly controlled in tone, attack, vibrato and more..." We are proud t...

Our release of Vivaldi - 6 Bassoon Concertos with  Gustavo Núñez  and  Academy of St Martin in the Fields received a charming review from De Volkskrant ! This album combines s...

"Jakub Hrůša's performances of all five works are splendidly vital, stylish and beautifully shaped."   PENTATONE latest release of  Dvořák: Overtures with  P...

Press release: Baarn, The Netherlands, 1 February 2016 IN FEBRUARY 2016 PENTATONE, the classical music label specialising in high-end surround sound recordings, will present four albums with repertoire rang...

"This is a lovely performance-sensitive, very well played, shapely and effortless."   We received a great review about our release of " Gustav Mahler Symphony No.4 " with Ne...

"Haimovitz gives thoughtful and well-considered performances of these seminal works in resonant sound that captures his baroque cello and cello piccolo in terrific sonics." We received another...

"These Russian musicians seem to have the edge on Scriabin and are truly inspired thruout. The work is full of luscious sensuality and big climaxes."   We are proud to share with yo...

PENTATONE Recordings are nominated for The 58th Grammys Award We are thrilled to share with you that our releases are nominated for the 58th Grammys Award that will be held in February 2016! The nomin...

"The cellist....plays exceptionally beautiful." We are honored that our PENTATONE OXINGALE series release of  Orbit – Music for Solo Cello”(1945 – 2014)  with&n...

We are thrilled to announce that Johannes Moser 's " Dvorak and Lalo Cello Concertos " Music Video is nominated in the International Music Video Festival of Paris! International Music Video Fes...

Press release: Baarn, The Netherlands, 5 November 2015 PENTATONE, the classical music label specialising in high-end surround sound recordings, unveils its plans for the year 2016, including an American O...

"This is the most exciting Tchaikovsky cycle out there, and it beats the earlier DG set both for thrills and for the quality of the recorded sound." We are thrilled to share with you that our...

WIN a signed copy of  Johannes Moser  new album " Dvorak & Lalo Cello Concerto " with  Jakub Hrůša Conductor  and  PKF - Prague Philharmonia ! ...

" The new PENTATONE recording (this company is knocking it out of the park, audiophile-wise) is beautifully natural. Just the right amount of resonance to enhance the cello tone and not to drown it. "...

"Moser captures the essence of the piece as well as can be imagined and Hrůša’s accompaniment is all one could ask with the orchestra incisive and jubilant. Pentatone’s engineering is not...

"It is an outstanding tribute to Skryabin in his centenary year."   We are thrilled to share with you that our release of " Scriabin Symphony No.1 and the Poem of Ecstasy " w...

This month, we want to celebrate the "Label of the month" award from primephonic with a 20% discoun t on all our physical products on our webshop. We believe that some of our recent releases would look&n...

“ The recording always was praised for its sonic quality but now, in this first release of the multi-channel original, we can enjoy it in stunning audio. ” One of PENTATONE’s REMASTERE...

Press release: Baarn, The Netherlands, 6 October 2015 PENTATONE, the classical music label specialising in high-end surround sound recordings, adds four valuable recordings to its catalogue in October. ...

"Orbits" develops as a grand melodic statement that takes advantage of all of Haimovitz's tonal wares. Glass builds his piece around a potent descending figure that is muscular and complete with a ...

We are delighted to share with you that PENTATONE is chosen as the "Label of the Month" on the online platform for premium classical music,  primephonic ! primephonic is a classical music digi...

Press release: Baarn, The Netherlands, 30 September 2015   PENTATONE is delighted to announce the launch of its collaboration with rising star, pianist Denis Kozhukhin .   "...

“It is enough to know, in my opinion, that this amazing – and sometimes exhausting to listen to – collection is musically impressive and challenging and displays an immense variety of music.&rd...

"... this new version is up there with the best of them and could happily serve as a credible first choice"   Johannes Moser's debut album at PENTATONE - 'Dvořák & Lalo - ...

“In this fascinating three-disc survey of music for solo cello written since the end of World War II, this ferociously talented cellist bring his megawatt sound and uncommon expressive gifts to a vast varie...

“Marc Albrecht’s account is joyful and refreshing, rich in dynamics with fast and brisk tempos that turn the famous final Rondo alla zingarese in a breath taking orchestral firework.” &nbs...

“Imperious, broad of line, and intentionally flexible..” The latest PENTATONE release of " Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky – Violin Concertos " with Arabella Steinbacher , Cha...

"Male voices – here the superlative men of the Berlin Radio Choir – begin a capella and, in the second number, manage supreme pianissimos. Janowski's Domestica is up there among the best...yo...

Our "Beethoven, Period" was selected by Gramophone in the top 10 recordings of most highly-regarded new Beethoven releases.   We are very proud that our "Beethoven, Period" ...

"Haimovitz takes the listener on a musical odyssey through time and space, from minimalism to maximalism, tonal to atonal, folk to avant-garde, abstract to narrative, and everything in between." &...

Press release: Baarn, The Netherlands, 27 August 2015 AUGUST RECAP. In August PENTATONE, the classical music label that specialises in high-end surround sound recordings, presented an eclectic collection of...

"Pletnev's pace and grasp of the sonic landscape are bang on the money, and the members of the orchestra give it all they've got, and project a moment of expressive elation like no other." ...

"But it's this idea that if you're passionate about something, you stick with it and share it. You find a way to share it" - Matt Haimovitz We have the pleasure to share with you an amaizi...

“Beguiling: he ( Mikhail Pletnev ) doesn’t push the music, rather he lets it unfold.”  - Len Mullenger Over the last couple of months, since the release of the album " Sc...

"Haimovitz delivers the bill-paying skills throughout in this considerable, and impressive, retrospective"   Our latest PENTATONE OXINGALE release "Orbit " with Matt Hai...

"The perfect combination of immaculate performance with impeccable PENTATONE sound quality can only result in a magical musical experience ." A great review about our ‘ Mahler – S...

"The performance sounds just as one might hope, never lagging, never sentimentalized, never hurried (...) It has a timeless beauty about it that is hard to resist." An emotional and charmin...

"Is it worth purchasing? Most definitely yes. Nothing here will seriously disappoint and much of it is absolutely top class."   A great and meticulous review of our 'Bruckner -...

"Marc Albrecht's taut performance of this fascinating piece is delivered with great sensitivity and careful attention to dynamics, while the luminous recording is tinglingly atmospheric." &nbs...

Baarn, The Netherlands, 20 July 2015 . PENTATONE, the classical music label specializing in high-end surround sound recordings, is proud to release two outstanding albums. PENTATONE is excited to present a rec...

"...this performance is both fluid and taut, the music’s colours gleaming and shimmering… an outstanding tribute to Skryabin in his centenary year." An wonderful review about ...

Collector Box Set with the RNO and Mikhail Pletnev      Between February 2011 and March 2014, we released a highly acclaimed cycle of recordings of the complete symphonies by Peter Il...

"Do we need another Shostakovich symphony? Yes we do, and especially this one! As for the third element, we owe, once again, much to the Pentatone engineers for transmitting the wide dynamics without th...

"It is very much to be hoped that this superb recording is a fore-runner of a complete SACD cycle of the Scriabin Symphonies for PENTATONE." An authentic and honest review of the ' Scria...

  "By the end of the evening, the audience was thoroughly blown away and their hands were throbbing with pain after multiple curtain calls" We are extremely proud that the  Russian N...

"Heavens, what an experience. In fact I’m certain you won’t hear a more powerful or persuasive account of this piece any time soon."  We are delighted that our Alexander Scria...

"...this performance brilliantly transmits with sharp characterisation of the thematic material, dramatic momentum and a luminous orchestral sound. There is luminosity, too, in the singing and playing of Di...

"No grandstanding, no exaggeration. This is just refined, instinctive playing." Our latest release 'Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky - Violin Concertos'   with Arabella Steinbac...

“This year she has found her stride and she’s fast become one of the most interesting violinists of today.” Baarn, The Netherlands, 26 June 2015 . Arabella Steinbacher , exclusively reco...

"The men of the Rundfunkchor Berlin are magnificent, with such a wide range of tone and dynamics, from the ringing splendour of the very opening of the piece to their hushed, tender sound in the work’s...

Gramophone Magazine has published the longwaited list of the nominees running for the "Artist of the year 2015". The tough selection resulted in 10 talented musicians who particularly shined in the ...

"She captures that protean work’s playful classicism and its mournful ruminative side, while compellingly demonstrating its masterly construction and making one realise – like the Khachaturian...

"The music remains as fresh and charming as ever in this lively performance." An exceptional review about our latest release ' Spirit of the American Range ' with Carlos Kalmar and Oregon S...

"This is an excellent performance of the Khachaturian that can stand with the finest competition, which includes versions by Antonín Jemelik, Mindru Katz, Dickran Atamian and Constantine Orbelian."...

"This new recording with Paavo Järvi and the same orchestra has keen competition, but it holds up well." We are very happy to receive many positive reactions towards our latest release of '...

"That neglect is remedied with this overwhelming performance, as orgiastic as the composer might have wished." A very brief yet incredible review of our latest release ' Scriabin-Symphony No.1 &am...

"There need be no reservations as to the quality of the performance and interpretation; this is now a leading choice for the ‘Leningrad’." Our latest Shostakovich release ' Shostakovic...

"Beautifully played with total technical comment" Good week for PENTATONE as we received many praises for our new releases. This is a short review from Classical CD Review about our remastered cl...

Baarn, The Netherlands, 3 June 2015. PENTATONE, the classical music label specialising in high-end surround sound recordings, releases two albums featuring outstanding artists and captivating repertoire. J...

"Fascinating music that will doubtless be new to most" A short praise from Classical CD Review for our new release ' De Profundis: Compositions for Orchestra and Choir ' with Metropolitan H...

"Järvi takes exactly what many listeners now consider to be the right approach in current perceptions of the work: that is to say, lean, sinewy and free of bombast" Another incredible short revie...

"In fact, this performance is more nuanced than some, with larger dynamic contrasts than many players allow themselves." The latest review of our release 'PENTATONE OXINGALE SERIES Beethoven, Per...

"A most enthusiastic recommendation is warranted for this release." We would like to share a wonderful review of our latest release ' Richard Strauss - Symphonia Domestica & Die Tageszeiten Fo...

"I particularly like Fischer and Helmchen in the finale, playful but utterly focused." We have received our first review of the month of June and we are happy to see our release have made another good...

"The dreamy slow movement was equally fine, and demonstrated the maturity of Moser as an interpretive musician: the nuances of his tone beautifully expressed the inner emotions of the music." On the 8...

"The sound quality on these SACDs is wonderful and, by all accounts, this was one of Ozawa’s finest moments with his orchestra that, at the time, was correctly considered one of the “top five.&rdqu...

This year, the  Russian National Orchestra  celebrates 25 years as one of Russia’s leading ensembles and one of the world’s top orchestras. Since its 1990 Moscow première, the orch...

" This is as worthwhile a Wagnerian offering as you are going to see in 20 Years ." A Short outstanding review of our complete set of ' Richard Wagner-The Operas ' with maestro Marek Janows...

"Järvi and his engineers offer ruthless clarity and precision, exposing a rogue E flat clarinet with a flash of the theme at one point (never heard that before) and lacerating flutter-tongued trumpets as ...

"The cantata disc is counterbalanced by a PENTATONE one of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony, done purposely with the Russian National Orchestra because it is an ensemble that 'k...

"Steinbacher gives each passage, each phrase, its individuality. A top-class recording enhances the sensation of keen participation. " Gramophone nominated their Top 10 recent Mozart recordings an...

"its huge surges of sound brilliantly handled by Pentatone's engineers who provide a much clearer focus that the comparatively muffled acoustics on the rival BIS recording" The first review for th...

Baarn, The Netherlands, 29 April, 2015. PENTATONE, the classical music label that specialises in high-end surround sound recordings, announces the release of three impressive new recordings, produced as always wi...

"The original slightly dry studio recording has been transformed on this PENTATONE reissue of the 4.0 quadraphonic tapes in a way that really bring this work to life." With the season of spring is app...

"The recording is everything one expects from Pentatone in terms of clarity and spaciousness." We just received another review of our recent release 'PENTATONE OXINGALE SERIES Beethoven, Period.&...

"Powerful, Rhythmic Interpretation of the most popular symphony by Shostakovich, that reveals the whole tragic beauty of the piece in its lyrical passages." Another short but meaningful review written...

" What is it that makes this recording so special?  The answer can already be found in the album’s title: the use of period instruments." This month is The Holland Times turns  to sa...

"An unaffected, deeply humanising Seventh; quite possibly the best thing Paavo Järvi has ever done." Our recently new release 'Symphony No.7' of Dmitri Shostakovich with Paavo Jä...

"Nine CDs richly documented with Kodama’s own analysis of each sonata, the PentaTone sound is state of the art with gorgeous piano tone as if it was in your own living room." Our release...

"The South Dakota Chorale started their recording career relatively recently but they are more than well suited to this full-bodied repertoire."   It has been two months since the release o...

"Even without the visual component, this is a vivid production in which each character has profile and individuality." "For a recording that was vividly theatrical to begin with now it feels like...

"Most of Schnittke’s orchestral works are available on disc, but very few of those even approach the standards achieved here." Another great week for PENTATONE as we receive yet another praise...

"This impressively engineered SACD is another fine advertisement for Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony." It's always a good news when our release get attention from different media both onl...

Metropolitan Hilarion tells us about the passion that was behind the compositions De Profundis is a collection of compositions for orchestra and choir written by  Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev , one of t...

With great delight, we would like to share the reviews of our remastered classics series (original Deutsche Grammophon recordings) published in March on  classical CD review .The first review is for LaDamna...

"Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley play the living daylights out of these works." We are honored to be featured once again on Gramophone and receive a fantastic review. Our release of B...

PENTATONE announces the engagement of rising talent, cellist Johannes Moser, as one of its exclusive artists.  The collaboration launches on 1 September 2015 with the release of Dvo ř á k & Lalo...

"The performances delivered by the South Dakota Chorale and conductor Brian A. Schmidt are of the highest standards" We are pleased to see that our release of 'Sacred Songs of Life and Love'...

"The 4.0 channel quadraphonic recording is quite miraculous in the way it captures the reverberant ambience of Symphony Hall, Boston while managing to retain instrumental clarity even when the incisiveness bra...

"All four channels are used, not just for ambient information, but to convey the movements of the, characters, various choral groupings and off-stage brass etc., in order to provide a convincing realisation of...

Exclusive discount on all our Remastered Classics Items Springtime is knocking at our doors. With March comes blossoming and there could not be a better time to introduce you to the second batch ...

"The fascination of Schnittke’s Symphony No. 3 and the quality of this sublime performance from the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Vladimir Jurowski combine for a compelling aural expe...

Jake Heggie studied to be a concert pianist and composer but an injury forced him to give up on his goals. While working in the San Francisco Opera's public relations department, colleagues urged Lotfi Mansouri...

Baarn, the Netherlands, 2 March 2015.   Today, multichannel Dutch label PENTATONE continued their launch of the Remastered Classics series. Given that PENTATONE is well known for its dedication to supreme...

"Natural, fluid phrasing characterises the singing, and the sound is excellent." We are very grateful to receive yet another outstanding review from BBC Music Magazine regarding our latest releas...

"Arghamanyan's reflective approach pays off in her rapt performance of the slow movement: Khachaturian's detailed and evocative orchestration blossoms in the vivid SACD sound, as does the expressive b...

"Nareh Arghamanyan has come up with a refreshingly individual take on the piece, sort-grained, spacious and full of colour." Once again, we are honored to have a positive review for our ' Serge Pr...

"With a performance of this quality, this neglected work should soon find itself many more admirers." We are proud to present the reviews of our  ' Serge Prokofiev and Aram Khachaturian-Piano...

"The present release is certainly the preferred option at present" We are delighted to see that our latest release 'Schnittke - 3rd Symphony'  featuring conductor Vladimir Jurow...

The incandescent mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato presented the New York premiere of Jake Heggie’s “Camille Claudel: Into the Fire ” on 5 February 2015 at Zankel Hall, New York. Part of Ms. DiDonat...

For the Dutch speakers among us, PENTATONE new releases are featured in the one-hour radio program of the Concertzender. It is aired every first Wednesday of the month at 14.00 CET and repeated on Friday morning fr...

Such kind words from our friend at SACD Net :  This is an unmissable SACD that I have no hesitation in recommending unreservedly .   Spirit of the American Range ' is the title of the third ...

Baarn, February 5, 2015 . PENTATONE, the classical music label specialising in high end surround sound recordings, today announced the release of four fine recordings produced with high calibre artists and orchest...

We are proud to share a few lines written by the conductor Carlos Kalmar about the new release " Spirit of the American Range " recorded with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra : I believe that we h...

The distinctive Russian composer Alfred Schnittke lived from 1934 to 1998. He is often perceived by many as the composer with the German name, but who is actually Russian. It's probably only partially correct, ...

MULTICHANNEL CDs OF THE MONTH     If you love Wagner, you have to have this magnificent set.   At last we have come to the end of Janowski’s formidable and most impressive Wag...

"She lets Beethoven's music slide into timelessness" « Time was the greatest gift » These are the words of Mari Kodama as she presents her cycle of Beethoven Sonatas, a pr...

PENTATONE, represented by the Managing Director Dirk Jan Vink has been appointed to join the   Willem Pijper foundation’s advisory board.   " As a board member of the foundation you ca...

For those (such as this writer) who remember the original LP issues of quadraphonic recordings decades ago there is – generally — one abiding memory: the fact was that very few of us possessed the neces...

Recorded in Berlin’s magnificent cathedral in February 2013,  Berliner Dom  features some of Giovanni Gabrieli's most celebrated compositions for Brass and Organ, in outstanding sound quality. T...

Martin Helmchen completed his USA tour on May 2014, where he performed several times in Dallas and Washington D.C. One of the performance that was held in Kennedy Center, Washington on May 10 is exhibited as the To...

This latest CD from Oregon Symphony, entitled Spirit of the American Range , follows Music for a Time of War , a recording of the program performed at the Symphony’s 2011 Carnegie Hall debut which hit the c...

I fell in love with Schnittke’s Symphony at the age of sixteen Schnittke's 3rd Symphony is one of our latest recording with Vladimir Jurowski conducting the Rundfunk‑Sinfonieorchester Berlin...

On May 17 2014, Martin Helmchen performed at Dallas City Performance Hall on Beethoven's Archduke program with other musicians; Alexander Kerr, Nathan Olson, and Alisa Weilerstein. Later on that year, this pe...

Following Their Acclaimed First Collaboration Shuffle.Play.Listen . Musical Adventurers Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O’Riley Reunite For an Illuminating Traversal of Beethoven’s...

"Arabella Steinbacher and Marek Janowski offer us Bartók in 3D" Gramophone selected their top 10 20th century violin concertos and we are delighted to see our Béla Bartók - T...

PentaTone is an international classical music record label with outstanding artists specializing in outstanding high quality recordings, located in Baarn. We are currently in the process of rebranding the label and...

Arabella Steinbacher and Robert Kulek succesfully interpret two Romantic sonatas of Franck and Strauss, says Julian Haylock from the Strad . Few works are so crucially dependent on those magical places be...

We are very happy to share this nice review from CD Choice UK for our Remastered Classics Series : For those (such as this writer) who remember the original LP issues of quadraphonic recordings decades ...

A great article from CD Choice UK about our recording Piano Concertos by Prokofiev and Khachaturian featuring our Artist of the Season, Nareh Arghamanyan.       &nbs...

We are happy to share a review from the New York Times about Martin Helmchen's debut performance with New York Philharmonic, conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi. The performance of Dvorak's works was held...

Mari Kodama inaugurated her Beethoven Sonatas boxset in two succesful events on 3rd and 5th December in Canada. Having been recording the sonatas on a Steinway piano, it was an honour for Mari as well as for PENTAT...

Start the new year well equipped with classics! This Christmas choose the premium sound of PENTATONE for your family and your friends.  O ur catalogue   contains the largest collection of ...

We are thrilled that PENTATONE Wagner Operas box set is chosen as the prize in Audiophile Audition monthly giveaway.  For the lucky winner, there is one set of the unique PENTATONE collection of ten of...

For the Dutch speakers among us, PENTATONE new releases are featured in the one-hour radio program of the Concertzender . It is aired every first Wednesday of the month at 14.00 CET and repeated on Friday morning ...

Before releasing Piano Concertos by Serge Prokofiev and Aram Khachaturian in some weeks, our "Artist of the Season" Nareh Arghamanyan takes us on a tour in Vienna. Discover with us her love for music...

Baarn, the Netherlands, 1 November 2014 — Today PENTATONE launched the Remastered Classics series, a collection of quadraphonic recordings originally produced by Deutsche Grammophon in the 1970s. The series...

  A few words from Nareh Piano Concertos by Serge Prokofiev and Aram Khachaturian "I was very happy to be back to record with Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin and Alain Altinoglu for my 3rd&nb...

Press Release     Lucerne, October 9, 2014 Arabella Steinbacher appointed "Principal Guest Artist" of the Festival Strings Lucerne   As of the 2014/20...

Good people,   PENTATONE team was one of some lucky people who could experience the recording of Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn - Violin Concertos with none other than soloist Arabella Steinbacher, cond...

In this  recording ,  Julia Fischer  and  Martin Helmchen  skilfully reveal what can be achieved when  Schubert's violin and piano duos are given the right treatment: a won...

Conductor Simon Murphy  writes a beautiful heartfelt note about his recent visit in our studios and office in Baarn. This is where PENTATONE recordings are planned, produced, finetuned and promoted, this is w...

A stunning recital of romantic sonatas from Arabella Steinbacher, whose recent disc of Mozart Violin Concerto’s was a Gramophone Editor’s Choice. Violinist Arabella Steinbacher and pianist Robert Kulek ...

In September the new release from this fantastic duo will hit the stores, but you can already purchase physical copies and digital downloads from our  webshop . Certainly, a firm friendship has forme...

"Thrilling, fun, wonderful" Lenneke Ruiten  has debuted with great success as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the  Salzburger Festspiele . We asked this incredible soprano to explain to us ho...

We are very happy to share another review  published in  Classical Candor  about the latest Arabella Steinbacher 's release, Mozart - Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 , accompanied by Festiv...

"The violinist Arabella Steinbacher considers Mozart’s Violin Concerto in G, which she learned at 8, her “signature piece.” Her sweet-toned, expressive playing and the polished, buoyant sound...

Mari Kodama about the upcoming Beethoven Box   We are very proud to announce that in September we are going to release the Beethoven -  Complete Piano Sonatas Box with Mari Kodama.  Read the ...

To celebrate the summer together, PENTATONE is offering a 20% discount on all purchase on our catalogue . Create your own summer soundtrack with our  releases and this fantastic offer. The choice is yours: &n...

We are very happy to share the below review published on SA-CD.net  by Graham Williams about the latest release  of PENTATONE featuring the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and conductor Kazuki Yamada ...

We just come back from an exciting photo shooting with  Julia Fischer  and  Martin Helmchen  at the Remise Schloss Fußberg near Munich in Germany. A really romantic and magical place,...

Music enthusiasts give inspiring reviews after receiving our special package Last month we gave our friends the opportunity to win 2 releases of the latest  Arabella Steinbacher's Mozart release  ...

Backstage and Gordon Getty's thoughts on " Usher House " This opera, for which Gordon Getty wrote his own libretto - loosely based on Poe’s short story, "The Fall of the House of U...

  Gordon Getty's opera receives its World Premiere at the Welsh National Opera On Friday, 13 June Gordon Getty's " Usher House " will be premiered on stage at the Wales Millennium Cen...

The second release in our dance music series has arrived! It will for sure let you savour the famously vibrant compositions from the German-speaking countries. Connected by the power of music, inspired by fin de si...

MARKETING SALES MANAGER ONLINE SALES / E-COMMERCE PENTATONE  is an international classical music record label with outstanding artists specializing in highquality recordings, located in Baarn. ...

We are proud to unveil a trailer that we produced to celebrate classical music and its importance in the lives of so many people, regardless of age or professions.  We went out and spoke to a variety of peo...

It is always surprising to me that Korngold’s music isn’t better known internationally. His output was truly extraordinary and I find it consistently capturing my imagination with its beautiful imagery...

To celebrate the newest CD release of PENTATONE's Artist of the Season Arabella Steinbacher , we share with you an interview with Arabella. Why this release now? What does it mean for Arabella? Ronald Vermeu...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rina Sitorus - PR Manager rina.sitorus@pentatonemusic.com +31 35 548 07 29   Finally time for Mozart Baarn, The Netherlands, February...

Lovely people, Arabella Steinbacher’s Mozart Violin Concerto’s no 3,4 & 5 CD launch event at Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus  Berlin was a big success! The event was held in KulturBuhne room, su...

Concert of Arabella Steinbacher, 8th of May in Berlin Arabella Steinbacher's first concert after the release will be held in the  Konzerthaus  in Berlin on the  8th of May  at  8...

To celebrate the new release we are organising two events in top locations that are famous for being the musical "living room" for many artists: Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus (Berlin)  a...

The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande announced their programme for 2014/2015 season in a press conference at the Victoria Hall on March 10, 2014. During the press conference, the Director General of OSR - Henk Swin...

We happily present our newest release, the lesser known Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. We could proudly say that this recording tops off an outstanding complete recording of the six numbered symphonies. Just ...

With pride, we announce that the Audiophile Audition, the International online magazine for record collectors and music lovers awarded not one, but three PENTATONE albums in their list   "Best of the Yea...

In reviewing the best classical recordings of 2013, the New York Times critics chose The Dream of Gerontius as one of their favorites: "It takes an impressive performance for Elgar to come alive for me...

As PENTATONE celebrates its 13th anniversary and prepares for a changing of the guard, it is time to reflect on its achievements and looks toward the future. This release – the first to feature our new visua...

PENTATONE proudly announces that one of its most rejoiced conductors Marek Janoswki receives the “2014 German Record Critics' -Honorary Award” from the Annual Committee of the German Record Critics...

Who’s the person behind the virtuoso?  After finding out that the stories behind some of the most unique and best-loved artist in the world are now ready to be told, in PENTATONE we accepted the chall...

An interesting audio-review which you shouldn't miss if you understand german!

During the last 3 years, PENTATONE has issued the ten major operatic works by Wagner on SA-CD. Now, when the last opera in this series- Götterdämmerung - has finally been published, we want to celebrate ...

Not only our website has had a complete makeover. PENTATONE'S new online webshop is now the fastest and easiest way to buy your favourite classical music.   And that's not all. A lot of new fea...

The November edition of our newsletter is hot off the press! In case you missed it, you can check it out by clicking here .   It is now ready for your reading (we interviewed Jörg Lehmann on the ...

In November we are releasing Wagner's Götterdämmerung . This release marks the end of the Wagner concert performance series by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. During the past three years, the ...

Pianist Nareh Arghamanyan writes about her stay in Berlin, where she was playing and recording Prokofiev and Khachaturian with the RSB and Alain Altinoglu. Dear Classical Music lovers, &nb...

In this interview with a German TV channel, Arabella Steinbacher talks childhood, her playing for those who lost everything in the tsunami in Japan and, of course, her Stradivarius.   Watch the i...