The composer, pianist and producer Francesco Tristano reinterpreted Kristjan Järvi’s “Nordic Maiden” and made his Auricle Dub version – to be released on 18th December. Stay tuned!

With his latest album »From This Place« – released via Nonesuch – Pat Metheny played himself into the hearts of DownBeat’s readers, who voted it as the “Best Jazz Album” of 2020. Furthermore, he also won the “Best Guitarist” category. Congrats, Pat!

It’s an honor to announce, that the acclaimed jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny has signed a new recording agreement with Modern Recordings. The deal marks his first new label home in over two decades.

This biweekly Spotify playlist is the choice of our artists and our team. It’s not about one genre – it’s about quality beyond specific genres. It’s about discovering new songs and all-time modern recordings. It’s about music that matters.

On November 12th, at 8:00 pm Pantha Du Prince will stream the live show to his album “Conference of Trees” online. The show was originally planned as several live performances at Volksbühne Berlin on 2-4th November. Unfortunately, due to the current measures the shows had to be canceled. But that doesn’t stop Pantha and his musicians from playing for you.

BBC Music Magazine chose “the best post-classical albums and modern masterpieces to inspire and move you”. Amongst great artists and works, we’re happy to find Kristjan Järvi’s »Nordic Escapes«, Meredi’s »Stardust« and Arash Safaian and Sebastian Knauer’s »This Is Not Beethoven«.

On July 24th, Thomas Bartlett released his extraordinary debut solo album »Shelter«. Now, were happy to announce the vinyl release dates.

Composer and pianist Meredi has just recorded 4 new compositions. The first single “If You Go” will be released on October 30 along with an edit of “Above”.

The vinyl of “SulaMadiana” will be released on October 30th in Europe. Release in the US will be on November 27th.

We’re excited to have Abhi the Nomad remixing some our favorites from This is Not Beethoven live on Twitch! Tune in on Tuesday at 11:30pm CEST.

Recently, Kristjan Järvi released his debut album “Nordic Escapes” on Modern Recordings. But as you probably know, there’s more to it. Don’t miss this documentary about Kristjan, his brother Paavo, his father Neeme and their shared project: The Pärnu Music Festival in Estland.

This biweekly Spotify playlist is the choice of our artists and our team. It’s not about one genre – it’s about quality beyond specific genres. It’s about discovering new songs and all-time modern recordings. It’s about music that matters.

Our Listening Tip for today: Last Monday’s episode of Classics Unwrapped on BBC Radio Scotland with Craig Armstrong and the Scottish Ensemble.

Pantha Du Prince and Dominik Eulberg do not only share the love for electronic music, but also the appreciation and care for our nature. Watch this feature about the two artists.

The electronic music producer Matthew Herbert took “Adagietto” for a spin and created his Mediterranean Dub version: slow, deep and atmospheric. Stay tuned for the remix (and more) to be released this later this year.

Happy Birthday Nils Petter Molvaer! Well done on creating such fantastic music across your 60 years. So many stand out moments from releasing Khmer to your show with Sly & Robbie at Summer Jazz Days in Warsaw. It’s a pleasure working with you!

The editors at Apple Music chose Kirstjan Järvi’s »Nordic Escapes« and Arash Safaian’s & Sebastian Knauer‘s »This Is Not Beethoven« as two of the ten classical albums you must listen to this month.

In their release week, Craig Amstrong and Calum Martin lead UK’s classical album charts. Congrats to both artists and everyone involved. We’re proud to be a part of this!

This biweekly Spotify playlist is the choice of our artists and our team. It’s not about one genre – it’s about quality beyond specific genres. It’s about discovering new songs and all-time modern recordings. It’s about music that matters.

On September 19th, Concert Hall Latvia opens its new season in Ventspils with the premiere of “This is (Not) Beethoven”, to be performed by the Sebastian Knauer, Chamber Orchestra Sinfonietta Riga and conductor Normunds Šnē.