Iconic fiddler and composer Mark OConnor is a three-time Grammy Award winner for Best Country Instrumental Performance (The New Nashville Cats), Best Classical Crossover Album (Appalachian Journey with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer), and Best Bluegrass Album (Coming Home with the OConnor Band). His award-winning O'Connor Band puts on an engaging, dynamic show showcasing compelling arrangements, virtuosic solos, and tight... read full bio
The Seattle Times has reported, Mariusz Kwiecien: Difficult to spell and easy to admire, this is a baritone who commands the stage so completely that he seems to suck up all the oxygen. Recognized worldwide in the operatic community, Kwieciens beautiful voice captures audiences. He has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, Lyric Opera... read full bio
The extraordinary mezzo-soprano opera vocalist Marilyn Horne has received four Grammy Awards, confirming her position as a true musical legend. She has made a name for herself as a performer of the magnificent works of Rossini and Handel throughout her distinguished career, exhibiting her amazing vocal abilities and making an enduring impression on the operatic world. Horne began her career as... read full bio
Opera News has reported, Marilyn Horne- whose face and song have been the light- in so many places, in so many styles, through so many media, for so many years- may be the most influential singer in American history. Her career has spanned the operatic world for over fifty years, making her an innovator in the performing industry. Horne has... read full bio
Marcy Richardson is an opera singer, acrobat, pole dancer, and burlesque performer who recent made her acting debut playing Star in the film “Hustlers”. She is well known for singing while performing her pole routines and aerial acrobatic routines. Richardson has performed in productions of ‘Queen of Hearts’, ‘Timeless Bach’, ‘Powderkiss Cabaret’, ‘Agrippina’, ‘Nutcracker Rouge’, ‘Maddalena’, ‘Les Indes Galantes’, and... read full bio
Marcus Roberts is an American jazz pianist who has been blind since his youth due to glaucoma and cataracts. Focusing on older, pre-1950 traditional styles, he has recorded over twenty full-length albums and has been featured on even more with other musicians. Roberts' own late-'80s and '90s albums for RCA/Novus, particularly the 1990 release Alone with Three Giants, detailed his... read full bio
Marcus Haddock is an American tenor opera singer, vocal coach, and teacher. His beautiful voice has awed audiences across the world, earning him distinction internationally. He has performed with the Paris Opera, La Scala, Bavarian State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and more. Haddocks 25-year stage career has led him to be renowned in the operatic community. In addition... read full bio
Manu Delago began his musically oriented life at the age of two when he sat behind his first drum set and continued playing for different bands as a young adolescent. His rock group HotchPotch, which performed throughout Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain, won the Austrian Band Contest. Manu Delago found his love for songwriting when he started playing the Hang (a... read full bio
Magik*Magik Orchestra is the collaboration of students at San Francisco Conservatory, which began as the project of Minna Choi. The string orchestra was erected to provide artists outside of the classical genre a method of including orchestral instruments in their music. Magik*Magik Orchestra launched into stardom after their performance with Radioheads guitarist Jonny Greenwood. The group has since toured with... read full bio
Mabe Fratti, a composer and cellist from Guatemala, debuts Se Ve Desde Aqu (It Is Seen From Here) on Unheard of Hope. Mabe Fratti, a Guatemalan cellist and composer, continues a remarkable string of recordings with Se Ve Desde Aqu ('It Is Seen From Here'). It may be her most candid song to date, displaying a sinuous, tensile sound along with... read full bio
Lynn Harrell was born into a musical family, inspiring his launch into a career with the cello. Studying at the Juilliard School in New York with Leonard Rose and then at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he finally debuted with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. His professional career blossomed as he served as the Music... read full bio
Ludwig Wicki, a native of Lucerne, Switzerland, grew up in a musical setting that was affected by both church and folk music. He played trombone as a youngster and joined the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and later, he broadened his studies to include orchestral and choral conducting. After spending some time at the Bern Music School, Maestro completed his studies with Cantor... read full bio
Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian pianist and composer who trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, Italy. Einaudi was born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, and was born into a musically inclined family. By the time he was only a teenager, Einaudi began composing his own music and began playing folk guitar. This led him to then begin studying at the... read full bio
Formed by Ruslan Biryukov, founder of the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Cello Quartet made its debut at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Fundraiser in Palos Verdes. Made up of four captivating cellists which include, Biryukov, Thomas Lovasz, Efrain J. Del Pilar, and Bryant Gozali, the group quickly caught the eye of the public and rose amongst the ranks of... read full bio
The extraordinary partnership known as Lodestar Trio unites violin virtuoso Max Baillie of Britain with luminaries of the Scandinavian folk scene Erik Rydvall and Olav Mjelva. By fusing the violin with ancient Nordic string instruments, such as the Norwegian hardanger fiddle and the Swedish nyckelharpa, they together infuse a sense of rhythm and improvisation into Baroque music. Max saw one of... read full bio
Matthew Hemerlein, better known as his stage name Lo-Fang, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. When he was only 5 years old, Hemerlein started playing the violin. Over the years, he also learned to play piano, cello, guitar, and string bass. As he got older, he started teaching music to children and also started performing in galleries and musicians. Since... read full bio
Eliza Bagg has a complicated musical background. She is a classical opera soprano who has traveled throughout Europe with the renowned John Zorn, participated in Meredith Monk's opera at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic. She has performed indie rock venues and charmingly dingy basements while creating her own music under the... read full bio
Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist, singer and songwriter. She is well known for her choreographed violin performances, both live and in music videos that are found on her YouTube channel. She performs genres that range from pop, rock to EDM. Over the years she has released four albums; “Lindsey Stirling” which peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard... read full bio
Lindsay Ammanns vocal range is capable of sinister low chest tones and robust high notes that can express a gamut of emotions, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Ammanns voice has earned her roles with the Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, North Carolina Opera, South Dakota Symphony, and more. She has completed her Resident Artist program with the Pittsburg Opera, also enjoying... read full bio
Les Arts Florissants is a Baroque musical ensemble in residence at the Thtre de Caen in Caen, France. The organization was founded by conductor William Christie in 1979. The ensemble derives its name from the 1685 opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The organization consists of a chamber orchestra of period instruments and a small vocal ensemble. Current notable members include soprano... read full bio
