Joszef Lendvai Sr. plays the gypsy violin, = while Oszkar Okros is a master of the instrument known as the cimbalom. = Together, the two musicians — teaming up with the Budapest Festival = Orchestra — ...

Why is he a Trailblazer? For many years the sound of the Hungarian Gypsy travelling bands could be heard in the countryside and cities of Europe. Trailblazer Johannes Brahms was fascinated by the ...

Last April the notorious volcanic ash cloud prevented Boris Berezovsky travelling to Dublin for a performance of Brahms's Second Piano Concerto with the NSO, and Finghin Collins stepped ably into the ...

Born in Hamburg in Germany, Johannes Brahms quickly became a very talented pianist and would go on to premiere many of his own works at the piano. A complete perfectionist, Brahms burnt lots of the ...