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Album Review: Rappresentazioni by Alberto Marson

On 5 Aprile 2025

Alberto Marson’s Rappresentazioni is more than just an album—it is a deeply personal and introspective musical journey. Conceived as an extension of a collective self-exploration experience, each track is dedicated to a participant who contributed their own emotional and psychological insights. The result is a sonic narrative that translates human stories into music, bridging the gap between personal reflection and artistic expression.

From the very first notes, Marson’s approach to composition is evident: improvisation is at the heart of his music, yet each piece carries a distinct structure and purpose. The album opens with “Amore Universale,” a composition that immediately envelops the listener in an immersive, almost transcendental embrace. The rich string arrangements create a sense of vastness, making the piece feel like a moment of pure connection and warmth.

Franco Robert: The Piano as an Enchantment

By Davide Fasiello and Edoardo Gastaldi

On 5 Aprile 2025

In Article, Contemporary classical music, Neoclassical, Piano

In an era where music constantly blends genres and breaks barriers, Franco Robert stands out as an artist who travels seamlessly between worlds. Born in Argentina, the pianist and composer is known both as a member of the symphonic metal band Tersivel and as the author of a refined and emotionally rich solo career in contemporary neoclassical music. With his Piano Spells series, Robert has created an intimate and evocative universe where every note is an invitation to dream — a window into inner worlds and imaginary landscapes.

A Musician Between Two Worlds

Franco Robert is neither your typical conservatory-trained pianist nor a reclusive composer tucked away in an ivory tower. His work with Tersivel — a band that fuses metal, folk, and epic atmospheres — has shaped a unique flavor of cinematic and narrative approach to music. Robert’s piano is not just an instrument; it’s a storytelling tool, a channel for emotion, mood, and memory.

Between Science and Sound: The Symphonic Journey of Juan Pablo Fernández Ramos

By Davide Fasiello and Edoardo Gastaldi

On 1 Aprile 2025

In Orchestra, Review, Strings, Today's fresh, Violin

In an era where classical music often crosses paths with technology, Juan Pablo Fernández Ramos stands as a unique figure. A physicist at CERN, deeply engaged in scientific research for CIEMAT, he channels his imagination into music, blending rigorous logic and poetic expression. His latest album, La música, el tiempo y la palabra, is not just a collection of pieces, but a cohesive sonic narrative where orchestral writing meets cinematic language with surprising authenticity.

Fernández Ramos’ background is unusual for a composer: scientific by profession, yet a passionate musician since childhood. This dual identity surfaces powerfully in his music, where structural clarity and expressive freedom coexist.

Celebrating Piano Day with an ode to live music: the artists behind the Piano Revenge Festival

By Piano Revenge Team

On 29 Marzo 2025

In Article, Piano, Piano Revenge Festival

We at Modern Classical Music Magazine are committed to uncovering and spreading the word about the latest news in the world of piano and neoclassical music. Today, March 29th, 2025, marks a very special and heartfelt occasion for our community: the 10th anniversary of Piano Day. This worldwide event celebrates the piano as a profoundly expressive musical instrument, bringing people together through the magic and power of music.

Behind the scenes of the EP “Close To”, an interview with the artists Marko Zoric and Metric System 1981

By Davide Fasiello and Edoardo Gastaldi

On 23 Marzo 2025

In Ambient, Article, Electronics, Interview, New age

Modern Classical Music Magazine is delighted to present an in-depth look at the EP “Close To“, a delicate and slow motion in the ambient domain, written and composed by the artists Marko Zoric and Michael Schacht (in art Metric System 1981), and published through the Label Siril Records.

An Interview with Fabrizio Brugnera: Behind Dystosyum

By Davide Fasiello and Edoardo Gastaldi

On 18 Marzo 2025

In Ambient, Contemporary classical music, Interview, Minimalism, New age, Piano

Dystosyum is much more than an other-worldly ambient Album and much more than a metaphorical Novel. From first sight, one can perceive the more significant meanings behind the scenes. Dystosyum is motion towards a meaning: a movement, a unidirectional flow guided by thoughtful decisions and a willingness to share one’s experience. Brugnera voluntarily built Dystosyum as a thoroughly detailed immersion.

After reading the book and listening to the Album, the connection between the two appears evident: each detail is relevant to understanding the connotation and the artist’s vision of the creation, where each feature – may it be a sound or a quote, softly links the afterward with the backward, generating a rather grounded philosophy. Without further introduction, let’s dive into an interview with the artist behind Dystosyum: Fabrizio Brugnera.

Review – Atlantic to Adriatic by Edoardo Gastaldi & Jay Brewer

By Davide Fasiello

On 17 Marzo 2025

In Ambient, Minimalism, Neoclassical, Piano, Review

There is an invisible bridge connecting Venice to Boston, a sonic thread weaving through oceans, time, and emotions. Atlantic to Adriatic is more than just an album—it is an immersive experience, blending ambient, neoclassical, and field recording into a timeless dialogue between space and memory. Edoardo Gastaldi and Jay Brewer craft a sonic world that transports the listener to distant places, evoking fragments of life suspended between nostalgia and discovery.

Michael Wladkowski: A Boundless Journey in Music

By Piano Revenge Team

On 16 Marzo 2025

In Article, Contemporary classical music, Piano, Piano Revenge Festival

Michael Wladkowski’s enthusiasm and artistic curiosity have led him to explore a repertoire spanning the works of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy to works by Alkan and Szymanowski and on to works of contemporary composers such as Thon Tat Thiet, Antoine Tisné and Tolia Nikiprowetzky, who have dedicated major works to him. This constantly expanding artistic horizon leads Wladkowski beyond the convention of classical performances to connect with audiences. His performances the world over have been unanimously greeted with enthusiasm. Wladkowski has ignored linguistic and cultural barriers. He studied in the United States, Poland and Austria and speaks fluent English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Hebrew and Italian.

Michael Wladkowski is a remarkable, an authentic musician. Wladkowski’s passion for the younger generation finds an outlet in his piano class at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris where his students include many prize winners of international piano competitions. Among his many recordings for Solstice, REM and Peyrole are the piano works of Karol Szymanowski.

Review of the EP – “Arriveranno i Giorni della Danza” by Martino Vergnaghi

By Davide Fasiello and Edoardo Gastaldi

On 7 Marzo 2025

In Review, Vocals

It’s always exciting to dive into the work of a friend, especially when that work is so full of passion and spirituality. After eight months of intense effort, Martino Vergnaghi gifts three tracks to the world that touch both the heart and the soul. Follow us and delve into Vergaghi’s music, which is definitely worth listening to with a careful ear.

Review of “Impressions, Affections” EP by Stanlee Harris

By Davide Fasiello

On 5 Marzo 2025

In Minimalism, Neoclassical, Piano, Review

The Impressions, Affections EP by Stanlee Harris is a sonic journey that blends innovation and artistic sensitivity. Built around the unique cross-hatching technique, where the hands are always crossed during the performance, Harris’s work evokes the dynamism and fluidity of Monet’s brushstrokes. Each track is a musical painting, where harmony and melody blend seamlessly, creating a continuous flow of emotions and impressions.