by AdminTyBarts | Dec 16, 2025 | News
Boris Giltburg was recently featured on Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Germany’s nationwide public radio, on the programme Klassik, Pop, et cetera. With an audience of hundreds of thousands of weekly listeners and more than 2,500 episodes produced, the programme remains one of Germany’s most enduring and beloved music-radio shows.
Giltburg described jazz as “a kind of magical secret” and spoke about his enduring love for Rachmaninov’s music. The programme reveals the breadth of the pianist’s musical curiosity. German listeners can catch the whole podcast here. Follow the link to check out Giltburg’s more unexpected choices, which include Ella Fitzgerald and Beyoncé!
by AdminTyBarts | Dec 16, 2025 | News
Boris Giltburg stepped in at the last minute to replace Evgeny Kissin, who cancelled due to ill health, and played Prokofiev’s Third and Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto with the London Philharmonia at the Royal Festival Hall on November 17 under the baton of Lawrence Foster.
Giltburg received excellent reviews and was featured in The Times:
“bouncing on his piano stool, Giltburg attacked the [Prokofiev] with crisp staccato and precision power… There was delicate pedalling in the middle movement’s theme and variations, and the finale’s coda thrilled, powered by knuckled glissandos.”
The Times, Mark Pullinger
by AdminTyBarts | Dec 16, 2025 | News
On November 14, Maximiano Valdés led the Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico (OSPR) in a landmark debut at the Boston Symphony Hall. The concert was part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One initiative, celebrating the diverse musical voices that shape the nation’s cultural landscape.
A special highlight of the evening was the presence of Luis Sanz, a leading performer of the Puerto Rican cuatro. The cuatro is a traditional Latin American string instrument of the lute family—distinctive for its ten strings in five courses and rich, resonant sound—and holds a central place in Puerto Rico’s musical identity.
The program showcased works by Puerto Rican composers that bridge classical and popular traditions, including selections by Angélica Negrón, Roberto Sierra, Alfonso Fuentes, and Ernesto Cordero’s Concierto Criollo, in which Sanz’s cuatro featured prominently. The evening also included beloved cultural favorites such as En mi Viejo San Juan, connecting audiences with Puerto Rico’s deep musical heritage.
With Valdés’s vast international experience—spanning the United States, Europe, and Latin America—and Sanz’s mastery of the cuatro, the concert embodied the lasting cultural dialogue between the U.S. and Latin America. Audiences responded with enthusiasm and warmth, celebrating a night in which Puerto Rico’s music heritage took centre stage in one of the world’s great concert halls.
Here is an excerpt from the rave review:
“Conductor Valdés, who has been leading the OSPR since 2008 … knows his Orquesta well, shows them off to great effect, and provided helpful introductions to each work.
… cuatro star Luis Sanz was a show unto himself, not only playing the descarga movement from Ernesto Cordero’s Concierto Criollo para cuatro y orquesta sinfonia beautifully … He also displayed some spectacular showmanship as he performed on his instrument, a small guitar with 10 steel strings, over his head, à la Jimi Hendrix.”
The Arts Fuse, Steve Elman
by AdminTyBarts | Dec 16, 2025 | News
We are exceptionally pleased to welcome Elena Graf to TYB Arts. The first violinist in our roster, Graf plays the Stradivari “Tullaye” (1669), on loan from L-Bank Baden-Württemberg.
Graf’s upcoming season promises a series of high-profile performances, including Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Kammerphilharmonie Mannheim in Heidelberg, Brahms’ Double Concerto at the Mannheimer Rosengarten, Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Arcademia Sinfonica in Balingen, and a new project by Fazil Say with the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonika in Spain.
A renowned soloist and chamber musician, Graf has performed with orchestras such as the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, WDR Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic, and the Stuttgart State Orchestra, and at major festivals including the Rheingau Musik Festival, Cape Classic Festival in South Africa, and Musica in Trancoso Festival in Brazil.
Her performances have been described as “technically perfect, with a phenomenal richness of sound and a spirited, vibrant musicality” (Kronen Zeitung).
Click here to find out more.
by AdminTyBarts | Nov 12, 2025 | News
TYB Arts is delighted to announce that Georgian pianist David Khrikuli, finalist of the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition, has signed with the agency for global management representation.
David Khrikuli’s performances drew exceptional attention for their uncompromising honesty, expressive intensity, and rich dynamic range — qualities that set him apart as one of the competition’s most individual voices.
David Khrikuli is currently touring Poland and will be giving recitals in Mallorca, Madrid, Berlin and NY.
More information at https://tybarts.com/david-khrikuli
