Recorded in 2025 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Manuel de Falla’s birth and the 50th anniversary of the Venezuelan music education program El Sistema, Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela present three of Falla’s most iconic works: El amor brujo, featuring Spanish singer Pasión Vega; Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the …

Mandolinist Avi Avital explores the music of Italy, Iberia, and the Black Sea interweaving folk and Western classical musics from the past and present. Avital is joined by his ensemble Between Worlds and renowned musical ambassadors (Flamenco singer Marina Heredia from Spain, singer Alessia Tondo from southern Italy, and the Georgian choir Ensemble Rustavi) to bring centuries-old traditions and compositions …

The latest album from the prolific 25-year-old trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary features a collection of winter-themed popular songs by Richard Rodgers, Charlie Chaplin, and Hugh Martin alongside short movements from the classical repertoire by Dvořák, Rossini, Falla, Kreisler, Bach, and Vivaldi. Winter Gardens, which features the Paris Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sascha Goetzel, also features a work new to the …