Music for Cello and Piano

The news here is not the meal itself-a selection from three of the basic food groups that has been served up on disc many times before, though perhaps not in this exact combination-but its preparation and presentation. Heretofore, I had not heard of Blue Griffin Recording, a Lansing, Michigan-based company, or of either of these artists, Armenian born cellist Suren Bagratuni, and Swiss-born pianist Adrian Oetiker. Bagratuni won the Silver Medal at the 1986 International Tchaikovsky Competition while still a student at the Moscow Conservatory. He has since appeared with major orchestras and in recital on five continents. Oetiker is also a prize-winner, having won the ARD International Piano Competition in Munich in 1995. He, too, has performed widely throughout Europe and the US. More >>>>

Erica Ohm

Pianist Erica Ohm earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Michigan State University after completing her Master's and Professional Studies in Music at the Manhattan School of Music. The first prize winner in competitions including Dong-A Music Concours (the most prestigious in Korea) and International Institute of Music Competition, Erica Ohm is an exciting pianist who is equally at home in the music of J. S. Bach and George Crumb. She is also committed to performing music of her contemporaries. More >>>>