Members of the quintet Le Bateau ivre talk about their musical journey as an ensemble … and getting to know Florent Schmitt’s Suite en rocaille (1934).

In my years of interfacing with professional classical musicians, I’ve noticed how frequently friendships that had been established during their years of study at music schools and conservatories have continued for decades thereafter, as professional lives intersect and opportunities to collaborate present themselves on a recurring basis. Less common — but in some ways more […]