Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández – musical partners for many years united by friendship, inspiration and mentorship. Described by her as ‘someone truly special,’ the...

Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández – musical partners for many years united by friendship, inspiration and mentorship. Described by her as ‘someone truly special,’ the world star violinist invited the Spanish cellist into her foundation and circle of “Mutter’s Virtuosi,” young talents she supports and tours with. Since then, Pablo Ferrández has made himself a name on his own, developed into a sought-after, award-winning soloist home at the world’s most prestigious concert halls.

The present album includes Johannes Brahms’s Double Concerto (live recording, Prague, January 2022) with the Czech Philharmonic and conductor Manfred Honeck. The other piece on the album is Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio (studio recording, September 2021) with pianist, long-term collaborator, and friend Lambert Orkis, which is the first recording of this piece by a major artist. Clara's 1846 Piano Trio is one of her finest works – a piece full of turbulence, complexity, and deep longing that brought Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis to unprecedented depths of musical conversation.