Classical Videos
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Presto Presents... Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu
7th Jul 2025by Dylan O'Grady
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a selection of pieces from their latest album For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (released in May on Alpha Classics).
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Presto Presents... Liya Petrova
28th May 2025by David Smith
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, violinist Liya Petrova and pianist Hamish Brown perform a selection of pieces inspired by Liya's latest album Momentum 2 (released in March on Mirare).
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Presto Presents... Simon Callaghan
5th May 2025by Dylan O'Grady
In the latest episode of Presto Presents, pianist and musicologist Simon Callaghan discusses two of the neglected composers he's been championing over the past few years - Roger Sacheverell Coke (1912-72) and Jean Louis Nicodé (1863-1919) - and performs two pieces from Nicodé's Ein Liebesleben Op. 22.
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Presto Presents... Julian Bliss and James Baillieu
8th Apr 2025by Dylan O'Grady
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, clarinettist Julian Bliss and pianist James Baillieu perform a selection of pieces from their most recent album, a recital of music by Clara & Robert Schumann (released on Signum last month).
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Presto Presents... Jean-Guihen Queyras
13th Jan 2025by Dylan O'Grady
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras performs a selection of pieces from his most recent album, 'J.S. Bach: Complete Cello Suites (The 2023 Sessions)' released on Harmonia Mundi.
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Presto Presents... 20 Questions with Tiffany Poon
30th May 2024by Dylan O'Grady
Join us in conversation with pianist Tiffany Poon as she visits Presto Music's Leamington Spa store. Through answering our 20 questions, Tiffany talks about her latest album for Pentatone, her career so far and plans for future projects...
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Presto Presents... A Q&A Session with Paul Harris: Presto Presents
8th May 2024by Dylan O'Grady
Expert pedagogue Paul Harris recently paid a visit to our Leamington Spa shop, and kindly took some time to answer our questions about his latest book 'How to sight-read', as well as other key topics relating to the music education ecosystem, including his simultaneous learning method.
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Presto Presents... Fenella Humphreys
24th Apr 2024by Dylan O'Grady
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, violinist Fenella Humphreys performs a selection of pieces from her most recent album, 'Prism' (including her renditions of Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565 and Davies: A Last Postcard from Sanday) released on Rubicon Classics.
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Presto Presents... Dana Zemtsov & Anthony Hewitt
31st Jan 2024by Dylan O'Grady
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, Dana Zemtsov and Anthony Hewitt perform and discuss pieces from a selection of her albums (including 'Fathers and Daughters', 'Silhouettes' and 'Romantic Metamorphoses') released on Channel Classics.
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Presto Presents...Kerson Leong's Bruch and Britten
30th Aug 2023by Katherine Cooper
The Canadian violinist celebrated the release of his recent album of Britten and Bruch concertos on Alpha with a short recital of works by both composers followed by a Q&A session at our store last month - highlights from which are now available to view on our YouTube channel.
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Presto Presents...Bojan Čičić's Bach
10th Aug 2023by Katherine Cooper
The Croatian violinist launched his acclaimed new album of the Partitas & Sonatas on Delphian with a short recital and Q&A session at our store in Leamington last month, now available to view on our YouTube channel.