by Ben Hogwood

This week we learned the sad news of the passing of pianist and conductor Jean-Bernard Pommier, at the age of 81. As well as being a highly regarded solo pianist, Pommier held a post with the Northern Sinfonia – as you can read from this tribute on the Cultured North East website

Pommier made several highly regarded recordings, including cycles of the Mozart and Beethoven piano sonatas – and the Tidal playlist Arcana have compiled recognises this, as well as recordings of the Brahms Violin Sonatas, in partnership with Jaime Laredo, and the Mozart piano concertos with Sinfonia Varsovia. You can access the playlist here

Published post no.2,873 – Thursday 30 April 2026