THE DIABELLI PROJECT

Celebrated pianist and renowned Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder releases his first album on DG, a series of works based on Beethoven's monumental Diabelli Variations, in advance of the composer's 250th anniversary in December 2020. Buchbinder, who recorded Beethoven's Diabelli Variations early in his career, has invited 12 contemporary composers to write their own variations on Diabelli's theme, including Krzysztof Penderecki, Rodion Shchedrin, Max Richter, Lera Auerbach, and more.