Stars line up at Decca bash

The 21-year-old British saxophonist Gillam played music from her debut recording, Rise, which includes such pieces as Darius Milhaud's Brazileira, Pedro Iturralde's Pequena Czarda and Where Are We Now? by legendary singer-songwriter Bowie.

"My dream is to popularize my musical instrument and to show people how versatile it is. I achieved the dream by releasing the album, Sound of Silence, with Decca Records, in which I performed meditative solo guitar works alongside a selection of pop and jazz hits," says Karadaglic, who released the album after suffering a major hand injury.

Born in Montenegro, he began playing classical guitar at the age of 8 and quickly won national recognition for his live performances. He was awarded a scholarship to London's Royal Academy of Music at the age of 16. He performed in China five years ago in Beijing and Shanghai. In May, he will return to give a recital at the NCPA.