There are so many issues involved in choosing the top classical pianists. Should it be based on their technical ability, their reputation or following, the breadth of their repertoire or their ...

Gilles Vonsattel first performed with Camerata Pacifica in 2017 and is now their principal pianist. He has played many Beethoven piano sonatas, but has been “genuinely” surprised by some that are ...

Recital programs at the Aspen Music Festival have a more piquant flavor this year. I like it, on two counts. It’s more interesting to me, and audiences seem to be enthusiastic. They certainly were ...

On Tuesday, Aug. 19, world-renowned pianist, Steinway Artist and Juilliard faculty member Orli Shaham will hold a masterclass in Manhasset at the Steinway Piano Gallery of Long Island. Registration ...

He sits squarely in front of us on the screen, a full-bodied man with a carefully trimmed white beard and a nearly bald head, his eyes looming behind dark-framed glasses—one eye glaring with cyclopean ...

This year is the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Arthur Bliss, but there hasn’t been too much activity of note to mark the occasion. The RPO and Peter Donohoe played his Piano Concerto in London ...

In 1993 an appealing idea took new parents by storm. Playing classical music to babies would make them smarter, according to a paper published in the journal Nature. The study showed that a few dozen ...

Japan’s rising pianist Fujita Mao has gained international acclaim for his interpretations of Mozart, including a highly praised recording of the complete Mozart Piano Sonatas, his debut album ...

This story has been updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. Pianist David Lai identifies people by their footfall. Totally blind since shortly after his premature birth in China, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Robert Levin has long argued that Mozart would have made up new material while performing, and he follows the master in a series of ...

The post 16 Classical Albums The National’s Bryce Dessner Thinks Everyone Should Own appeared first on Consequence. Rubbing elbows with icons of Western art music like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, ...

Ron Hawkins is irrepressibly restless. The 58-year-old Toronto singer/songwriter and visual artist is best-known for being frontman of Lowest of the Low, which made people pay attention in the early ...