Cult Four-fingered self-taught pianist plays Carnegie Hall Darrius Simmons also uses prosthetics to reach the piano pedals 17/05/2018
musica Yuja Wang on Rachmaninov: "Every time I play his music it's... a gift!" The brilliant Chinese pianist has delighted audiences by performing Rachmaninov's 4th piano concerto with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin 03/05/2018
musica Yuja Wang and Gustavo Dudamel realise the 'impossible' with LA Philharmonic Witness the breathtaking interpretation of some of Bartok's 'impossible' piano concertos with Yuja Wang and the LA Philharmonic led by Gustavo Dudamel 01/06/2017
musica Nelson Freire on his love of piano, cinema and jazz His recital of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 20/04/2017
Cult Norah Jones returns to piano in album 'Day Breaks' Nine-time Grammy award winner Norah Jones is back with her sixth album ‘Day Breaks’. 21/10/2016
musica Yuja Wang, the pianist who will not go quietly In partnership with: To the outside observer, Yuja Wang, may seem more like a Rock ‘n’ Roll star than a concert pianist. 01/09/2016
musica Yuja Wang plays Brahms, Schumann and Beethoven With impeccable technique and tremendous musical sensitivity, few artists generate as much electricity as Yuja Wang. The LA Times wrote of her 11/05/2016
musica Philadelphia captivated by Polish Canadian pianist There's no cheating, it's music in its sheer truth. So says Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin talking about the pianist Jan Lisiecki 21/01/2016
musica 'Just extraordinary' - Martha Argerich and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra pay homage to Claudio Abbado The swelling sounds of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra fill the Paris Philharmonie, at a concert to pay homage to Italian conductor Claudio Abbado 26/11/2015
musica Yuja Wang wows Vienna with Prokofiev's concerto No. 2 Prodigious technique, wildly imaginative and breath-taking stage presence…. just some of the glowing descriptions which follow Chinese pianist Yuja 19/03/2015
le mag The curtain comes up on a new, hi-tech Hungarian piano The March 11 2015 concert is the first public classical event with the new piano, at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. Gergely Bogányi plays Bach, Schubert and Schumann. 08/03/2015
le mag 'Revolutionary' hi-tech piano unveiled in Hungary A new concept piano priced at 200,000 euros hopes to offer a more balanced and powerful sound, better directed at the audience. 22/01/2015
musica Bryn Terfel goes back to his roots One of the most outstanding bass-baritones of our time, Bryn Terfel returned to the stage of La Scala in Milan – with a very personal recital. The 16/10/2014
musica Pitch perfect at Montreal's Maison Symphonique A state-of-the-art concert hall with unrivalled acoustics; these are the credentials that enable Montreal to host the great artists of today and 02/10/2014
musica All in the mind: musical and scientific quest to understand improvisation Crouched over their keyboards, the intensity of the moment etched on their faces, two pianists give a free-flowing, improvised performance in a 04/09/2014
musica 'Musica' meets Chick Corea in Budapest He has been on the crest of a “jazz wave” for decades now. An adventurer in music, exploring all the genres, he’s even invented one or two Chick 29/05/2014
musica Hélène Grimaud plays Brahms in Japan Concerto Number One for Piano and Orchestra by Johannes Brahms is the piece Hélène Grimaud chose to perform on her tour in Japan, a country the 05/12/2013
musica Music and beauty in Tuscany, a winning duo Natural beauty, spectacular gardens… one of Tuscany’s most enchanting estates, tucked away in the lush green hills, La Foce; its fascinating history 04/07/2013
musica Classical jazz - when Bollani met Ravel Stefano Bollani is a popular Italian jazz pianist who also plays classical music. In Rome he performed Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, conducted 11/07/2012
musica Bonus interview: Fabio Luisi and Rudolf Buchbinder Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with pianist Rudolf Buchbinder and conductor Fabio Luisi (in Italian). 26/01/2012
musica Florence's new opera house 'a metaphysical space of absolute purity' Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 is considered one of the most harrowing pieces in the classical repertoire. Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is 26/01/2012
musica Thirty years of harmony - the Labèque sisters Four hands, two sisters. They are the most famous piano duo in the world: Katia and Marielle Labèque from the Basque region of France. On their 21/12/2011
