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The 2022 Honens International Piano Competition winner releases his Pentatone debut with concertos for the left hand by Ravel, Prokofiev, and Sergei Bortkiewicz, all composed for pianist Paul Wittgenstein in the early 20th century.

A job interview in music form? Skillful interplay among the instruments and the contrasting moods of the responses show once again a sensibility deeply rooted in the human.

'Twelve Blocks' further establishes Michael Stephen Brown as a composer with skills on par with his pianistic virtuosity.

Pletnev seems to model his tempos and rhythmic freedom after human speech, or, where a tempo is fast, the pace of thought.

Ma's impressive recital was an almost nonstop whirlwind of effervescent power.

"The score is not an endpoint but a starting point. Music truly comes alive in the moment – in breath, time, and immediate reaction."

The Italian artist wields her pianistic prowess in service of the wide-ranging expressivity that signals a true and complete virtuoso.

Kanneh-Mason's deft touch clarifies every ornament on this EP that also features music by Handel and two English composers Jane Austen was familiar with.

Pianist and composer Mark Micchelli twists and blows up five jazz classics with piano, toy piano, percussion, and electronics.

The meaning of simple contrasts is magnified in composer Ryan Vigil's meditative, thought-provoking works for violin and piano.