Tag Archives: pianist

When is an improvisation more than an improvisation? When a spontaneous collaboration gels into something that's more the sum of its parts.

The pianist spoke with us about his upcoming concert at Carnegie, his Chopin project, and commissioning new music from Colorado to Eastern Europe.

Liszt's B minor sonata gives a pianist opportunities to show off blazing technique. But interestingly, Zhang's particular skills allow him to find greater depths of feeling in the piece than I'm used to hearing.

With intensive engagement, astounding energy and charismatic pianism, the Russian pianist offered a wide selection of Chopin masterpieces, then set up Liszt's legendary B Minor Sonata with two short pieces from late in Liszt's life.

Sony Classical's three-CD set of music by Brahms from pianist Igor Levit and the Wiener Philharmoniker brilliantly carries the past into present.

Stellar technique and vast interpretive creativity make this wide-ranging release stand out among this year's many fine piano albums.

The Ukrainian-American pianist read from her memoir 'Weight in the Fingertips' and played classics and music written for her in honor of the book's publication.

This four-CD set isa journey through a brilliant and ever-elastic musical mind, and a huge achievement for the pianist.

Concerts like this tribute to classical music's fun side are just what's needed to perpetuate love and support for the tradition.

What might seem a strange composer pairing proves, in Asal's thoughtful conception, to sound most natural.