No composer embodies the Romantic image of the “pale and interesting” aesthete better than Frederic Chopin. Which is why quite a few classical music lovers are wary of him. They feel someone who was ...

We're exploring music this hour from two child prodigies who blossomed into seasoned adult performers. From a recording pianist Evgeny Kissin made when he was 12, we start with Chopin's Mazurka, Op.

As Evgeny Kissin gets older his style of playing may change and his repertory may expand beyond the Romantic works he now chooses to play. But, as his recital Saturday night at the Kennedy Center made ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Few pianists today elicit the kind of eager expectation, borne of star-power and reputation, that Evgeny Kissin does the moment he takes the stage. There is a quality to his presence ...