Among record collectors there are desert-island discs –the handful of discs you’d take to said isolated island. Now, Mikhail ...

Rosenthal explains how he reimagines classical melodies, builds bridges between genres, and prepares for his Tanglewood ...

The Alliance Française auditorium in Nairobi was filled with anticipation on Thursday evening as the renowned pianist Svetlana Smolina, who is one of the best pianists of the 21st century, graced the ...

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.1 'A Sea Symphony' Leonor Bonilla (soprano) Damián del Castillo (baritone) RTVE Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Christoph König (conductor) Jules Mouquet: La flûte de ...

Alan Walker, the esteemed biographer of Liszt and Chopin, explains his singular approach to history. He reveals why he remains an ‘analogue person‘ in a digital world, and argues that the best path to ...

How a Chopin piano competition helped me find joy in a dark world - FIRST PERSON: It’s called the Olympic Games of the piano – the Chopin Competition, which takes place every five years in Warsaw.

But you certainly could argue that Kissin has been the world’s most enigmatic great pianist since the death of Sviatoslav Richter in 1997 — though, unlike the promiscuously gay Richter, his ...

Musicologist Iza Smelczyńska and music critic Filip Lech discuss the agitation in the final round, the orchestral imperfections, and conclude that no matter what, the verdict of the Chopin Competition ...

During the concert, held in the National Philharmonic's main hall, audiences will hear selected works by Fryderyk Chopin performed by the 2025 competition prizewinners, featuring pieces they presented ...