In 2010 we celebrated the bicentennial of Chopin's birth. He left more than 230 fantastic compositions, often described as romantic, emotional and poetic. Chopin composed almost exclusively for piano ...

In his recent album Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes, Tom Hicks brings historic insights and artistic intuition to a cherished part of the piano repertoire. In this Sonatas & Soundscapes interview that ...

This years Stage 1 running order was determined by picking a name at random and proceeding alphabetically from there. As such, yesterday’s proceedings began with Ziye Tao and concluded with Yichen Yu.

A Los Angeles strip mall has been forced by the city’s throngs of drug-using vagrants to blast music overnight to keep them away— and some neighbors admit the obnoxious din is necessary. The classical ...

The second-stage auditions began on Thursday and will last until October 12. Participants will perform 40-50-minute recitals, the programme of which must include selected preludes and one of the ...

The Chopin Competition, which will soon celebrate its centenary, has attracted interest from around the world and has often been compared by the media to a sports event. "It is true that the ...

This story is being updated daily through June 1 with reviews of the semifinal round. FORT WORTH — The first two rounds of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition ended Sunday, May 25, with ...

A recital by Evgeny Kissin in Carnegie Hall is a regular event—and “event” is the right word. A Kissin recital is an event because of the stage seating (the overflow crowd on the stage). But also ...

At least two things become readily apparent during an Evgeny Kissin recital. First, the man’s musicianship is immense. His playing is not limited by issues of period, style, or genre. Second, he ...

In a solo recital for the San Francisco Symphony’s Great Performers Series, Kissin shows his deep affinity for two radically different composers. Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin, seen here at Italy’s ...

There is something almost sinister about Evgeny Kissin’s demeanor as he takes curtain call after curtain call. Walking slowly, avoiding eye contact, he then shakes off his slight grimace with his arms ...

Since “Nobu Fever” entered the piano world’s vocabulary after Noboyuki Tsujii’s gold medal at the 2009 Van Cliburn competition (shared with Haochen Zhang), the elephant in the room has been when or if ...