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Songs in the key of Nero
It may be hard to believe there was a time when George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” now a durable fixture of the American and international concert repertory, was thought of as suspect — an unclassifiable mix of concert music and jazz whose popularity seemed offensive to highbrow audiences.
András Schiff talks family, war and humanity
The acclaimed Hungarian-born pianist András Schiff, a part-time London resident who was knighted last year, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 18 for a recital of late works by Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.
Jeffrey Siegel brings his ‘Keyboard Conversations’ to The Wallis
Sometimes, a stranger’s chance remarks can redirect and enhance a career.
Pianist Inon Barnatan to bewitch audience with one of Mozart’s greatest concertos
Soloists such as Van Cliburn and, more recently, Lang Lang, made their mark on the world’s stage at a relatively young age. But such careers often hit a plateau or, worse, suffer burnout. Other artists, like the 35-year-old Israeli-born pianist Inon Barnatan, grow more gradually.
Technique, sensitivity the keys to pianist Bronfman’s success
When Yefim Bronfman performs Brahms\’ Second Piano Concerto with conductor Lionel Bringuier and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on July 31, he will be tackling what is known as a real \”finger buster,\” a term used for a work that is awkwardly conceived for a pianist\’s hands or physically demanding. The Brahms concerto is both.