Pianomania! There is no other instrument capable of sounding so complete nor of repeatedly arousing such great delight. Whether to accompany a song or to perform the most demanding and virtuosic solo piece, the remarkable versatility of the piano…

Few artists are as familiar with the piano works of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann like Daniel Barenboim, who is well-known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Mozart‘s compositions in particular. This five episode mini-series recorded…

Few artists are as familiar with the piano works of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann like Daniel Barenboim, who is well-known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Mozart‘s compositions in particular. This five episode mini-series recorded…

Vladimir Ashkenazy closed the 1984/85 season in London with a recital at the Royal Festival Hall that was regarded by many of those present as a new peak in his musicmaking. If that perception is correct, it is a remarkable achievement in a career…

Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a particular affection for the music of Rachmaninoff throughout his professional life, and his performances have long had the ring both of authenticity and of deep commitment. This is not surprising in a Russian-born and…

Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a particular affection for the music of Rachmaninoff throughout his professional life, and his performances have long had the ring both of authenticity and of deep commitment. This is not surprising in a Russian-born and…

On 9th of July 2001, Evgeny Kissin played a truly memorable piano recital in the old Roman theatre at Orange in the south of France, as part of the Chorégies d'Orange Summer Festival and although it rained, twice, in the two hours before it began, he…

On 9th of July 2001, Evgeny Kissin played a truly memorable piano recital in the old Roman theatre at Orange in the south of France, as part of the Chorégies d'Orange Summer Festival and although it rained, twice, in the two hours before it began, he…

On the tenth of August 1997 Evgeny Kissin played the first solo recital in the hundred and three year history of the London Promenade Concerts. It was a memorable occasion, to say the least, and has been described as perhaps the most extraordinary…

A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…