Classical

The pianist spoke with us about his upcoming concert at Carnegie, his Chopin project, and commissioning new music from Colorado to Eastern Europe.

Liszt's B minor sonata gives a pianist opportunities to show off blazing technique. But interestingly, Zhang's particular skills allow him to find greater depths of feeling in the piece than I'm used to hearing.

Zhang plays Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' and Liszt's B minor Sonata on his latest recording.

Music from the court of Charles XI of Sweden, "a deliberate crossroads of European music and musicians."

Having recently marked his 80th birthday, Maestro Slatkin looked as fit and energized as ever conducting Corigliano, Shostakovich and McTee.

Two stellar Curtis students joined Vieaux and violist Roberto Díaz in music by de Falla, Piazzolla, Paganini and Zhou Tian.

Klezmer music inspired a dazzling three-movement work by Noah Bendix-Balgley, who takes the tradition to new ground. The program also included dances famously reimagined by Bartók and Brahms.

Maestro Justin Bischof went with tried-and-true classics, and in their hands, bows, and embouchures Beethoven seemed to spring to life.

Where better to experience a work as capacious and religious as the 'St. Matthew Passion' by J.S. Bach than in one of the world's most cavernous churches?

Nico Muhly's new Violin Concerto struck a sweet balance between experimental and accessible in a performance featuring violinist Renaud Capuçon.