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Zhang plays Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' and Liszt's B minor Sonata on his latest recording.
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Concert Review: An All-Beethoven Program from Modus Operandi Orchestra, Pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine
Maestro Justin Bischof went with tried-and-true classics, and in their hands, bows, and embouchures Beethoven seemed to spring to life.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Marin Alsop and the New York Philharmonic Premiere Nico Muhly Violin Concerto
Nico Muhly's new Violin Concerto struck a sweet balance between experimental and accessible in a performance featuring violinist Renaud Capuçon.
Read More »Concert Review: Music Director Jonathon Heyward’s Debut with Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Heyward led the Festival Orchestra in classical and contemporary music inspired by the outdoors.
Read More »Music Review: Yuja Wang – ‘The Vienna Recital’
Stellar technique and vast interpretive creativity make this wide-ranging release stand out among this year's many fine piano albums.
Read More »Concert Review: “From My Life” – Chamber Music of Dvořák, Beethoven, Smetana with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Wu Qian, Nicholas Canellakis
What's happening in composers' lives often reverberates in the music they produce. The Asepct Chamber Music Series explored this at a revealing concert.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Lucas Debargue Deploys Bach, Beethoven and Chopin to Champion 20th-Century Composer Nicolas Medtner
Debargue played Bach, Beethoven and Chopin to set up a fiery performance of Russian composer Nicolas Medtner's youthful piano sonata.
Read More »Music is Life: Aspect Chamber Music Series to Present Baroque Love Songs, Tragic Beethoven, More
'Music of the English Salon' from A Golden Wire, and a string trio featuring violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky with Beethoven, Dvořák, Smetana
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Pianist Lucas Debargue on His Upcoming Carnegie Hall Concert
The French-born virtuoso will play music of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and two lesser-known composers at Carnegie Hall on February 2.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Ariel String Quartet Offers a Lesson in Beethoven
The Ariel String Quartet and Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford shed light on the Early Quartets with Op. 18 No. 6 and more.
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