The Armenian pianist played 'Rhapsody in Blue,' and much more, with conviction and flair at a concert she called 'All That Jazz.'
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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 »Concert Review: Jeremy Denk, Orchestra of St. Luke’s Open OSL Bach Festival with Bach Keyboard Concertos
A concert that gave me a renewed appreciation for Bach's ability to rework music brilliantly for very different contexts
Read More »Concert Review: Violinist Deborah Buck, pianist Orli Shaham at Bargemusic (May 26 2023)
A web of biographical and stylistic interconnections linked music by contemporary composers Jessie Montgomery and Avner Dorman with works by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
Read More »Concert Review: Cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and pianist Alexei Grynyuk – ‘Against the Tide: Rachmaninoff & Franck’ (13 April 2023)
Two composers who were famously not ahead of their time get their due in a chamber concert by two outstanding young musicians.
Read More »Concert Preview: ‘Against the Tide: Rachmaninoff & Franck’ at the Aspect Chamber Music Series
The Aspect Chamber Music series in NYC continues April 13 with 'Against the Tide: Rachmaninoff & Franck,' two composers whose once 'old-fashioned' music has stood the test of time.
Read More »Concert Review: Ukrainian Pianist Illia Ovcharenko – Music of Liszt, Scarlatti, Silvestrov, Revutsky, Chopin (NYC, 26 February 2023)
The 2023 Honens International Piano Competition winner dazzled a crowd at Carnegie Hall with the Liszt Sonata in B minor, Silvestrov and more]
Read More »Music Reviews: Hélène Grimaud, Konstantin Krimmel – ‘Silent Songs’ (Art Songs of Valentin Silvestrov); Marie-Eve Munger – ‘Maestrino Mozart,’ Early Arias
A baritone, a soprano, an orchestra, and pianist Hélène Grimaud offer music by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov and the young Mozart.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Illia Ovcharenko, Winner, 2022 Honens International Piano Competition
Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko will play music by Liszt, Chopin, Scarlatti and two noted Ukrainian composers at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 26.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Pianist Weiyin Chen on Music, Healing, and Designing Her Own Performance Wear
Pianist and fashion designer Weiyin Chen believes music combined with medicine can generate "thousand-fold healing power."
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