Familiar preludes by Chopin and Debussy joined new ones by modern composers including the pianist himself in this stirring GetClassical at Yamaha Piano Salon concert.
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Concert Review: ‘With You Armenia’ – Armenian and Russian Music with Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky, Alissa Margulis and Elena Lisitsian (NYC, Nov. 30, 2015)
Four musicians including world-famous cellist Mischa Maisky gathered for a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide. Music by Russian and Armenian composers made up a program that asserted the power of art to challenge cruelty and violence.
Read More »Concert Review: New York Festival of Song – ‘From Russia to Riverside Drive: Rachmaninoff and Friends’ (NYC Nov. 10 2015)
The Russian composer's long and active residence in New York City makes any celebration here of his work seem exceedingly fitting. With Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova, baritone Shea Owens, and theremin player Dalit Warshaw joining pianist/arranger Steven Blier and pianist Michael Barrett, the NYFOS's tribute was a stellar evening.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Video Debut – Organ Superstar Cameron Carpenter’s Title-Track Video ‘If You Could Read My Mind’
Carpenter's self-designed International Touring Organ (ITO) dispenses with pipes in favor of digitized sounds.
Read More »Music Review: Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers – ‘Border-Free’
The Cuban pianist's new album explores Afro-Cuban jazz, but it is Afro-Cuban without borders.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists, Piano Concerti at NYCA Winners Evening, NYC, 5/19/2012
Yoonie Han and two young up-and-comers presented piano concerti from three different eras to a packed house near Lincoln Center.
Read More »Concert Review: Lola Astanova at Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1/19/2012
The flashy young virtuoso makes a deep impression in her vivid tribute to Vladimir Horowitz on his very own Steinway.
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