From the J.S. Bach keyboard works of the Baroque era to Bartók’s note-splitting masterpiece of the 20th century, here are some of the greatest piano concertos ever to have been written. Piano ...

Her fingers flying impossibly fast over the keyboard, 23-year-old Jie Chen left no doubt of her technical virtuosity Sunday night at Boulder’s Chautauqua Auditorium. Chen’s approach to Sergei ...

After its premiere, one of the greatest piano concertos ever written received insults and rejection and was called unplayable. One scathing review said it would never become an enduring work. They ...

One of the greatest piano concertos ever written actually received insults and rejection when it was new and was called unplayable. After its premiere, one scathing review said it would never become ...

Although highly praised at the time of their initial release on RCA Victor, John Browning’s late 1960s recordings of the five Prokofiev piano concertos didn’t last long in the LP catalog. This ...

There may never have been an unremarkable year in Mozart’s short life, but 1786 stands out as one most astounding. As this concert by the Academy of Ancient Music with Robert Levin reminded us, it was ...

It was a great weekend for Shostakovich and Prokofiev concertos at the Aspen Music Festival, with a fine smattering of other concerto-like pieces to liven up the proceedings. Augustin Hadelich never ...

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio Piano ...

The Russian composer' Piano Concerto No 2, which is the haunting theme to Brief Encounter, has been voted the nation's favourite in the annual poll undertaken by the radio station, Classic FM. It has ...

Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto turned 60 last year. The age matters, because it's often described as the last piano concerto to have entered the general orchestral repertoire. Shostakovich wrote ...

January can be a month of concert doldrums after the barrage of holiday music, but not at the Seattle Symphony – where creative programming has been drawing in New Year’s crowds for the past few years ...