To begin the second in this season’s series of concerts by the Spokane String Quartet, Helen Byrne, its cellist, stepped to ...

How a Chopin piano competition helped me find joy in a dark world - FIRST PERSON: It’s called the Olympic Games of the piano ...

Preparing today’s Chopin Talk segment prevented me from hearing this morning’s first five participants in real time, although I managed to catch the rest in person. I’m grateful to The Chopin ...

Not to editorialize, but classical music, thankfully, maintains a solid following in Ventura County. And the lineup of classical music concerts scheduled this fall are testament to its importance in, ...

“Rachmaninoff and the Tsar” opens in a garden in front of a Beverly Hills home. There are trees, flowers, benches and a black Steinway grand piano. What’s a piano doing there? The Russian composer ...

The Chopin Competition, which will soon celebrate its centenary, has attracted interest from around the world and has often been compared by the media to a sports event. "It is true that the ...

Today's Video of the day is a performance of Chopin's 'Nocture No.13 in C minor' by Tom Hicks. His recording of the Complete Chopin Nocturnes is being released on 1 August on Divine Art. He’s taken a ...

This story is being updated daily through June 1 with reviews of the semifinal round. FORT WORTH — The first two rounds of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition ended Sunday, May 25, with ...

Chopin’s heart, sealed in stone and sent home across borders, echoes a quiet defiance – a reminder that even in exile, the soul can return where it belongs Some stories cling to you not for their ...

A recital by Evgeny Kissin in Carnegie Hall is a regular event—and “event” is the right word. A Kissin recital is an event because of the stage seating (the overflow crowd on the stage). But also ...

At least two things become readily apparent during an Evgeny Kissin recital. First, the man’s musicianship is immense. His playing is not limited by issues of period, style, or genre. Second, he ...

In a solo recital for the San Francisco Symphony’s Great Performers Series, Kissin shows his deep affinity for two radically different composers. Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin, seen here at Italy’s ...