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Heralded as among Chopin's most innovative and demanding compositions are his four ballades, which pianist Yundi tackles in his latest release. Hear…
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Beethoven penned his marvelous "Archduke" piano trio when his composition skills found their full maturity. As Robert Rival writes in the liner notes for…
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Pianist and environmentalist Hélène Grimaud’s brand new release Water explores the planet’s most vital resource in all its forms, from the delicate…
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A master painter and notable commentator on his time period, the art and legacy of Francisco Goya is utterly fascinating. His work inspired the deeply…
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Though he is best known as an organist, Geert Bierling knows his way around most any keyboard. On Monday’s program, catch Bierling’s performance of Leoš…
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Once praised by Arnold Schoenberg as a "great lyric voice," Francis Poulenc's music has a mesmerizing quality with its highly euphonic, sweeping melodies…
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There's an inherent intimacy in the sonata form, explains American cellist Alisa Weilerstein regarding her collaboration with pianist Inon Barnatan. The…
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Cellist Anja Lechner and pianist/composer François Couturier join their talents on their release Moderato Cantabile. The music presented on this album…
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20-year-old pianist Jan Lisiecki has released a new album of works by Schumann, including some that are rarely heard. Along with the Santa Cecilia…
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Hailed as "the pianists' pianist of Generation X" by the New Yorker, Simone Dinnerstein stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to play from Bach's…