Watch Gifted Musician Performs J.S. Bach’s ‘Prelude in C Minor’ On a Beautiful Renaissance Archlute
Musician David Tayler of the San Francisco ensemble Voices of Music performed an absolutely gorgeous version of Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach on a stunning, multi-stringed archlute. The piece was so beautifully adapted…
Pianist’s Classical Interpretation: ‘Barbie Girl’ Transformed into Mozart’s Style
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Classic FM (@classicfm) Pianist Tim Lihoreau cleverly reimagined the 1997 Aqua song “Barbie Girl” in the classical style of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in honor of the opening…
The Sound of Five Different Pianos Ranging in Price from $40.00 to $1.15 Million
Gifted pianist Lord Vinheteiro, who will always stare straight into the camera, compared the sound of five different pianos ranging in price from $40.00 for a piano of unknown age made…
Marc-André Hamelin on Conversing with Chopin and the Piano’s Endless Possibilities
Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin can play anything just about better than anyone else on the current international piano circuit. Or so it would appear from his fascinating recitals whose diverse and…
Rachmaninoff Is Thrillingly Brought To Life By Yuja Wang At Steinmetz Hall
by Frances Wilson November 14th, 2019 Eric Jacobsen called it a “wild week” for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. I’m thinking more like a “wondrous week” or a “Wow! Wow! Wow! week.”…
Alfred Brendel: The Best of a Great Pianists of the 20th Century
As Alfred Brendel turns his attention from concert-giving to inspiring the prodigious young pianist Kit Armstrong, it’s worth reminding ourselves why Brendel’s own playing has been so influential for generations…
At the CSO, a Pianist Shakes the Musical Universe With a Prokofiev Concerto and “Partita for Violin No. 3 in E Major”
He looks like he should still be at school, yet he plays with the commanding presence, exceptional technical facility and deep commitment a professional artist thrice his years would…
Great Performers: Schubert Will Never Be Over With Mitsuko Uchida
“Every day of my life that I am allowed to play Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and the music of our own time too……this, to me, is a gift from somewhere. If…
The Mysterious & Amazing World of Martha Argerich
“Audiences are never important to me now and they never were” ~ Martha Argerich, legendary Argentine concert pianist ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~ She is the only concert pianist capable of setting her own conditions…
Electrifying Performance on Sparks-Flying Metal Hammer Piano
Swedish musician Mattias Krantz, who enjoys making the most out of his instruments, attempted to add electricity to make a metal hammer piano spark with help from Mehdi Sadaghdar of ElectroBoom. Sparks in real…