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Back to Bach

Pianist András Schiff revisits The Well-Tempered Clavier and other totems of J.S. Bach — on stage and on record.
By Bradley Bambarger

Evolution of Form

Everything you always wanted to know about Baroque concertos (but were afraid to ask)
By David Hurwitz

Far-Flung Pianos

Distant Steinways tell diverse stories.

By Brian Wise

Mystery Maestro

Upon Kirill Petrenko’s Japanese debut, a glimpse behind the scenes
By Rebecca Schmid

Mystery Maestro

Upon Kirill Petrenko’s Japanese debut, a glimpse behind the scenes
By Rebecca Schmid

Toward the Meaningful

In defense of cultural curators
By Damian Fowler

Toward the Meaningful

Concert halls try to cater to the Twenty-First Century.
By Brian Wise

Finding Felix

Pianist Louis Lortie and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra record Mendelssohn. 
By Ben Finane

Cleveland in Vienna

The Cleveland Orchestra brings opera to Vienna’s Musikverein.
By Rebecca Schmid

Drawn to Brahms

Cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Awadagin Pratt find a connection.
By Donald Rosenberg

Brahms’ Third Piano Concerto?

Pianist–arranger Dejan Lazič transforms the Brahms Violin Concerto into a work for his instrument.
By Bradley Bambarger

Power Trio

Lang Lang, Mischa Maisky and Vadim Repin tackle the Russians.
By Damian Fowler

Writer's Respite

Music as solace from words
By Ben Finane

Downtown, You're Legendary

Now eighty, a look back at the Village Vanguard’s unlikely path
By Jed Distler

Playing the Barre

The invisible but indispensable ballet rehearsal pianist.
By Marcia Adair

When Tchaikovsky Met Brahms

The Russian composer — born one hundred seventy-five years ago this year — reacted  strongly to Brahms, the man and his music.
By Bradley Bambarger

The Belated American

Chronicling Béla Bartók’s expatriate years
By Menon Dwarka

Blackstar and The Spiders From Jazz

The inspiration behind David Bowie’s final album
By Bradley Bambarger

Minimal Bowie

On the artist’s classical penchants and collaborations
By Damian Fowler

Beer and Loafing in Norfolk

A strange journey into the perception of alcohol for art's sake
By Ben Finane

Going Home — Joyce Yang

A simple question leads to a simple answer.
By Joyce Yang

With the Piano Tuner

Baseball may have won out, but the piano abides.
By Fay Vincent

Revenge of the Collaborative Pianists

The accompanist as equal partner
By Brian Wise

A Portrait of the Artist: Paul Wyse, Pictures at an Exhibition

Pianist Paul Wyse repaints Pictures at an Exhibition.
By Robert Hillinck

Toward The New World: Dumbarton Oaks

On Dumbarton Oaks, Stravinsky’s fortuitious commission from American patrons.
By Ben Finane

Banging Out The Brahms

Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk and Steven Isserlis go to work.
By Ben Finane

Songs Without Words — Anderson and Roe

A piano duo recasts works for voice as instrumental fantasies on a nocturnal theme.
By Bradley Bambarger

At Play with Bach — Jeffrey Biegel

Pianist Jeffrey Biegel adorns pieces by J.S. Bach with his own ornaments in a solo session for the Steinway & Sons label.
By Bradley Bambarger

The Opera House

A Russian short story
by Veniamin Vasilievich Finane

Works Songs — Jason Moran

Jason Moran on music, space and time.
By Ben Finane

Transcribing Evans — Bill Evans

Fitting jazz into a classical box
By Jed Distler