A brief history of musical pranksters and what motivates them
Fake musical discoveries and a prodigy of old age are some of the pranks pulled by musicians over the past 150 years. Why did they do it?
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Clarinet, piano duo delight audience at penultimate concert
Padkovskyi and Martins played as though they'd been a duet for a lifetime, seamlessly intertwining the lilting dash of ...
Review: Blind pianist Noboyuki Tsujii’s ‘stunning virtuosity’ on display at sold-out Conrad performance
On top of a stunning virtuosity that makes talk of disability sound absurd, the Japanese pianist's mature musicality and ...
Review: Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes offers dazzling performance of the complete Chopin preludes
Since his last Schubert Club solo recital in 2006, Norway’s Leif Ove Andsnes has emerged as one of the 21st century’s premier pianists. So it’s no surprise that St. Paul’s Ordway Music Theater was ...
Vaughan Williams’s London Symphony and Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Beethoven in Manchester
Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii playing Beethoven's ...
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Sir Stephen Hough's Recording of Chopin's 'Complete Waltzes' Sets April Release
Hyperion Records will re-release Sir Stephen Hough’s complete Chopin Waltzes, now featuring Sir Stephen’s new recording of ...