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There usually comes a time when a classical soloist, if good enough and lucky enough, can pick and choose the works he or she will perform in concert. “I stopped playing pieces that are not near and ...

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In 2011, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor became the youngest such artist ever to sign with Decca Classics, one of the most prominent labels in classical music. He has now released his sixth album ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The practice is fading, but the classical- music world has long pigeonholed pianists according to nationality. It has been especially true for French ...

It’s rare for anyone to undertake two pilgrimages in a single night. But that’s exactly what pianist Louis Lortie intends to do. In fact, he’s done it before, with interest. In a week when most ...

The piano repertoire of the romantic era walks a fine line between virtuosic display and vulgar excess. In a recital devoted to Chopin and Liszt, pianist Louis Lortie all but obliterated that line, ...

Poor Franz Liszt. With all of his sparkling compositions, musical innovations and staggering virtuosity as a pianist — not to mention the 200th anniversary of his birth on Oct. 22 — it's still ...