Radu Lupu, the Piano Wizard (1945 – 2022)
Romanian pianist Radu Lupu passed away on April 17, 2022. We pay tribute to him by reprinting a cover profile written by the late Lucie…
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Emanuel Ax: Just Call Him “Manny”
A version of this article appeared in 2011. An enthralling wealth of sound that serves Brahms beautifully, a crystalline touch that conveys Mozart as if…
Gilles Tremblay: The Conveyor
Montreal, 29 July 2017—It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of composer, pianist, and pedagogue Gilles Tremblay this past Thursday at the…
Gidon Kremer: Standing Behind the Music
Flash version here. With over a hundred recordings, thousands of concerts in halls all over the world, lauded appearances in festivals, collaborations with legendary artists…
Gidon Kremer: Standing Behind the Music
Flash version here. With over a hundred recordings, thousands of concerts in halls all over the world, lauded appearances in festivals, collaborations with legendary artists…
Alfred Brendel – A Musical Paradox
Considering the phenomenal number of articles written about Alfred Brendel, it might seem futile — or at least not particularly useful — to take yet…
Villa-Lobos Piano Music. As Três Marias, A Prole do Bebê, and Rudepoêma.
On this CD Marc-André Hamelin turns his attention to the music of Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos, who wrote some 200 piano works. Hamelin’s lightning finger-work (as…
