Review | HONENS PIANO COMPETITION REPORT # 2
JEREMY DENK RECITAL AT THE 2022 HONENS PIANO COMPETITION IN CALGARY: A MUSIC-LOVER AT THE KEYBOARD No question about it: Jeremy Denk loves music. In…
Paul E. Robinson
Paul E. Robinson
Former conductor and broadcaster, Paul E. Robinson, is the author of four books on conductors, Digital Editor for Classical Voice America, and a regular contributor to La Scena Musicale.
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Review | HONENS PIANO COMPETITION 2022 REPORT #1
HONENS PIANO COMPETITION ANNOUNCES 2022 FINALISTS. 2018 WINNER OFFERS “RACHMANINOV REFRACTED” RECITAL 89-year-old Calgarian and amateur pianist Esther Honens was so excited about what she…
Review | Does Art Trump Bad Behaviour? TÁR Film Explores the Issue
It has long been a familiar topic for discussion in ethics and aesthetics: does great art and artistry excuse bad behaviour? The question was often…
Review | Emerson String Quartet Begins Its Farewell Season
Emerson String Quartet. Koerner Hall, Toronto, Sunday, October 2, 2022. Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major MWVR25. Brahms: String Quartet No. 3…
Yunchan Lim, Piano, 2022 Cliburn Piano Competition
This past June in Fort Worth, Tex., 18-year-old Yunchan Lim became the youngest person to ever win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.…
Review | Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 (Deutsche Grammophon, 2022)
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 Siobhan Stagg, soprano; Ekaterina Gubanova, alto; Werner Güra, tenor; Florian Boesch, bass. Accentus Chamber Choir. Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Deutsche Grammophon,…
Review | Chicago is a Razzle Dazzle Production. But Has the Stratford Festival Lost its Way?
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of driving through Amish country in southwestern Ohio, and attending performances by the Ohio Light Opera (OLO)…
CD Review | Leon Fleisher Live Vol. 3 (1956-1964) (DOREMI DHR-8171/2 – 2 CDs)
Leon Fleisher Live Vol. 3 (1956-1964), Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-4, Kirchner: Piano Concerto No. 2 DOREMI DHR-8171/2 (2 CDs) Fleisher recorded all five Beethoven concertos…
CD Review | Martha Argerich Live Vol. 6 (DOREMI DHR-8173/4 – 2 CDs)
Martha Argerich Live Vol. 6. Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Mozart: Piano Sonata K. 576, Bach: Partita No. 2, Schumann: Piano Sonata No.…
Yuncham Lim Wins The 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
As I write this final report on the Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, celebrations are underway in Sundance Square, the heart of this great…
