Colette Maze, the oldest recording pianist in the world, released a final album before she died at the end of 2023. It offers a glimpse into what more than 100 years of practice and training sounds like.
Montréal, February 1, 2024 – The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is proud to unveil the names of the 24 competitors who will take part in the Piano 2024 edition, to be held in Montréal from May 5 to 16, 2024. These exceptional pianists, aged 19 to 29, hail from 12 different countries. Four Canadians are among the competitors, including one from Québec. These young artists will compete for the title of laureate and for prizes and grants worth more than $200,000 CAD. The 24 competitors were selected from among 388 high-level applications representing 38 countries. Since the creation…
When tackling the Goldberg Variations, it’s hard to take a path that hasn’t been trodden 100 times before. Víkingur Ólafsson’s vision of the work last Wednesday evening at Salle Bourgie, however, had a singular freshness that made the audience momentarily forget all the times they’d heard it before. The Icelandic pianist’s interpretation is a blend of elements and practices that at first seem contradictory. He demonstrates an immense respect for this immortal opus and, at the same time, a malicious interest in challenging the status quo. An old-fashioned approach to the keyboard and, at the same time, a consummate…
The US jazz pianist Keith Jarrett does not play by the normal rules of engagement but this, even by his standards, is off the scale.
Pro Musica presents a recital by virtuoso pianist Fazil Say as the headliner of its first concert in the Cartes Blanches series, January 21 at Salle Pierre-Mercure.
Few pianists have given me greater pleasure over the years than the Polish-Hungarian lone wolf Piotr Anderszewski.
Bradley Cooper has released Maestro and critics are conflicted on how well it portrays the life of conductor, composer, and educator Leonard Bernstein.
A much-deserved credit to the LMMC’s choice in this season’s guest artists, Montreal should hope to hear Hermitage Piano Trio back in our enchanting wintry city in the years to come.
Brilliant young Juilliard professor Nicolas Namoradze is a unique artist, playing with a balanced restraint, surprising intellectual and emotional honesty, as well as exquisite taste and finesse.
On Nov. 28, the St. John-Mercer-Park Trio dazzled the audience at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre with the premiere of composer Kevin Lau’s new album, Under a Veil of Stars.
