Argerich (pronounced AR-guh-reech), who grew up in Argentina but has lived for decades in Geneva, has a reputation for mysticism. She can summon immense power and velocity in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky ...

In addition to being among the foremost interpreters of the French composer, Mr. Nelson was praised for his work arranging ...

Both Liszt and Chopin were born at a time in musical history when the piano was already established as a popular instrument with composers and audiences not least because of its generous range and ...

An 88-key piano has seven octaves plus three lower notes (B, B flat and A) below the bottom C. It has 52 white keys and 36 ...

French composer Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) is our featured composer today for WHM. Her Piano Trio No. 1 (from 1881) is today’s Midday Masterpiece.

Spring is coming to San Diego and so are many promising concerts. In addition to the group of dynamic events below, we can ...

Now, to my ear, the piece sits more comfortably alongside Marsalis’s most engaging classical efforts. SETH COLTER WALLS Pedja Muzijevic, piano (Bright Shiny Things) Gregory Spears’s beguiling ...

A new study has found that high blood pressure can reduce people’s sensitivity to classical music. Research investigating the ...

Lucas Debargue, the French pianist La Jolla Music Society hosts on April 17, has managed to build an enviable touting and ...

Hyperion Records will re-release Sir Stephen Hough’s complete Chopin Waltzes, now featuring Sir Stephen’s new recording of Chopin’s Waltz in A minor (Valse).

Fake musical discoveries and a prodigy of old age are some of the pranks pulled by musicians over the past 150 years. Why did ...

The Spring-into-Summer offerings this year in the classical realm are as rich, diverse, and extensive as ever.