Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: ‘Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Martha Argerich, Piano Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Lahav Shani, Conductor Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Martha Argerich, Piano Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ...

Her daughter calls her, in a recent documentary, a goddess. And the audience at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Thursday night was not about to disagree when Martha Argerich walked on stage to play ...

Who's the greatest classical music pianist of all time? Since none of us was alive when legendary virtuosos like Liszt or Chopin were around, let's just stick to the greatest living pianist. There are ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 Martha Argerich, Piano Verbier Festival Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Here’s one for the truly dedicated Argerich fans, not, I suggest, for the casual, ...

Martha Argerich was dazzling in Liszt’s First Piano Concerto, and the Prom’s second half showcased the glowing, intense sound so characteristic of Barenboim’s Wagner Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said ...

Celebrated Argentina-born pianist Martha Argerich has cancelled concerts in Germany and Switzerland in the coming days due to illness, organisers of the shows said Wednesday. The 82-year-old, ...

An old friend used to say that a musical performance is best described in terms of a baseball game: In the first inning, the orchestra bursts out with incredible energy; in the fifth, it loses focus, ...

It now has been well over a half-century since Martha Argerich’s captivating debut recital recording, most of which was made in 1960 when she was 19, created an instant mystique for an Argentine ...

The Argentine-born virtuoso is arguably the best pianist in the world today. At 80, she still exudes passion and power when performing. At the age of 80, Martha Argerich remains an incomparable ...

If there’s a living legend in the world of piano playing it’s got to be Martha Argerich. American pianist Stephen Kovacevich has said of her: “If Mercury could play the piano, Martha is what he would ...