A German immigrant made a livelihood out of his love for pianos. A blaze wiped out the historic instruments he housed and his ...

Gilles Vonsattel first performed with Camerata Pacifica in 2017 and is now their principal pianist. He has played many Beethoven piano sonatas, but has been “genuinely” surprised by some that are ...

Writing a warm if inevitably parti pris appreciation of Stephen Kovacevich’s nine-CD and 12-year project, producer John Fraser speaks of ‘an artist of almost self-punishing honesty and integrity’.

Sensibly, pianist Emanuel Ax and the SSO began their cycle with the Piano Concerto No 2 (1795), which was composed before No 1. The shadows of Mozart and Haydn loom large over the work and the ...

After eight symphonies, Beethoven took his Ninth to a whole new level by composing the biggest symphony in existence at that time. This landmark feat for choir and orchestra is best known for its epic ...

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Even when he does things that are interpretatively questionable, there is always a wonderful purity about his playing that separates him from the rest. Lewis’s fourth national tour with Musica Viva ...

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How many siblings did Beethoven have? Ludwig van Beethoven was the second of seven children born to his parents, Johnann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich, the daughter of a chef. Sadly, only ...