For fans of the fortepiano, Ronald Brautigam needs no introduction. His exhaustive discography of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven never ceases to amaze with its delicate yet bold sound. This May and June, Mr. Brautigam undertook his first tour of China,

Hong Kong-born pianist Aristo Sham, winner of the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, has rapidly become one of the most sought-after young pianists on today’s concert stage. As he prepares to appear with the China NCPA Orchestra in a

In his new musical documentary, Thibaut Garcia: A Guitar with a View, French filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon took up an instrument outside his usual realm. Famed for his documentaries on musicians, including Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Grigory

Korean pianist Minsoo Sohn is today regarded as one of the world’s leading pedagogues. Currently on the faculty of the New England Conservatory, his students include Yunchan Lim, winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition and one of today’s most

When I first met Barbara Diana, it was in the last century, and she was a student in Cremona, finishing her bachelor’s degree and looking forward to graduate study in England. She went to King’s College in London and completed

Internationally acclaimed violinist Angela Chan has built a career marked by major competition victories, appearances with leading orchestras, and a growing reputation for thoughtful, deeply personal musicianship. Speaking from Belgium during a busy European tour, Chan reflected on her musical

3/4 is an interdisciplinary reimagining of Maurice Ravel’s La Valse for piano four hands, conceived and led by the Bose–Pastor Duo. In collaboration with choreographer Julio Arozarena and video artist Baptiste Leydecker, the project explores the score through the literary

Their website spells it out: The vocation of the Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de Musique Romantique Française is the rediscovery and international promotion of the French musical heritage of the long nineteenth century (1780–1920). They’ve made their remit as