Vladimir Horowitz was one of the most famous pianists of his generation. He preferred performing to teaching, and only took on a handful of students over the course of his career. The count of how many varies, because Horowitz was

Johannes Brahms’s carefully crafted music can be difficult for some listeners to immediately connect with. Sometimes it takes the memories of the colleagues who knew him best to paint a more human portrait of the man. One incredible source of

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth in 2023, Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Dima Slobodeniouk embarked on an ambitious musical adventure of performing the composer’s four piano concertos over two consecutive evenings.

Martha Argerich is one of the greatest pianists of all time, period. Her career has spanned over seven decades and multiple continents. We listeners are lucky to enjoy many incredible performances on disc and on film. To get a sense

On Sunday, 11 May 2025, is Mother’s Day! Time to roll out the red carpet for the woman who can find your lost phone, whip up a gourmet meal from a can of beans, and still have the energy to

Buckle up for a musical marathon, as this blog will feature some of the longest piano pieces in the classical repertoire. There are probably many reasons why composers craft such monumental work. It might be for a mix of artistic,

I’ve always loved music that tells a story, because it captures the human experience in all its raw beauty and complexity. Music can paint vivid pictures with melody and rhythm, with each note a thread in the tapestry of a

In an article for KQED, Jonathan Curiel coins the term “musical repeatism” to describe the phenomenon of wanting to listen to a piece of music over and over and over. In Spotify’s 2022 edition of Wrapped – the data-driven and