Every decade of the 19th century had a pianist who, more than the others, clicked with audiences. This list isn’t about who wrote the greatest music for the instrument. (If it were, Chopin would be on the list, despite the

Need some classical music about autumn and the fall season to add to your playlist? We’ve got you covered! Today, we’re looking at almost four centuries of music. So grab a pumpkin spice latte, settle in, and enjoy these thirty

In July 2020, a Japanese pianist named Hayato Sumino sat down at his piano to record a video for his YouTube channel, Cateen. In it, he performs “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” seven times in a row. Each time he ups

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), known as the “Red Priest” due to his fiery hair and brief priestly career, stands as one of the most influential composers of the Baroque era. The most original and influential Italian composer of his generation, Vivaldi

Hate her or love her, Khatia Buniatishvili is one of the most captivating and polarising figures in classical music today. Known for her virtuosic technique and deeply expressive performances, she has garnered both fervent admiration and critical scrutiny. Embracing artistic

No Moonlight Sonata or Heart and Soul, here. The most frustrating part of learning any new skill is that period of time in which your taste and your abilities just don’t quite match up. You’d love to be playing Rachmaninoff

Covid-19 has fundamentally changed the way we work, educate our children, care for others, and also the way we communicate. As a reporter stated, “the pandemic didn’t bring us together; in fact, it was never going to be the common

It’s one of the most romanticized love affairs in music history: dashing cross-dressing woman novelist George Sand becomes obsessed with, and then seduces, the sickly consumptive pianist-composer Frédéric Chopin. But how much of this story is real, and how much