“As soon as I could negotiate a keyboard, I gained an affinity for Sergei Rachmaninoff’s piano music,” pianist Ian Hobson recalls. “It gave me a richness, authority and suavity that I couldn’t quite yet extract from Mozart and Chopin.” That

In 2026, Steve Reich celebrates his 90th birthday. In 2027, it will be Philip Glass’. Two figures in the history of contemporary classical music who have redefined the landscape holistically. Two composers who have revolutionised how music was conceived and

The young Japanese violinist Himari (b. 2011 as Himari Yoshimura) made her American concert debut with Henryk Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor with the Santa Fe Symphony in 2023, aged 11, and then made her European

The most popular Glenn Gould performances on YouTube have drawn millions of views. Gould stopped performing live in 1964, retreating to the recording studio and the television camera, but his filmed performances have found an enormous new audience online. His

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

Every pianist lives in dialogue with the past…some more than others. For Yunchan Lim, the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, that dialogue stretches back for generations. Across multiple interviews, Lim has often spoken about the pianists

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