Sonata for Seven Cities: Unique Month-Long Residency Combining Performances & Outreach Launches with City Hall Recital on Nov 2nd With his rare intellect, bold interpretations, and visionary artistry, Filippo Gorini has rapidly ascended to international stardom. Since winning the prestigious

As the autumn mist rolls across the ancient tors of Dartmoor and the wild, windswept cliffs of Exmoor, the Two Moors Festival becomes the musical heartbeat of this rugged corner of southwest England. For 25 years, the festival has transformed

Nikola Meeuwsen, winner of the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Competition at the tender age of 23, performed as part of HKU MUSE’s Piano Laureates in Concert series, alongside laureates of the Van Cliburn, Chopin and Leipzig Bach competitions. For his Hong

Aristo Sham’s victory at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition signifies a landmark achievement in Hong Kong’s classical music history. Unsurprisingly, tickets to his homecoming concerts at the University of Hong Kong were snapped up within minutes. Once lauded

Glorious summer weather set the perfect tone for Day 3 of the July Schubertiade in Hohenems, promising a day rich in excitement and artistry; and the audience was not disappointed. The afternoon session featured the Dutch piano duo of Lucas

Day 2 of the Schubertiade was a day of piano and lieder. Pianist William Youn had planned a concert of Schubert piano sonatas, in keeping with earlier Schubertiade programmes. Instead, one piano sonata was omitted, and he played the Three

Last November, I had the privilege of listening to Krystian Zimerman play Chopin’s Piano Sonatas No. 2 and 3 in two consecutive evenings. You might wonder: why am I writing about it more than half a year later? That, precisely,

What are the odds of hearing the entire cycle of Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues performed live in one evening? That is precisely what pianist Hannes Minnaar presented for his Hong Kong debut. Inspired by Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Shostakovich employed