Contemporary Uzbek Music for Clarinet and Piano does exactly what it says on the tin: a first-of-its-kind offering that blends traditional Uzbek music with the Western classical style. It was recorded as part of Uzbek-born, US-based clarinettist Sayyod Mirzomurodov’s doctoral
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Italian pianist Silvia Carlin’s debut solo album, Pensées fugitives, brings together collections of miniatures by Sergei Prokofiev, Clara Schumann, Samuil Maykapar, and Moritz Moszkowski, united by the idea of “fleeting thoughts.” For Carlin, the program is more than a carefully
Praised for “extraordinary sensibility and passionate intensity”, London-based pianist Zeju Fan recently presented a sold-out debut recital at St John’s Smith Square in London during an intense summer heatwave, featuring an ambitious and demanding repertoire, including Beethoven‘s Waldstein Sonata, Berg’s
Canadian pianist Kevin Chen gained international recognition after winning first prize at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest in 2021, followed by first prize at the Concours de Genève in 2022. A victory at the Arthur Rubinstein International
Canadian pianist Jackie (Jacqueline) Leung came across the piano music of American composer Alvin Singleton during the pandemic, while she was part of a mentorship program with Toronto’s Continuum Contemporary Music. At the time, she expressed interest in performing music
Schubert and Beethoven have no doubt been the pianist Paul Lewis’ core repertoire. After following more than thirty of his concerts, I became curious about his most recent Mozart+ programs. Why pair Mozart’s sonatas with Poulenc’s Improvisations, Debussy’s L’Isle joyeuse,
With his new album, Prokofiev: Miniatures, pianist Brian Woods shines a spotlight on Sergei Prokofiev‘s early piano works. Featuring Visions fugitives, Sarcasms, and Tales of an Old Grandmother, the recording grew out of an unexpected artistic journey. While preparing Prokofiev’s
For Irish composer Raymond Deane, Scintillae spans more than fifty years of piano music, from the youthful Orphica to works completed in recent years. The album offers listeners a chance to experience his evolving musical language as a single artistic







