In his notes to his new recording of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‘s (1840–1893) music, pianist Daniil Trifonov invites us to reconsider this seminal Russian composer. Instead of considering only his mature works (the symphonies, concertos, ballets, and operas) as the expression

Palimpsest – a manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing. – something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form ‘Classical music lends itself naturally to

The release of Wilhelm Taubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6 (Naxos, Romantic Piano, Vol. 2) brings long-neglected music back into the spotlight. Pianist and scholar Lucas Wong presents the first complete recording of these works, giving audiences the chance to

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

The Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) made his career as an active pianist, critic, and composer starting in the 1920s. In 1922, at the first International Festival of Contemporary Music, he joined fellow Italian composers Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973), Ferruccio

People wonder what classical musicians do all day. Do they spend every waking hour, when not performing, closeted in a practice room, isolated from the world, their only companions dead composers? The reality is, of course, rather different. And memoirs

Following on from her Essential Piano Technique Primers and Level 1, acclaimed pedagogue and pianist Professor Penelope Roskell continues this excellent series with Levels 2 and 3, aimed at Grades 1 to 2 and 3 to 4, respectively. These volumes

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