‘After a lot of careful training and restrictions .. That’s the point where you arrive at the point of freedom’ Chinese pianist Tianxu An has made a name for himself both in and outside of China, appearing with orchestras including

‘Music should be for joy – not just for the listeners but also for those who make it’ Young Russian-Armenian pianist Eva Gevorgyan made headlines as the youngest ever finalist in the 2021 Chopin International Piano Competition, and has since

Trust, Diplomacy and Kind Cruelty Travel to the right part of the UK’s rural Devonshire region on the right day at the right time, and you might just see a farm vehicle trundling along with some logs in tow. Nothing

‘A Never-Ending Adventure’ Listen to a performance of American pianist George Li’s and you will be left in no doubt as to his ‘staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression’ (Washington Post). After winning the silver

‘Poetry and Imagination’ French pianist Vanessa Wagner has made a name for herself as ‘the most delightfully singular pianist of her generation’ (Le Monde), combining a mastery of familiar repertoire with a curiosity spanning a huge range of genres and

‘Express the Music Instead of Ourselves’ The playing of Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar has been described as ‘buoyant and convincingly thought-through’ (The Guardian) and ‘free of bluff and swagger and in deference of the music at all times’ (NRC). He

Barely into his twenties, pianist Yoav Levanon already boasts a career that any performer twice his age would be proud of. Performances at Carnegie Hall and the Verbier Festival, solo recitals at Martha Argerich’s summer festival and Paris’s Fondation Louis

‘Music Can Connect Us All, In Unimaginable Ways’ Described by the New York Times as a musician of ‘stunning virtuosity and prodigious technique’, Russian pianist Nikolay Khozyainov has built up a reputation as a musician of unique musical sensitivity and