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Violinist Ray Chen first came to the public’s attention via the Yehudi Menuhin (2008) and Queen Elizabeth (2009) competitions, of which he was First Prize winner. Ray has now built a profile in Europe, Asia, …

Rachmaninov composed his Opus 33 Etudes at his country estate, Ivanovka, a place whose rural setting offered the peace and tranquillity necessary to stimulate his creativity. The pieces are intended as “picture studies” (the designation …

I heard Mr. Leong perform the music of Fritz Kreisler for the first time today, Sunday, June 13, 2021. I was impressed with his terrific playing. He is 23 years old, and he seems ready …

The Beethoven Sonata in B-flat, Op. 106 is truly gargantuan. In its emotional range, its technical difficulty, its sheer length, it exceeded any predecessor. No strangers to marketing, Beethoven’s Viennese publishers announced the new sonata …

The ‘Harmonious Blacksmith’ is the popular name for the last movement of Handel’s Suite No. 5 in E major (HWV 430) for harpsichord. Handel did not give this name to his composition himself, though it …