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Few pianists have provoked greater awe and controversy than Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: awe through his crystalline perfection, controversy through interpretations that ranged from the chilly to the sublime. At his greatest, the results were unforgettable …

Formed in 2005, the Chiaroscuro Quartet comprises violinists Alina Ibragimova (Russia) and Pablo Hernán Benedí (Spain), the Swedish violist Emilie Hörnlund and cellist Claire Thirion from France. This international ensemble performs music of the Classical …

The smuggler (Der Kontrabandiste) is a piece from Robert Schumann’s Spanisches Liederspiel op. 74. The transcription for piano solo was done by Carl Tausig, a Polish composer, pianist and arranger considered by some critics to …

At age 24, French cellist Aurélien Pascal has already won several prestigious international competitions, including 2nd Prize of at the 2013 International Paulo Competition and the Grand Prix, Prix du Public and the Best performance …

The Russian pianist, Grigory Sokolov, began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven he entered the Leningrad Conservatory. He gave his first major recital in Moscow at the age of 12, …