Artists Archive

I have been a fan of pianist and conductor Andras Schiff for many years. He is a fine musician and I enjoy his teaching methods. Here are hus subtle and so important suggestions for improvements …

I heard this enjoyable piece for the first time at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, many years ago. Some people declare that classical music cannot be light hearted and enjoyable. This music is all …

The Sinfonia Concertante by Mozart is in part about an extraordinary abundance of ideas and sonorities which pour out with a seeming effortlessness, like ripened fruit simply there to be picked. The opening orchestral exposition …

The first string quartet of the three Opus 59 Quartets by Beethoven is the most expansive of the three. Running well over half an hour, it opens with an amiable and supple theme stated in …

Born in Israel in 1989, Lahav Shani grew up listening to music at home and at the nearby concert hall of the Israel Philharmonic. He says the music of Sergei Prokofiev always spoke to him …