Fazıl Say was born in 1970. He was a child prodigy, who was able to do basic arithmetic with 4-digit numbers at the age of two. At the age of three, Say started his piano lessons …
Accompanied by his mother, Mozart had set out from Salzburg in September 1777 in search of the position his father was sure would bring him fame. Mozart did not return to Salzburg until January 1779, …
Alicia de Larrocha, was a diminutive Spanish pianist esteemed for her elegant Mozart performances and regarded as an incomparable interpreter of Albéniz, Granados, Mompou and other Spanish composers. In a career that began when she …
Mozart’s Piano Sonata in D major, K. 311, was composed in Mannheim, Germany in November 1777, while he and his mother were on a lengthy trip that would take them to Paris the next spring. …
Soprano Chen Reiss was born in Israel, and she came to prominence as a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera under the music directorship of Zubin Mehta, and has for a number of …