pianist Archive

The Italian pianist Fernanda Damiano won the first prize of the 2017 International Music Competition in Vienna “Grand Prize Virtuoso”, and she was the winner in over 50 other national and international competitions. She has …

While I have not met Khatia Buniatishvili in person, I love her playing for one simple reason: She plays with great passion. Many composers have struggled with a variety of issues: Depression, loss, unresponsive love, …

Beethoven’s three final sonatas constitute one of music’s great spiritual journeys, one which only a very few pianists are qualified to undertake. Steven Osborne, whose Beethoven has been widely acclaimed, need fear no comparisons. My …

On this CD, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has recorded two Chopin recitals for The Fryderyk Chopin Institute: one on modern piano, the other on period piano. The same program in two different sound versions. This is …

A native of France, Ms. de la Salle first came to international attention in 2005, at the age of 16, with a Bach/Liszt recording that Gramophone Magazine selected as “Recording of the Month.” Ms. de …