pianist Archive

  Julia Fischer, violinist. On this CD, Julia Fischer confirms her position as a major virtuoso of the violin with her assured performance of Paganini’s challenging 24 Caprices. “The Caprices represent twenty-four moods, little musical …

In his day, violinist Nicollo Paganini was very famous. some members of his listening audience felt that he was connected “with the devil” based on the amazing feats that Paganini was able to demonstrate on the …

    Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin. After a pause of a few months, I listened again today to the amazing pianist, Sviatoslav Richter. I was stunned! I heard him play some Chopin Etudes the way …

  Benjamin Hochman: “Variations”. On this recording, pianist Benjamin Hochman explores an age-old art form with works ranging from Brahms’ Handel Variations to 20th and 21st century inspirations by George Benjamin, Luciano Berio, Oliver Knussen, …

    Alexander Schimpf plays Brahms, Debussy and Beethoven In the summer of 2011 Alexander Schimpf was the first German musician to win one of the world’s most renowned piano competitions: the Cleveland International Piano …