The Ligeti was his Étude No. 4, “Fanfares,” from 1985. It was light and limpid, and flavored with jazz. The Liszt was the Rhapsodie espagnole, from 1858. It is jaw-droppingly difficult. And Mr. Liu ...

For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver is taking on a subject she rarely discussed in public while growi ...

These performances of Bach’s solo works are elegant and persuasive – balancing a modern tone with an alert awareness of period style To celebrate his 50th birthday, Renaud Capuçon has recorded Bach’s ...

The 'Bach for Two and Three Pianos' concert makes for one helluva evening’s entertainment, but Shapira takes the presentation offering and listening experience a step or two further. This year’s Piano ...

Anyone planning to give the gift of music for Christmas should seriously consider Aristo Sham’s new solo piano album. Timeline, released by Universal Music Hong Kong on November 7, is a thoughtfully ...

Last fall, this guy (let’s call him Sanjay) came to see me with erection problems. He was referred by his urologist, who said he was physically fine. Sanjay had spent a lot of time online, researching ...

In the grim pandemic nadir of September 2020, violinist Soovin Kim stepped out on an empty stage at the New England Conservatory in Boston and performed Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas ...

Soovin Kim remembers studying Johann Sebastian Bach’s B Minor Partita, BWV 1002, for solo violin when he was 10 or 11 years — and his reaction predicted a lifetime surrounded by the music of Bach. “It ...

I do, though, love the Scarlatti sonatas, and one of the beauties of them is that you can be familiar with loads – but know there are always still more to discover. He wrote 555 of them, which is mind ...

Bach’s Birthday Bash 2025 will feature Jeremy Denk performing The Complete Keyboard Partitas at Mechanics Hall. This celebration of Bach's music offers audiences a chance to experience Denk's ...

Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to pianist Jeremy Denk, composer Missy Mazzoli discusses the dramatic range of her work, and Gillian Dooley's new discoveries on the music of Jane Austen. Show more Sara ...

Presented each year by the Department of Music at Washington University, the Great Artist Series features affordably priced concerts by some of today’s finest classical musicians. This year’s ...