Reviews
Three Spectacular Evenings at the Philharmonie de Paris
The weekend before Passion Sunday the merrymaking in Paris’ huge Philharmonie Grande Salle began. On Sunday, 3rd April,...
Martha Argerich and Nelson Goerner pay tribute to Nelson Freire
The last time I heard Martha Argerich in recital was at the Salzburg Festival in summer 2017. The...
Virtuoso – An Eloquence review
The year 2021 has drawn to a close. Many artists, even those at the pinnacle of their respective...
Winners of ‘The Sydney’
For those who have missed my preliminary and semi-final reviews of the Sydney International Piano Competition 2021, here...
‘The Sydney’ Semi-Final Highlights
For their semi-final rounds each participant was expected to present a 50-minute programme of their own choice. The...
Days 1-8 of The Sydney International Piano Competition
This July, The Sydney International Piano Competition 2021 kicked off with a gala concert from Moscow’s Great Hall...
Navona Records – Polarities, Vol. 2
Classical music is perhaps the last bastion of the album as an art form: a collection of works...
POET OF THE PIANO – MARIA JOÃO PIRES PLAYS BEETHOVEN
By her own admission, Maria João Pires dislikes playing solo recitals as they can be a touch isolating....
