36-year-old Russian-born German pianist Igor Levit has become the youngest ever recipient of The Wigmore Hall Medal. In recognition of his outstanding musical achievements and contribution to Wigmore ...
Rzewski (pictured below) has always been an eclectic composer, taking styles and ideas, from historical allusions to post-tonal harmonies, and combining them into lively and virtuosic piano works.
There can be no question of his magisterial oversight, though, or of how well 20 pieces in four consecutive opus numbers work in sequence. It was clear, for instance, how turbulence in one inspiration ...
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including music at a fraught moment in the Kennedy Center’s history and a passing delight in Tchaikovsky. By Joshua Barone, Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, ...
You already may have heard he is about the hottest thing going in the world of classical piano right now. Russian-born German artist and liberal activist Igor Levit already was a phenomenon in Europe ...
The latest mammoth release by Igor Levit, a new symphonic work by John Luther Adams and music by William Grant Still are among the highlights. The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and ...
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