Stormy, emotionally charged harmonic shifts. Flowing classical lyricism interrupted by lightning bolt chords. Propulsive rhythmic themes swept along by avalanches of rapid scales and arpeggios.

Adrian Spence does not pussyfoot around when talking about the relevance of Beethoven. The founder and artistic director of ...

You’re one of the greatest guitarists of all time. You want a song that really shows what you can do. You want a tune that demonstrates why you’re considered a Rock God. You want a song like “Voodoo ...

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The first time Jonathan Biss asked for piano lessons, he was 4. His musician parents said he was too young, but he kept asking. “There was music everywhere when I was growing up,” recalls Biss, who ...

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. -- A 92-year-old pianist is wowing her audience. Elaine Lebar suffers from dementia but remembers her love for music. She recently went viral on TikTok with a performance of ...

The primary focus remained on Beethoven in concerts on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Pianist Read Gainsford offered two of Ludwig van’s sonatas, along with some welcome Debussy, during his Monday ...

The Varchetti family ordered a pepperoni pizza from Hungry Howie’s for dinner. When the delivery guy came to their suburban Detroit home, he gave them the pizza, then peeked inside to their foyer and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s notebook Our chief classical critic took on the daunting Opus 110 in college, and now relishes risky recordings. By Anthony Tommasini For my ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in ...