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Jazz CD Review: Pianist Fred Hersch’s “Floating” – A Constant Delight

Pianist Fred Hersch’s ballad playing is one of the special treats in contemporary jazz.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Eric McPherson, Floating, Fred Hersch, John Hebert, piano

Concert Review: Yeol Eum Son at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA

Ms. Son’s performance of Debussy’s Preludes nos. 3 – 8, while mostly note-perfect, was marked by a tentativeness that kept any of them from really blossoming.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: MA, piano, Worcester, Yeol Eum Som

Concert Review: A Spectacular Performance by Cellist Pieter Wispelwey

Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey first performed, as the soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. in the Celebrity Series line-up back in 2007. He made his second appearance at NEC’s Jordan Hall two nights ago. It was a spectacular performance.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston, cellist, Jordan Hall, Paolo Giacometti, piano, Pieter Wispelwey, The Celebrity Series of Boston

Classical Music Review: The Hypnotically Lovely Playing of Pianist Angela Hewitt

Pianist Angela Hewitt’s performance was hypnotically lovely. She has a beautiful touch, as piano teachers like to say, and her playing was colorful and always elegant.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Angela-Hewitt, Bach, Debussy, piano, The Celebrity Series of Boston

Classical Music Concert Review: An Introverted Russell Sherman at Rockport

Every musician brings his idiosyncratic personality to his (or her) playing, and yet, even after four big pieces, I was not sure what Russell Sherman’s non-piano or piano personality was.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Music Tagged: piano, Russell Sherman, The Rockport Chamber Music Festival

Classical Music Review: Finally Joining the Cult of Tomsic

The audience went wild; Chopin’s Ballades do that to people. Cheering broke out after Dubravka Tomsic played the second ballade, and by the fourth, which starts out quietly like a lullaby and builds up to an all-out, rhapsodic, virtuosic tour de force, the entire audience seemed smitten. Dubravka Tomsic. Presented by the Celebrity Series at […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Music Tagged: Celebrity-Series, Chopin, classical, Dubravka Tomsic, piano

Book Review: The Nine Lives of Pianist Leon Fleisher

My Nine Lives reads like a conversation with a man who has worked through more than his share of ups and downs in the world of classical music. The tone is understated and graceful; his narrative could easily have faltered in less skillful hands. Pianist Leon Fleisher aims for a general readership. It’s a very […]

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: child prodigies, Classical Music, Culture Vulture, Jewish mother, left-hand, Leon-Fleisher, musical memoir, My Nine Lives, Pianist, piano

Classical Music Interview: Pianist Jeremy Denk — Riding the Roller Coaster of Rhythm

Pianist Jeremy Denk says, “Being a musician can be very solitary and a bit navel-gazing (like blogging). I’m not sure that blogging made me saner, but it surely released a valve somewhere.” By Susan Miron Pianist Jeremy Denk will be tackling one of the year’s most challenging programs this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at MassArt […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Music, Preview Tagged: Bach, Classical Music, Gardner Museum, Goldberg Variations, György Ligeti, Jeremy Denk, piano

Classical Music Feature: Listening to a Legend

Alfred Brendel was the first pianist to record all of Beethoven’s piano music in the 1960s and made many world tours with the 32 sonatas, which seemed like old, close friends. At times he would simply play a snippet here and there to illustrate a point, yet never long enough to satisfy this listener. I […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Books, Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Alfred Brendel, Beethoven, Classical Music, piano, Sonatas, Susan Miron

Concert Review: Beethoven’s Final Piano Sonatas

We often hear about how Brahms and Mahler lived under the shadow of Beethoven’s symphonies, but I suspect many other composers had the last three sonatas in their heads, keeping them both inspired and humble. Beethoven Opus 109. 110, 111. Performed by pianist Till Fellner. At Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory, October 12, 2010. By Susan […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Music Tagged: Bethoven, Boston-Conservatory, piano, Sonatas, Susan Miron, Till Fellner

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