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2 days ago · Leif Ove Andsnes (1970-) The brilliant Norwegian pianist has made a name for himself as one of the greatest musicians working today, not least due to his recordings of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. With 11 Grammy nominations to his name, and the somewhat dubious title of ‘Best Fingers’ according to Vanity ...
May 23, 2024 · The Pianist, a 2002 film directed by Roman Polanski, tells the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a talented Polish-Jewish pianist, during the Nazi occupation...
2 days ago · The Piano season 2: next episode, interviews and everything we know. By Rebecca Mahoney. last updated 29 May 2024. The Piano season 2 sees Claudia Winkleman, Lang Lang and Mika return to seek out more budding maestros.
4 days ago · Robert Schumann, German Romantic composer renowned particularly for his piano music, songs (lieder), and orchestral music. Many of his best-known piano pieces were written for his wife, the pianist Clara Schumann. Learn more about his life and works in this article.
May 15, 2024 · The people on this list are masters of the piano and are considered giants in the musical world, such as Lang Lang, Ludovico Einaudi, Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould, and Grigory Sokolov.
May 28, 2024 · Frederic Chopin, Polish French composer and pianist of the Romantic period, best known for his solo pieces for piano and his piano concerti. Although he wrote little but piano works, Chopin ranks as one of music’s greatest tone poets by reason of his superfine imagination and fastidious craftsmanship.
Jun 1, 2024 · The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the ...
