All piano articles
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NewsSchubert Ensemble to disband in 35th season
50-date tour will culminate in farewell concert at Wigmore Hall in March 2018
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ReviewMozart: Piano Trio in B flat major K502; E major K542; G major K564
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Joyful period performances of three of Mozart’s piano trios Musicians: Rautio Piano Trio Composer: Mozart Catalogue number: RESONUS RES 10168 In a booklet note to this recording ...
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Article'It's a very special relationship': violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Martha Argerich on recording together
My dream was always to play with Martha, always...' Violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Martha Argerich talk about their first studio album together - released on Warner Classics 18 years after their last album together, a live recital from the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The new disc ...
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ReviewLalo: Symphonie espagnole; Guitarre; Fantaisie norvégienne; Romance–sérénade; Fantaisie-ballet; Introduction and scherzo (Namouna); Violin Concerto in F major; Cello Concerto in D minor; Concerto russ
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Young Queen Elisabeth soloists present Lalo’s complete concertante works Musicians: Vladyslava Luchenko, Woo Hyung Kim, Lorenzo Gatto, Elina Buksha (violins); Ori Epstein (cello), Nathanaël Gouin (piano), Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Jean-Jacques Kantorow ...
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ReviewBrahms: Complete Piano Trios; ‘Double’ Concerto in A minor op.102
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Brahms’s three piano trios and the concerto for the same soloists Musicians: Hagai Shaham (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Arnon Erez (piano) Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie/Daniel Raiskin Composer: Brahms Catalogue ...
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FocusA history and anatomy of Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata
The dedicatee of Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata considered it so impenetrable that he never even played it. Rok Klopčič untangles some of the difficulties of this much-loved work
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News12th Lyon International Chamber Music Competition names prize winners
German cellist Marius Urba and Russian pianist Vita Kan of Duo Urba win first prize of €8,000
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NewsViolinists Tessa Lark and Alexi Kenney receive 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grants, worth $25,000
Further grants are awarded to violinist Sean Lee, cellist Jay Campbell and pianist George Li
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BlogsVideo: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton perform in the film Limelight
The great screen comedian Charlie Chaplin teams with the equally great Buster Keaton in the film 'Limelight' - giving a disastrously funny performance on violin and piano respectively.Watch the video below:Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton (limelight... by Mallu-palaceChaplin was an accomplished amateur violinist who composed many of the ...
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News2015 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition names finalists
Three string quartets and three piano trios will compete for substantial cash prizes and performance opportunities this weekend
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ArticleViolin carries the weight of grand piano as substitute 'leg'
A violin is substituted for the leg of a grand piano and successfully holds its weight. Skip to 9:50 for the actual moment.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleIsaac Stern, Leonard Rose and Eugene Istomin perform Brahms
Violinist Isaac Stern, cellist Leonard Rose and pianist Eugene Istomin perform the first movement of Brahms's Piano Trio no.2. Read about the legacy of renowned American cello pedagogue Leonard Rose in The Strad's April 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition ...
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ArticleDouble bassist Rick Stotijn performs Piazzolla's Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Double bassist Rick Stotijn, violinist Cecilia Bernardini and pianist Jeroen Bal perform Otoño Porteño from Piazzolla's Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas, arranged for trio by Marijn van Prooijen. The video was recorded in Bimhuis Amsterdam for VPRO Vrije Geluiden. Stotijn features in The Strad's February 2014 issue, which ...
