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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Global Pianists Unite at Brillante Piano Festival 2024

The Brillante Piano Festival 2024 showcased the diverse world of piano music with performances from renowned pianists from various genres. The festival welcomed child prodigies, established musicians, and international talents, creating a vibrant tapestry of musical expression. The evening concluded with a performance by the sibling duo Lydian Nadhaswaram and Amirthavarshini, highlighting the power of collaboration and the unifying spirit …

Culture Inspiration Music Mental Health Bengaluru

2 months ago

Piano Solo Extravaganza at Beijing Library: A Night of Artistic Solace

China Daily

The Beijing Library hosted a night of artistic solace with a piano solo performance by renowned pianist Lang Lang. The event attracted a full house, showcasing Lang Lang's exceptional skills and captivating performances. The library's versatile public program also includes regular musical performances, creating a platform for deeper interaction between musicians and audiences.

Entertainment Culture Music Social Beijing

2 months, 1 week ago

John Barstow, gifted pianist and teacher who shaped a generation of top performers

The Telegraph

John Barstow, who has died aged 87, stepped back from a brilliant career at the piano to teach many of the next generation of pianists; during more than 40 years at the Royal College of Music his students included the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition winner Barry Douglas and the renowned soloist James Lisney. One former student told how he “was responsible …

John Barstow

2 months, 1 week ago

Ancient buildings alive with sound of music

China Daily

Kunqu Opera actress Shen Yili, one of the musicians participating in the Beijing Ancient Architecture Music Festival, which runs until Oct 28. CHINA DAILY In its third edition, the festival, supported by Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, runs until Oct 28, featuring 10 live performances at eight iconic historical buildings in Beijing, including the Drum and Bell Towers, the White …

Zhenjue Temple Bao

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ancient buildings alive with sound of music

China Daily

Kunqu Opera actress Shen Yili, one of the musicians participating in the Beijing Ancient Architecture Music Festival, which runs until Oct 28. CHINA DAILY In its third edition, the festival, supported by Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, runs until Oct 28, featuring 10 live performances at eight iconic historical buildings in Beijing, including the Drum and Bell Towers, the White …

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4 months ago

Festival harmonizes young pianists with orchestras

China Daily

Junior Concerto Concert by QingXin Ensemble under the baton of conductor Kin Szeto, during the Tianjin Juilliard Piano Festival on Aug 11. "It's amazing to see how young the pianists are but they play these complex music works, which are challenging for any pianist no matter how famous they are," says conductor Lam, who is the director of orchestral studies …

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4 months ago

Festival harmonizes young pianists with orchestras

China Daily

Junior Concerto Concert by QingXin Ensemble under the baton of conductor Kin Szeto, during the Tianjin Juilliard Piano Festival on Aug 11. "It's amazing to see how young the pianists are but they play these complex music works, which are challenging for any pianist no matter how famous they are," says conductor Lam, who is the director of orchestral studies …

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5 months ago

International Grammy Award Winners to Light Up Mumbai at the NCPA!

Deccan Chronicle

NCPA Welcomes the Legendary Trio – Lenny White, Cyrus Chestnut, and Buster Williams for Their India Debut Performance This is something we’ve all been waiting for. NCPA brings you the Legendary Trio: Lenny White, Cyrus Chestnut, and Buster Williams. With five Grammy Awards between them, these jazz icons are making their highly awaited India debut at the Tata Theatre, NCPA, …

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5 months ago

Montreux Jazz Festival 2024, review: Sting, RAYE and Dionne Warwick shine across hedonistic fortnight

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The word “modest” is clearly …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

A piano prodigy's key insights

China Daily

He plays Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 during the concert in Hong Kong. It's a favorite piano concerto for many pianists, including me," says Niu Niu. Niu Niu's latest album also features Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony, recorded live by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Van Zweden. Lifetime also features Niu Niu's compositional piece, Impromptu No 2 Miss, which he …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR

Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk Concert Top-tier concert pianists commonly perform on nine-foot grand pianos. Bach's Goldberg Variations is "an encyclopedia of how you can think and dream on the keyboard," Ólafsson says, after opening with the work's featherlight Aria and vigorous first variation. And Ólafsson closes with another personal arrangement, "Ave María," something close to Iceland's national prayer. 1 Jean-Philippe …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

The ivory keys to success

China Daily

Pianist Yin Chengzong, 83, accompanied by the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Yin Jong-jie, performs his most famous piano concerto The Yellow River, at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday. Pianist Yin Chengzong cannot remember how many times he has played The Yellow River, which is considered the first Chinese piano concerto, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

The ivory keys to success

China Daily

Pianist Yin Chengzong, 83, accompanied by the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Yin Jong-jie, performs his most famous piano concerto The Yellow River, at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday. Pianist Yin Chengzong cannot remember how many times he has played The Yellow River, which is considered the first Chinese piano concerto, …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Beijing Symphony Orchestra announces new head at Brahms concert

China Daily

Pianist Zou Xiang and conductor Xia Xiaotang at the concert in Beijing on Feb 22. Conducted by Xia Xiaotang, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra staged a concert on Feb 22 at Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts, featuring music by German composer Johannes Brahms. Pianists Zou Xiang and Sun Yingdi played the Piano Concerto No 1 in D Minor, Op …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Beijing Symphony Orchestra announces new head at Brahms concert

China Daily

Pianist Zou Xiang and conductor Xia Xiaotang at the concert in Beijing on Feb 22. Conducted by Xia Xiaotang, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra staged a concert on Feb 22 at Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts, featuring music by German composer Johannes Brahms. Pianists Zou Xiang and Sun Yingdi played the Piano Concerto No 1 in D Minor, Op …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Hi, Robot: machines ubiquitous at Asian Games

China Daily

Left: A 'Digital Human Interaction' screen answers queries at the Games' Main Media Centre. HANGZHOU, Zhejiang province — From autonomous bug zappers to android pianists and driverless ice-cream trucks, machines have taken over — at least at China's Asian Games. An automated mosquito trapper roams the vast Games Village, zapping the pests after luring them in by mimicking a human's …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Xi'an Symphony's annual outdoor concert continues to wow

China Daily

Pianist Lang Lang at the concert in Xi'an. An outdoor concert by the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra took place on Sept 10, near the city's Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a famous Buddhist pagoda built during the Tang Dynasty. An outdoor concert by the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra by the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a famous Buddhist pagoda built during the Tang Dynasty, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Young pianists find keys to success

China Daily

Piano student Li Tianyou, 19, plays under the baton of conductor Lai Jiajing during one of the festival's concerts at the Tianjin Juilliard Concert Hall on Aug 12. It was the first time that Li played the piece by Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev along with a symphony orchestra — the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra — under the baton of conductor Lai …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Young pianists find keys to success

China Daily

Piano student Li Tianyou, 19, plays under the baton of conductor Lai Jiajing during one of the festival's concerts at the Tianjin Juilliard Concert Hall on Aug 12. It was the first time that Li played the piece by Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev along with a symphony orchestra — the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra — under the baton of conductor Lai …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Young pianists find keys to success

China Daily

Renowned Israeli pianist Arie Vardi, 86, during a masterclass at the inaugural Tianjin Juilliard Piano Festival. Yoheved Kaplinsky, the chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York, gives a masterclass at Tianjin Juilliard during the school's inaugural piano festival. Along with the chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York, Yoheved Kaplinsky, …

School New York Juilliard Tianjin Juilliard Piano Festival

1 year, 4 months ago

Young pianists find keys to success

China Daily

Piano student Li Tianyou, 19, plays under the baton of conductor Lai Jiajing during one of the festival's concerts at the Tianjin Juilliard Concert Hall on Aug 12. It was the first time that Li played the piece by Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev along with a symphony orchestra — the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra — under the baton of conductor Lai …

Students Orchestra Symphony Lai Tianjin Young Pianists Prokofiev

1 year, 5 months ago

Relive the 2023 American Pianists Awards from Indianapolis

NPR

Relive the 2023 American Pianists Awards from Indianapolis Enlarge this image toggle caption American Pianists Association American Pianists Association For an American jazz pianist on the rise, there may be no greater honor than the Cole Porter Fellowship. Bestowed every four years by the American Pianists Association, it's the prize at the end of a rigorous competition, and an excellent …

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1 year, 9 months ago

The Piano viewers in tears at ‘astonishingly beautiful’ final performance from blind winner Lucy, 13

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Piano viewers were left in tears following an emotional final …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Sundance 2023 review: Everyone’s a winner in the stirring ‘Pianoforte’

Live Mint

Alex is getting his body worked over by his coach. “You’ll be playing for him.” At several points during Pianoforte, Jakub Piątek’s mesmerizing account of the 2021 edition of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, I felt I could be watching a sports documentary. When Russian pianist Eva receives seven specific and different instructions in seven seconds from her coach, it …

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Global Pianists Unite at Brillante Piano Festival 2024

Piano Solo Extravaganza at Beijing Library: A Night of Artistic Solace

John Barstow, gifted pianist and teacher who shaped a generation of top performers

Ancient buildings alive with sound of music

Ancient buildings alive with sound of music

Festival harmonizes young pianists with orchestras

Festival harmonizes young pianists with orchestras

International Grammy Award Winners to Light Up Mumbai at the NCPA!

Montreux Jazz Festival 2024, review: Sting, RAYE and Dionne Warwick shine across hedonistic fortnight

A piano prodigy's key insights

Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk Concert

The ivory keys to success

The ivory keys to success

Beijing Symphony Orchestra announces new head at Brahms concert

Beijing Symphony Orchestra announces new head at Brahms concert

Hi, Robot: machines ubiquitous at Asian Games

Xi'an Symphony's annual outdoor concert continues to wow

Young pianists find keys to success

Young pianists find keys to success

Young pianists find keys to success

Young pianists find keys to success

Relive the 2023 American Pianists Awards from Indianapolis

The Piano viewers in tears at ‘astonishingly beautiful’ final performance from blind winner Lucy, 13

Sundance 2023 review: Everyone’s a winner in the stirring ‘Pianoforte’