The Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition welcomed 40 pianists from ages 6-28 to Nashville, with musicians ...

As a finalist for the 2021 American Piano Awards, Michael Davidman brought his charisma and penchant for finding personal connections to repertoire to Indianapolis stages. Almost four years later, ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Simone Dinnerstein has toured the world as a concert pianist, performing in solo recitals and with top-flight orchestras, premiering new works and even touring the U.S. with a Cuban orchestra. Her new ...

The global rise of Chinese classical musicians reflects the country’s deep-rooted musical heritage. In the United States, the presence of distinguished artists from China, such as pianist Xiyu Deng, ...

It’s cringe-inducing when a deserving winner gets played off the stage by music in the middle of an impassioned acceptance speech during a Hollywood awards show. Which is why pianist Chloe Flower knew ...

Bloomingdale School of Music will present The Piano Music of Ed Bland, a free online faculty concert, on Friday, February 18, 2022 at 7pm. In honor of Black History Month, faculty member Judith Olson ...

Don’t blame Chloe Flower. The composer and musician, who plays and writes her own music, took on an inaugural role at the 2023 Golden Globes on January 10, providing live performances of memorable, ...

When he was in his early 20s, Pasadena-based musician George Ko was an up-and-coming pianist, following a classic path to classical music by playing pieces from Mozart, Beethoven and other masters at ...

John Magaro as Keith Jarrett in a scene from Köln 75. (Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films / Kino Lorber) For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. I hope you're enjoying this Thanksgiving Day. For the holiday, we're going to feature one of my favorite recent FRESH AIR episodes. In August, Jason Moran, a ...