And his sweeping arpeggios in the C minor No 12 lacked majesty and flexibility, as if the pianist was chasing the metronome. But he parsed the ‘stride piano’ cross-rhythmic phrases of the A minor No 4 ...

Before discussing Friday’s performances, I should remind readers that I’m currently reviewing from The Cliburn’s livestream, where the clear and close-up sonic perspective apparently contrasts to Bass ...

This week sees new albums from Anna Lapwood, the LPO with Edward Gardner, the BBC SSO and Alpesh Chauhan, plus previously ...

Jonas Aumiller opened his recital with the best Bach-Busoni D major Organ Prelude and Fugue, BWV532, I’ve heard in concert since the salad days of Marc-André Hamelin and Sergio Fiorentino' ...

A rest day in the competition gives Jed Distler time to reflect on Van Cliburn – American icon, cultural ambassador, and ...

Not since Alfred Cortot and, more recently, Francesca Libetta have I heard Saint-Säens served up with such boundless ...

Suffice it to say that Sham’s Scriabin Sonata No 10 was more structural than sexy, with the thematic and decorative components delineated in multi-dimensional perspective, and the long chains of ...

The Cliburn launches its brand-new partnership with Apple Music Classical and Apple-owned record label Platoon.

The French opera festival receives the award in recognition of its commitment to new work, including the premiere of Kaija ...

This year's competitors have a rest day, so Jed Distler looks back 20 years to The Cliburn medallists of 2005: Sa Chen, Joyce Yang and Alexander Kobrin ...

The recording can be found on Lanyi’s upcoming album ‘Organ Reflections: Mozart, Franck & Reger’ ...

Time stood still as Johnson floated the delicate melodic threads of Shostakovich’s A major Prelude, No 7, which melted right into the gently interweaving counterpoint of Brahms’s Op 76 No 4. By ...