The house where Ferruccio Busoni lived from 1902-08, and where he composed his monumental piano concerto, was remembered with a memorial plaque yesterday in Berlin. Next month sees the centenary of the composer’s death.
Igor Levit, an outstanding interpreter of the concerto, shared his experiences of playing it at age 18.
Chicago pianist Lori Kaufmann remembers her teacher, who died today: In 1985, John Perry did me the immense kindness of accepting me into his piano studio at the University of Southern California. Over the years, […]
Message received: The MSO is thrilled to announce that German-based Australian violinist Natalie Chee will join the MSO as our next Concertmaster, commencing January 2026. Natalie has been Concertmaster of the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne […]
Someone explain this to me. The Chicago Symphony has announced a Eurtope tour with Jaap Van Zweden, former music director of the NY Philharmonic. He was not a success in NY. Why are Chicago running […]