For one whole week in the country town of Shepparton Victoria, they played their hearts out competing for top honours in the 2012 Australian National Piano Awards.
Part of the New York Chamber Music Festival, acclaimed virtuoso violinist Gary Levinson and renowned pianist Daredjan Baya Kakouberi perform Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” sonata and Ravel’s “Tzigane.” Symphony space describes the Beethoven piece as majestic and the Ravel piece as fiery.
PORTLAND, Ore.—During March 18-19, the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra filled the First United Methodist Church in downtown Portland with liveliness, spirit, and drama.
Neighbours Beverly Ritchie and Sandy Matthews came from Kingston to catch the Saturday afternoon performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at Canon Theatre.
A recent concert at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City featured an array of youthful musical talent. The Second Annual ABC Gala Concert on March 30 featured some very young, but extremely talented, vocal and piano artists.
Renowned concert pianist Seymour Lipkin is a such virtuoso, who has recorded the complete 32 sonatas of Beethoven, which were chosen as one of the ten best of 2004 by the Boston Globe. He is currently working on the complete Schubert sonatas.