Classical Music – Page 109

Review: Ligeti’s Fascinating Polyrhythm at the New York Phil

The conductor Susanna Mälkki led a program centered on Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, propelled by the soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

By Oussama Zahr

Recording collections reveal the talents of an essential 20th-century musician who lived through mental illness, Nazism and other tribulations.

By David Allen

The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a friend and collaborator of Ligeti, is helping the New York Philharmonic observe the centennial of his birth.

By David Allen

A recent recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant, this pianist and composer fuses different styles for a sound that is entirely her own.

By Seth Colter Walls