The 36-year-old musician helped introduce the prepared piano to fresh audiences. Amid personal upheaval, she abandoned it and found a new voice.
Category: Music
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Maurizio Pollini, Celebrated Pianist Who Defined Modernism, Dies at 82
His recordings of Beethoven and Chopin were hailed as classics, but his technical ability sometimes invited controversy.
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N.Y. Philharmonic Adds 2 Premieres to a Diet of Classics
Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, led new works by Joel Thompson and Tan Dun amid pieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
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Ukrainian Conductor Oksana Lyniv Arrives at the Met Opera
Oksana Lyniv, who is leading “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera, has used her platform to criticize Russia and promote Ukrainian culture.
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Loren Kramar’s Music Can Stop You In Your Tracks
Loren Kramar wowed the fashion set with a recent performance. Now he’s taking his act mainstream.
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Loren Kramar’s Music Can Stop You In Your Tracks
Loren Kramar wowed the fashion set with a recent performance. Now he’s taking his act mainstream.
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Yunchan Lim, Jan Lisiecki and Alexander Malofeev at Carnegie
Jan Lisiecki, 28, is the elder statesman alongside Alexander Malofeev and Yunchan Lim in a trio of recent recital debuts at the hall.
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Eric Clapton’s Love Letters to Pattie Boyd Go Up for Sale
Eric Clapton’s handwritten messages, being auctioned this week, shed light on how he wooed Pattie Boyd away from George Harrison and on the impassioned songs the affair inspired.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
The latest tracks from Mdou Moctar, St. Vincent, Willie Nelson and more.
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New York Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season: What We Want to Hear
Gustavo Dudamel, who takes over as music and artistic director in 2026, is getting a head start with three weeks of concerts and more programs.
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Byron Janis, Pianist of Romantic Passion, Dies at 95
He had a brilliant career before arthritis in his hands forced him from the stage, but he overcame the condition and returned to performing.
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‘Winterreise’ Review: Hiding a Roiling Grief
On Friday, the pianist Mitsuko Uchida and the tenor Mark Padmore illuminated the bleakness of Schubert’s genre-defining song cycle at Zankel Hall.