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Can a Piano Capture the Grandeur of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Music?

Inon Barnatan has created a solo transcription of “Symphonic Dances” in which he tries “not to imitate an orchestra, but to embody it.”

By Joshua Barone

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A Russian Pianist Speaks Out Against the War From Home

Polina Osetinskaya, a critic of the invasion who has stayed in Moscow even as the government cracks down on dissent, will play a Baroque program in New York.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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Now Celebrated, Julius Eastman’s Music Points to a New Canon

The 92nd Street Y, New York and Wild Up presented a three-concert festival of works by this pioneering Black queer composer. What next?

By Seth Colter Walls

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Review: A Pianist’s Inheritance Inspires Little Masterpieces

Adam Tendler’s program of works that he commissioned from 16 composers after the death of his father is emotionally involving and musically rewarding.

By Seth Colter Walls

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