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George Li's belief in storytelling shows in his Caramoor programme of Schumann, Ravel and Mussorgsky. 

George Li brings forward unexpected connections in masterly interpretations of works by Ravel and Stravinsky. 

Mystified by the headline? Then read on for a partial view of Maurizio Pollini's latest recital, celebrating his 80th birthday.

Birthday concerts are strange things. If a hall is going to celebrate your birthday, you'd want to be in the audience and have some of your favourite musicians entertain you.

With plenty of sparkle and spritz, Pollini laces his performances of Schumann and Chopin with intimacy and introspection in a programme of contrasting emotions.

After a revelatory performance with his Bavarian RSO at the Barbican, Mariss Jansons was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society for being "the quintessential musicians’ musician".

Colours poured in through a metaphorical stained glass window in Verbier's church.

The pianist’s ability to easily bring out the melodic qualities, the shifts in mood and color from amidst the swirling pyrotechnics is remarkable for someone so young.

Musical pilgrims gathered in Verbier's church to listen to the cult Russian pianist in a programme of Schumann and Chopin. 

Poetic Schumann and raw Prokofiev: Milstein convinces with a two composer programme. 

The young Greek pianist recently showed himself a true powerhouse at the Kleine Tonhalle in Zürich. 

Grand et inoubliable, le récital de Cristian Budu s'est montré digne de Nelson Freire. La veille, Alexandre Kantorow a également montré qu'il était à ranger parmi les géants du piano.

El pianista chino Lang Lang presentó ante un Teatro Real lleno al completo una de las obras cumbres del repertorio para teclado.

Vladimir Feltsman faisait son grand retour à la salle Gaveau, dans un programme consacré à Schumann et Moussorgsky.

La prodigeuse leçon de Maurizio Pollini dans les Kreisleriana de Schumann et la Troisième Sonate de Chopin. 

Le programme dichotomique amène le spectateur au cœur du romantisme musical avec deux compositeurs emblématiques du mouvement, maitrisées et transformées de longue date par Grigory Sokolov.