Romanian pianist Andrei Licaret performs with the 'Magic Summer' Festival Orchestra.

Beethoven completed five Piano Concertos in under 20 years, but from the age of 38 he would never finish one again as his deafness stopped him from performing, writes John Suchet. Five completed Piano ...

So, you want to get to know a piece of classical music better. Let’s say you pick Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto, called the Emperor Concerto. You’ve heard that it’s one of the biggest and best in ...

Sonata for Piano No. 3 Radu Lupu, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer Theme and Variations Johannes Brahms, Composer Radu Lupu, Piano (2) Rhapsodies Johannes Brahms, Composer Radu Lupu, Piano (3) Pieces ...

Two triumphant piano concertos, straddling the Classical and Romantic periods. Grandeur, excitement, and beauty from Beethoven and his contemporary, Kuhlau. Album of the Week, 1 October 2012. If you ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Kent Nagano, Conductor Mari Kodama, Piano Berlin German Symphony Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Ludwig van ...

Kristian Bezuidenhout and Pablo Heras-Casado make these concertos sing in readings that feel both freewheeling and profound Hopefully you are not sick of Beethoven yet in his 250th anniversary year, ...

Beethoven completed five piano concertos in under 20 years, earning considerable amounts of money by performing them himself in concert. Celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has performed the ...

Andsnes and the MCO’s fresh and sensitive performances of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos have been an early Proms highlight. But is there such a thing as ‘authentic’ Beethoven? In the glittering wake of ...

The difficult passage hidden in the first movement of Piano Concerto No. 1When it comes to Beethoven's piano concertos, the ...

What’s a little less Lang Lang and a little less Haydn in the over-the-top final weeks of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s exceedingly generous centennial season? Gustavo Dudamel had planned a ...