Igor Levit returns for the second part of this Beethoven cycle with the composer’s sprightly Second Piano Concerto, which is suffused with Mozartian playfulness and bold dramatic gestures. The Fourth ...

Stormy, emotionally charged harmonic shifts. Flowing classical lyricism interrupted by lightning bolt chords. Propulsive rhythmic themes swept along by avalanches of rapid scales and arpeggios.

Beethoven's last piano concerto is also one of the most accomplished of them all. The title 'Emperor' seems to have stuck from the earliest performances of Beethoven’s music, although I doubt it’s a ...

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Compelling exclusive concert performances including Martha Argerich performing Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto and Marc-Andre Hamelin playing transcriptions of Wagner. Show more Compelling exclusive ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the third program in The Cleveland Orchestra’s Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle, the pairing of 20-year-old Korean pianist Yunchan Lim with his mentor Minsoo Sohn was an astute ...