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COVER STORY Lang Lang In just a few short years, the Chinese pianist has acquired the status of global superstar. He talks exclusively to us about his astonishing rise to the top
The Pianists’ pianist Which pianists do the great players themselves admire? We ask twelve to name their heroes
Staff shortage Charlotte Gardner reveals why being able read notes is no longer needed for a GCSE A-grade
All good sports! Elgar, Ives, Britten…? Jeremy Pound selects his team for the Composer Olympics
Baton charge Can anyone learn to conduct? Hmmm. We find out as we watch the filming of Maestro, the new series on BBC Two
This months cover CD Gershwin and ravel piano concertos Relive the feel of 1920s and ’30s New York as classical and jazz meet head-on in two ground-breaking piano concertos. Peter Donohoe taps the rhythms of the Gershwin work that followed in the footsteps of Rhapsody in Blue, while Ravel’s ever youthful concerto is played by Jean-Philippe Collard
Plus Hear and Now, Audio, Music That Changed Me and Cover CD. |
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