Northampton, MA – The Smith College Department of Music presents a special concert of Bach’s Goldberg Variations by pianist Monica Jakuc Leverett in celebration of her 80 th birthday on Sunday, ...

Pianist Yunchan Lim is on fire. Just 20 years old and still in studies at the New England Conservatory, he is the youngest-ever winner of the gold medal at the prestigious Van Cliburn Competition.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Johann Sebastian Bach had his “Keyboard exercise, consisting of an ARIA with diverse variations for harpsichord with two manuals” published by Balthasar Schmid in Nuremberg in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations, which Olafsson recorded for Deutsche Grammophon and is touring this season, is “like a life cycle.” By David Allen ...

From classical to lo-fi beats, the right music can help you lock in and get work done. Neuroscientists say certain sounds can trigger ‘flow’ states, improving focus and productivity. Whether it’s Bach ...

Review: Iceland’s Víkingur Ólafsson’s performance of Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’ is captivating The famed pianist performed at St. Paul’s Ordway Concert Hall as part of the Schubert Club ...

Later in the hour, conductor Bernard Labadie leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in selections from Handel's Messiah. For now, we hear him with Les Violons du Roy in two variations from Bach's Goldberg ...

When pianist Simone Dinnerstein learned she was expecting her first child, she dedicated herself to learning Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Her self-funded recording of them received ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The harpsichordist Jean Rondeau played the “Goldberg” Variations at Weill Recital Hall with patience and a vibrant yet subtle touch. By ...

Yet all of this does suggest that Ares has both a close and personal relationship with the Goldbergs and one that considers them as an entity. His reading is a regal progress in which, while not ...

Goldberg Variations Nick van Bloss, Piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer For the most part, however, van Bloss goes his own way and beckons your attention in the process. He follows no consistent ...