Tag: Pianist
Pianist Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in the Isarphilharmonie – Munich
At the end of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” the enthusiasm for the pianist Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in the Isarphilharmonie is immense. This isn’t the most convincing…
Munich: Jazz pianist Svetlana Marinchenko presents her new trio album – Munich
Sometimes talent emerges late. Svetlana Marinchenko, for example, who grew up in Moscow, only started playing the piano at 17, curiously enough, after hearing John Coltrane’s saxophone milestone “A Love…
Pianist Evgeny Kissin in an interview: “Indifference is the worst” – Culture
Piano grandmaster Evgeny Kissin, Russian exile and active supporter of Ukraine, on Putin’s KGB mentality, dangers for Germany and the need to continue playing Russian music. The pianist Evgeny Kissin…
Pianist: Igor Levit would like to see more commitment to democracy
pianist Igor Levit would like to see more commitment to democracy The pianist Igor Levit lives in Berlin. photo © Britta Pedersen/dpa The fights in the coming years will become…
“Prince of Romanticism”: Pianist Richard Clayderman turns 70
“Prince of Romance” Pianist Richard Clayderman turns 70 The French pianist Richard Clayderman turns 70. Photo © Andreas Lander/ZB/dpa Richard Clayderman is one of the most famous pianists in the…
Pianist: Igor Levit releases benefit album
pianist Igor Levit releases charity album Pianist Igor Levit at the solidarity concert for the victims of the Hamas terrorist attack in the Berliner Ensemble. photo © Hannes P. Albert/dpa…
Job column: 1200 euros gross for the jazz pianist
Niklas, 25, plays his composed pieces on stages all over Germany. He talks about how much he earns per appearance – and why people in his industry like to keep…
Munich: Pianist Marco Mezquida and his trio in the Unterfahrt – Munich
When the Spanish pianist Marco Mezquida competed at the BMW Welt Jazz Award last April in a trio with the Cuban cellist Martin Meléndez and the Catalan percussionist Aleix Tobias,…
Munich: Pianist Evgeny Kissin and the BRSO – to the SZ concert review – Munich
By Klaus P. Richter Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto has once driven a great pianist into a psychiatric ward because it is considered his most difficult. But it is now part…
Jazz pianist Billy Childs’ new album:Sum of a Life – Culture
Some albums have a long history. “The Winds of Change” (Mack Avenue) by Billy Childs, for example, which shows not only how perfect his piano playing has become, but also…