The quietest piano concerto imaginable met one of the louder, most unruly symphonies in the repertoire at Friday’s ...

The two concertos were the first works of significance composed by Chopin after graduation. Both clearly refer to the form and convention of concertos created in the brillant style, the style of piano ...

From the J.S. Bach keyboard works of the Baroque era to Bartók’s note-splitting masterpiece of the 20th century, here are some of the greatest piano concertos ever to have been written. Piano ...

Internationally acclaimed pianist Carlos César Rodríguez joins NCE for a luminous performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s ...

We count down the 21 greatest piano concertos - the finest works ever written for piano with orchestra ...

Often patronised and dismissed in its early years, Bartók’s last piano concerto has since become a staple of the repertoire.

Rattle conducts Zimerman and a socially distanced London Symphony Orchestra in recordings of clarity and beauty It is easy to forget now, but 2020 should have been the year of Beethoven, when ...

Alongside some of the best-known piano concertos in the repertoire, including Rachmaninov’s Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (16 July & 2 August), Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 (30 July) and Beethoven’s ...

Sometimes old recipes, newly tweaked, can yield astonishing results. Consider the concerto: It might be a 400-year-old formula, calling for a soloist to perform with — and often battle against — an ...

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.