Last month, I signed up to perform Debussy’s Clair de Lune for my Presto piano performance group. Once I committed, I was motivated to practice this piece with intensity. Playing piano is an important ...
“Destroy your reputation: jazz, booze, and butter.” That’s the slogan for pianist Chad Willet’s new establishment, Le Piano. Located in Rogers Park’s Glenwood Avenue Arts District, Le Piano is an ...
Olivia Jones-Hall taps her Converse-covered foot on the piano pedal, engrossed in the music as her silver-ringed fingers glide over the ivory keys. The 14-year-old with thick brown curls spends hours ...
In 1998, four years into my life as a single mother, I bought a used upright piano for my daughter. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to feeling like I could fly. For two years, from age 9, Cait had ...
Mozart wrote three of his finest piano concertos, nos 23, 24 and 25, in a single year. Beauty, passion and grace combine as the piano engages in an intimate dialogue with the orchestra. Watching a ...
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he ...
Over the month of September join us as we celebrate one of the greatest classical music festivals, the BBC Proms. Coming to you straight from the Royal Albert Hall in London and beyond, enjoy the best ...
The first half of Bridgerton’s third season landed on Netflix overnight, containing a treasure trove of classical treats courtesy of Francesca and her piano. Much of the new season’s classical music ...