Suffice it to say that Sham’s Scriabin Sonata No 10 was more structural than sexy, with the thematic and decorative components delineated in multi-dimensional perspective, and the long chains of ...

A rest day in the competition gives Jed Distler time to reflect on Van Cliburn – American icon, cultural ambassador, and ...

Not since Alfred Cortot and, more recently, Francesca Libetta have I heard Saint-Säens served up with such boundless ...

This year's competitors have a rest day, so Jed Distler looks back 20 years to The Cliburn medallists of 2005: Sa Chen, Joyce Yang and Alexander Kobrin ...

Shangru Du was first to perform in this first of two days’ worth of Quarter-final rounds. Right off the bat, his Beethoven Fantasia, Op 77, displayed more colours, shadings and dramatic contrasts than ...

Today sees the release of albums of Purcell from Helen Charlston, Mendelssohn from Lahav Shani and CPE Bach from Ryo Terakado ...

Not one note fell under the table, not one phrase emerged without meaning'. Jed Distler finds at least one marvellous set in today's Cliburn Competition Preliminaries ...

The recital featured rare songs by Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Gounod and Viardot ...

The Cliburn launches its brand-new partnership with Apple Music Classical and Apple-owned record label Platoon. The collaboration will feature Cliburn-curated playlists available now on Apple Music ...

Showcasing a 1901 Steinway D, Bavouzet’s original Ravel set appeared in 2003 (MDG). Putting the music first, benefiting from high production and engineering values, this Chandos remake (Potton Hall, ...