Piano

Margaret Leng Tan, a virtuoso of the grand piano, takes Schroeder’s place at the plastic one.

Kurt Andersen and pianist Gary Graffman talk about the professional, creative, and emotional lives of artistic prodigies.Graffman was a prodigy — accepted at age seven by the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He studied with Vladimir Horowitz and he has played with all the major orchestras in the United States. He is now […]

On his fourth and newest CD, 27-year old jazz pianist Jason Moran goes it alone without a drummer or bassist.

Kurt Andersen and Fred Hersch talk about harmony in music, color, and design. Fred Hersch has been a jazz pianist and composer for over twenty years. He has been widely recognized in recent years for his ability to reinvent the standard jazz repertoire with extraordinary technique. Two of his eighteen solo albums have been nominated […]

Sviatoslav Richter, considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th Century, would have celebrated his 90th birthday last month. In a field full of eccentrics, Richter was still regarded as particularly unpredictable and moody — and one of the most enthralling performers who has set foot on a stage. Sara Fishko looks at the […]