Pianists will tell you that it is relatively easy to play their instrument loudly. Doing so without also playing harshly is a more difficult matter. Volume isn't everything; finesse counts too. In ...

’s family moved into a house with an old piano tucked in the basement. His grandmother was the only one who could play it, unveiling a musical connection he didn’t know he had. Six years later the ...

Louis Lortie, the French-Canadian wonder who played an astonishing piano recital at the Soka Performing Arts Center on Saturday night, is a virtuoso of the highest rank and maybe an even better ...

Chopin’s music is a staple of the piano repertoire, studied earnestly by aspiring players and performed by almost every recitalist. It is rare, however, to encounter an all-Chopin program that ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chinese pianist Yuja Wang has canceled her Tuesday recital at the Orange ...

About a dozen piano pieces by Wagner are extant, and the fact that all of them are inconsequential had no impact on this recital, because those were not the works from which Lortie constructed his ...

Canadian pianist Louis Lortie is a highly respected commodity on the world stage, yet American performances have come only at a trickle. In fact, Friday’s appearance was his Grant Park debut, ...

A beloved SF Performances veteran, Louis Lortie brings a sophistication and versatility to the keyboard that spans three decades of an international performing and recording career. "To me, Lortie has ...

There seem to be many more pianists, the famed Canadian pianist Louis Lortie affirms. And they are starting earlier and earlier. But does that mean anything? Are they elevating the art of playing the ...

It’s rare for anyone to undertake two pilgrimages in a single night. But that’s exactly what pianist Louis Lortie intends to do. In fact, he’s done it before, with interest. In a week when most ...

1 Contest: Win Opening Night Tickets to TITANIQUE on Broadway New Jersey Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence Louis Lortie headlines a special weekend honoring the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's ...