Schiff has said he won’t perform in countries with what he calls strongmen leaders, a list that still includes the United States and Russia. By Adam Nagourney Mr. Schiff, who has refused to play in ...

In the opening lines of his recently published memoir, the pianist Sir Andras Schiff, born to Hungarian-Jewish parents in 1953, writes, “To begin with there is silence, and music comes out of silence.

Pianists are measured against one another by how they handle benchmark compositions. For instance, with their rigor and accessibility, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations helped bestow master ...

After fifteen years, world-renowned Hungarian pianist András Schiff—who has been honored with the Kossuth Prize, among other awards—will once again give a concert in Hungary. Schiff had announced back ...

There are few bodies of work that make up a more satisfying CD program than the piano music of Czech composer Leos Janácek (1854-1928). By Billboard Staff There are few bodies of work that make up a ...

I heard the first in person and watched online for the Beethoven, enjoying the backs-against-the-wall camaraderie of a live plague-era gig – temperature checks at the door; masked friends trying to ...

1 Review: BBC PROMS: MAHLER'S FIRST BY HEART, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: RACHMANINOV’S ‘PAGANINI’ VARIATIONS, Royal Albert Hall 3 Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert ...

It was the three big pieces (all published or labelled as "Keyboard Practice" by their tongue-in-cheek creator) specifically written for two-manual harpsichord: first the Italian Concerto BWV971, then ...

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Schiff is back for more discussion of a small corner of the chamber music repertoire, the four cello sonatas by Beethoven. Schiff performed them last summer with cellist Miklos Perenyi. He's joining ...

Pianist Andras SchiffSchiff is back to wrap up a week of discussions on Beethoven with Fred Child. All week he's been talking about the four Beethoven cello sonatas. We close this week with Schiff's ...