Ken Iisaka

Michael Tilson Thomas’ program traces the connection between the Renaissance and the Romantic by way of Mozart.

The fortepianist’s improvisations, and the orchestra’s less muscular approach resulted in a Beethoven quite different from the mighty thunderer of legend.

The Iranian-American virtuoso transcended expectations in a challenging program that ranged from the traditional to the cutting edge.

As he’s been doing his whole career, conductor Charles Dutoit brought clarity and detail to early 20th-century masterpieces.

: No more excuses if you haven’t heard the work of this brilliant Portuguese pianist.

Yefim Bronfman begins a survey of the composer’s career-spanning piano sonatas.

The event, part of Music@Menlo’s Summer Festival, wasn’t exactly like hanging out with Schubert and friends in a Viennese salon in the 1800s, but it was close.

A young pianist dares to depart from the score and makes his points strongly, a la Glenn Gould.

The power couple of chamber music played and breathe as one in this recital.

Pedagogue of pedagogue Seymour Lipkin gives a solo recital as part of the second annual Piano Institute program at UC Berkeley that presents a series of performances, lectures, and master classes.