Though much of the allure of jazz lies in its possibilities of in-the-moment conversations among musicians, solo albums turn the spotlight on the music’s possibilities for personal expression. This ...

A piano is not a cornet. That should be obvious, yet both the name of the label, Reference Recordings and statements like this one by pianist Dick Hyman in the notes—"As with all of these replicas, ...

Einaudi will perform his first ever collection of solo piano works, spanning his 30 year career. Entitled, simply, Solo Piano, the new collection will be released on February 27. Along with Einaudi’s ...

You likely heard Jeff Beal's music without knowing his name. (SOUNDBITE OF JEFF BEAL'S "HOUSE OF CARDS MAIN TITLE THEME") SIMON: The composer wrote the theme to the Netflix Series "House of Cards," ...

George Winston, one of the bestselling instrumental pianists in the world during his heyday in the 1980s and ’90s, died Sunday at age 73. The announcement came through his social media and website and ...

Brian Wilson has announced a new album, At My Piano, which features him playing solo piano renditions of Beach Boys classics like “God Only Knows,” “In My Room,” “California Girls,” “Wouldn’t It Be ...

A Rachmaninov concerto movement, with soaring orchestral lines, and breathless piano notes, but it’s all on a single instrument. Here’s a performance that is a true feat of musicianship and dexterity.

Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi has revealed the details of Solo Piano, his first-ever collection of solo piano works, and shared new song “Memory One”. Solo Piano includes some of Ludovico ...

Some people just make beautiful music. You can, as a listener or a writer, seek the best descriptions of what the music does, how it makes you feel, where it takes you to, but when all is said and ...

Composer Philip Glass remains a leading figure in American classical music after a fruitful career spanning six decades. Creator of symphonies, chamber music, operas and soundtracks, Glass has ...

Rising star pianist Arsha Kaviani took one of classical music’s most formidable pieces of music, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2, and set himself a solo challenge of a mind-blowing symphonic scale.