Topic: Sergei Rachmaninoff

Irish skater Clara Peters has qualified from the preliminary round of the short programme at the European Figure Skating Championships and will...

A Semi-Serious Guide to Parties

Setting the Scene Cooking, Seating and More Party Must-Haves Chefs' Party Appetizers . . I aim for casual elegance with whimsy. No matter the...
Minneapolis, MN, December 09, 2011 -(PR.com)- To ring in the new year, the Minnesota Sinfonia will feature American pianist, Andrew Staupe, an...
Suspense grew steadily in the opening minutes of the concert Thursday night at Roy Thomson Hall. Would the Toronto Symphony Orchestra accomplish...
Vancouver, Canada, August 10, 2011 -(PR.com)- Ergo-Motion Consulting gives back to the community. It will be sponsoring Piano Pinnacle 2011, in...

Symphony review: Yuja Wang and the TSO

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has enlisted some hot piano prospects to animate its Rachmaninoff and the Impressionists mini-series in Roy Thomson...
Russian pianism can mean many things. Denis Matsuev, a 40-year old virtuoso with steel in his fingers and fire in his heart, brought most of the...

Season of adventure

0 . Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony let the other shoe drop this week on the 2011-12 season, announcing the rest of the year's...

Grand debut: Kirill Karabits, S.F. Symphony

0 . The young Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits wound up making a strong San Francisco Symphony debut in Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday...

Hit High Notes Creatively

He expanded his repertoire as a pianist and returned to the stage, say Sergei Bertensson and Jay Leyda, authors of "Sergei Rachmaninoff: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) influenced the classical styles of his day and those that followed, including the works of Mozart and ...