CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A neurological disorder called dystonia is estimated to have ended the careers of at least one member of every major American metropolitan orchestra. Dystonia has claimed the livelihoods of musicians acro

Leif Ove Andsnes is now on the north side of age 40 and is 25 years into a busy concert career but he's not setting out to buy a Porsche or stage a midlife crisis yet. The Norwegian pianist, known for his unassuming manner and thoughtful musicianship, pr

The American pianist Jonathan Biss prefaced his Southbank appearance with the release of a Kindle ebook called ‘Beethoven’s Shadow’, in which he discusses the challenge of Beethoven’s piano music. This is to get at ‘the music between and behind the notes

Let’s Get Physical: But Don’t Hurt Yourself “Physical” – Olivia Newton-John ( Physical ) “String Quartet No. 14, D810 in D Minor (“Death and the Maiden”): Allegro” (Schubert) – Tokyo String Quartet ( Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 ) “Concerto for Piano

Anthony Fogg got the call on a Tuesday night this past summer. Because of continuing problems with his right hand, pianist Leon Fleisher was canceling his Friday performance at Tanglewood, the Massachusetts summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. M

According to BBC News, Billy Joel has become the first non-classical musician to be honored by legendary piano manufacturers Steinway & Sons with a portrait in their Steinway Hall in New York City. Joel’s portrait will hang next to a painting of the late