'Pines of Rome' is no afternoon tea: Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra begins its “Masterworks Tour” with Brahms, Respighi

It begins with a suicide attempt. Behind each composition, there is a story. Fictional, or an account from the composer’s life … perhaps epic enough to deserve representation in a dramatic ...

Clara Schumann wrote a piano concerto at 16—and it was conducted by Mendelssohn at its premiere

Clara Schumann is known as one of the greatest pianists of the 19th century.She is also known as the wife of Robert Schumann.However, she had another surprising side to her.She was a composer.Moreover ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

1000 Years of Classical Music: Mozart Piano Concertos

Mozart wrote three of his finest piano concertos, nos 23, 24 and 25, in a single year. Beauty, passion and grace combine as the piano engages in an intimate dialogue with the orchestra. Watching a ...

Piemontesi/Honeck/Gewandhaus Orchestra Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 & Op. 118

Piano Concerto No. 1 & 6 Piano Pieces Op. 118, released by PENTATONE on September 11, 2026, featuring Francesco Piemontesi on piano, with Manfred Honeck conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.The ...
Classic FM

Brahms - Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor

Brahms composed his first piano concerto in 1858, and premiered the work in Hannover the following year. Although nowadays Brahms is often remembered for his full-blooded, large-scale works, at the ...
BBC

The Brahms Piano Concertos

The Brahms Piano Concertos are two of the largest and most demanding in the repertoire. This season they will be played on consecutive weeks by Denis Kozhukhin. Richard Bratby tells the story of their ...