Critics love to complain that older superstars are just a shadow of their former selves. Sometimes, the point is well taken. Their technique and golden tone have declined. Their repertoire is trite ...

Emanuel Ax's three-month bicentennial tribute to Chopin and Schumann wound up in Davies Symphony Hall on Sunday night in the most suitable way possible: with the pianist alone at the keyboard, ...

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Celebration of the bicentennial year shared by Schumann and Chopin got under way in Davies Symphony Hall on Tuesday night, but not in the way you might expect. Instead of songs or symphonies for one ...

In his wide-ranging explorations of the piano repertoire, Emanual Ax never fails to illuminate and beguile. The superb American artist returns to the Bay Area this weekend with a recital of solo piano ...

If world-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax could ask Frederic Chopin one question about one of the compositions he’ll perform at Friday’s sold-out concert in La Jolla, he would pick the Barcarolle in F ...

Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra, sparkled brightly this past week. It was not only the stunning art deco Mandel Concert Hall, with its shining gold and silver vine covered ceiling, ...

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