The instrument's slim legs and trim body make it look like a harpsichord - until pianist Timothy Hester starts to play. The sounds that emerge don't have the harpsichord's jangle or the modern piano's ...

It was a long time coming. Piano Technician Mark Mikkelsen—who, for more than eight years, has supported the care and maintenance of the College of Music’s fleet of 160 pianos, two harpsichords and an ...

An unusual concert took place in the Memorial Room at Smith Music Hall on Sept. 20 in that the major focus was on the instrument being played. A fortepiano, made by the firm of Walter and Sohn, had ...

Catskill Mountain Foundation's Academy of Fortepiano Performance continues its International Fortepiano Salon Series on March 19, 2022, with the presentation of Salon 9: Beethoven and Freedom of ...

There have been fortepianists before Ronald Brautigam and Kristian Bezuidenhout upon whose shoulders those two might be said to stand. But none had managed so convincingly to bring the fortepiano into ...

Kristian Bezuidenhout is about to rock your world. Maybe that statement sounds a bit too hyperbolic — but once you hear this South African-born fortepianist play, you'll instantly forget whatever ...

It’s not every day that a fortepiano comes to town, so Bach Collegium San Diego’s Saturday concert featuring Sylvia Berry was an event worth attending. It was a treat to hear the distinct timbre of ...

Two Cornellians advanced to the final round Aug. 6 of the first Westfield International Fortepiano Competition, a weeklong series of performances on campus by 25 contestants on historic instruments.

Renowned fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout made his directorial debut with the Handel and Haydn Society on Valentine’s weekend, performing works by C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. H+H has ...