Kyle Macdonald

Two of the nation’s favourite pianists come together to play a spontaneous duet, which overflows with the joy of all things 88-keyed.

The time when a top pianist learned the wrong concerto has gone down in history as one of classical music’s most bizarre and amazing moments. 25 years ago, two of the world’s top musicians got together for a lunchtime concert in Amsterdam, and what happened on that day has become the stuff of classical music legend.It was a concert of Mozart and Mahler. Conductor Riccardo Chailly and pianist Maria João Pires assembled on stage, with the audience looking on. As Chailly launched into the opening o…

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A modern reworking of an ancient hymn, a vast acoustic, and a deeply moving video.

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