Ken Iisaka

One of the greatest pianists of our time turned 80 this year and is still going strong.

Streamed from the SF Conservatory of Music, the concert was a masterclass in the art of the piano duo.

The great pianist matched style to material in a series of impromptus before scaling the mountain of Brahms’s Op. 1.

Pianists Jeffrey LaDeur, Albert Kim, and Daria Rabotkina share an evening with the Alexander Quartet, bassist Scott Pingel, and mezzo Kindra Scharich.

Seven finalists competed for one of classical music’s most famous prizes.

The virtuoso evoked vintage keyboards of all sorts without changing instruments.

Making the difficult seem easy is what the pianist does best, as his Davies Hall recital demonstrated.

Juxtaposing the composer’s early and late styles made for effective contrasts as well as interesting interpretive choices.

The British pianist wows with elegant restraint at the Steinway Society.

The venerable pianist makes the most of his left-hand repertoire.