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Arts May 11

In bringing the Song of Rapa Nui to the world, pianist brings music education home

By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz

Arts Jan 12

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A classical pianist on her genre’s ‘golden time’ — and Ray Charles

“Music entered my life before I knew it,” says classical pianist Jeanne Stark. Stark grew up in Belgium during what she calls a “golden time” for classical music and was granted a scholarship by the queen herself, who recognized Stark’s…

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Arts Dec 06

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The ‘white heat’ and vulnerability of improvisational jazz

What is improvisational jazz all about? Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau agree that the answer is vulnerability. Their musical genre requires players to follow one another’s lead -- often letting another performer dictate the musical conversation. Jeffrey Brown…

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Arts Feb 16

How a composer turned 6 abandoned pianos into a unique concert

Composer Nathan Felix was living in Los Angeles when he decided to write a piece for six pianos played at once. The catch? He doesn't play the piano.

By KLRU

Arts Sep 25

Why the mentor-musician bond is so important for classical pianist Yuja Wang

When Michael Tilson Thomas works with precocious young musicians, they generally show up with an entourage. But not Yuja Wang.

By Abhi Singh, KQED

Dec 26

The musicians we listened to in 2014

By Victoria Fleischer

Before we ring in 2015, we want to reflect on some of the great Art Beat stories from this past year. So who did we listen to in 2014?…

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Sep 05

Agnes Obel taps into the piano’s ‘dreamy nature’

By Victoria Fleischer

Danish singer/songwriter Agnes Obel grew up surrounded by guitars, pianos, marimbas and double basses. Her father collected and sold instruments and her mother was a classical pianist, so perhaps music was in her blood.

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Sep 05

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Agnes Obel taps into the piano’s ‘dreamy nature’

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Dec 05

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Pianist Jeremy Denk on "the ‘weirdnesses’ of great music"

Pianist Jeremy Denk spoke to Jeffrey Brown before a recital at the Kennedy Center.

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Feb 27

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Remembering Van Cliburn, 78, Classical Pianist

Van Cliburn first gained worldwide attention when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at 23. Cliburn died at home at the age of 78 after a battle with bone cancer. In 2008, Jeffrey Brown profiled the…

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