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Jane Jones explores the drama that reveals the piano as the poet. If your picture of Beethoven is, like mine, of a dramatic, dark personality whose tragic life events shaped him and his music, then ...

Composed in 1803, Beethoven's Triple Concerto remained unperformed for five years, until its outing at a summer music festival in Vienna in 1808. The very name Triple Concerto is slightly misleading ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Williams, best known for his film work, has a parallel career in classical music. His concerto, haunted by the ghosts of jazz past, is premiering at ...