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As a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, pianist Leon Fleisher was recognized as a “consummate musician whose career is a testament to the life-affirming power of art.”

Internationally renowned concert artist and Professor of Piano at Colburn, Fabio Bidini demonstrates the problem with romanticizing Rachmaninoff and probes the question of music's deeper purpose.

What’s the difference between a harpsichord and a piano? Watch this video to find answers to questions like “How does a harpsichord sound different from a piano?” and “How does a harpsichord work?”.

Doing a morning vocal warm-up routine is one of the greatest habits a singer can have. It's going to set you up for success and, whether you're speaking or singing, will keep your voice strong and healthy.

These pieces of music are all terrifyingly ambitious and virtuosic – and they might just make your fingers bleed. Here are the most difficult pieces ever written for the violin.

From Liszt to Scriabin, here are ten of the most fiendishly difficult pieces of piano music. Sensible musicians: avoid at all costs.

In this article, we have selected for you eight of the most beautiful works by Rachmaninoff to play on the piano. From his Preludes to his Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, as well as his famous Piano Concerto No. 2, immerse yourself in the history of the...

At his home in the Berkshires, Emanuel Ax practices in a spacious loft above the garage – detached from the main house, so as not to wake any family when sitting down at the piano first thing in the morning. It was there that he spent much of 2020, in ref...

From his nest on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, legendary pedagogue Seymour Bernstein is joined by tonebase Head of Piano Ben Laude for an interview at his faithful Steinway.

What's your take? Do you think there actually is a way to train perfect pitch?

Join Seymour Bernstein as he re-introduces you to one of Chopin's most popular and tragic works, the E Minor Prelude, Op. 28 No. 4.

This starts with a breathtaking 4:30 performance that is then followed up with a detailed lesson for the budding pianist.

The prolific concert artist and sought-after teacher Jeffrey Biegel demonstrates the octave exercises devised by his former Juilliard teacher, the late Adele Marcus.

A masterclass by Claire Huangci on playing large chords that stretch further than your hand.

A specialized woodwind with a wistful yet powerful tone, the oboe is one of the most expensive instruments you can buy.

Chopin’s G Minor Ballade was a “revolution in its time,” according to Garrick Ohlsson.