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Grigory Sokolov, Norman Lebrecht Feud: Pianist Refuses Cremona Award Over Slipped Disc Post

In the capricious world of award ceremonies, occasionally, a winner will refuse an award for personal reasons. Fewer still so suspiciously as Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov, who recently refused the Cremona Music Award in what appeared to be an act of spite. His reasoning was given in the form of a handwritten note posted on his dedication page (written in both Italian and Russian), citing Slipped Disc agitator Norman Lebrecht as the sole reason for refusing the Cremona Music Award. Sokolov did not wish to be placed in the same category as Lebrecht, who had, himself, won the Cremona Music Award last year
By Steve Nagel

  • EXCLUSIVE: André Rieu on '2015 Maastricht Concert' U.S. Premiere with Johann Strauss Orchestra

    By now, we all know André Rieu. That exceptional Dutch violinist and impresario who has made a name for himself, near literally, as the, quote, "King of the Waltz." However, if you've somehow not yet had the pleasure to take in all that maestro Rieu and his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra (founded 1987) are about, you're in luck, indeed. This Tuesday, October 20, all that musicianship and magic that was on stage for Rieu and band's one-night-only "2015 Maastricht Concert" is coming to movie theaters all across this country.
    By Ian Holubiak

  • WATCH: Steve Reich's 'Piano Phase' Performed on Two Game Boys

    Steve Reich is no doubt the supreme minimalist of the current times. And in his unique fashion, Piano Phase, one of Reich's many experiments in phasing has been appropriated on two Game Boys by chiptune artist Pselodux.
    By Ian Holubiak
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