There are recordings and then there are deeds. Igor Levit likes deeds. During the lockdown phase of the pandemic, Levit live-streamed nightly recitals from his Berlin apartment, for good measure ...

Igor Levit’s new album features two huge – and hugely significant – 20th-century works. Michelle Assay meets the pianist to explore their underlying meaning A film historian friend once told me there ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The pianist returned to Carnegie Hall with the first complete performance of the 24 Preludes and Fugues there. By Seth Colter Walls The ...

For most professional musicians, lockdown was the most miserable time of their lives. In early 2020 the curtain abruptly came down on a lifetime of rehearsal and performance. Why practise if there’s ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Music news every morning. The Passacaglia requires not just physical stamina but also the intellect ...

Friday will see Levit play Beethoven’s Diabelli set, and Frederic Rzewski’s mighty deconstruction of the revolutionary anthem “The People United Will Never Be Defeated”. On 27 May, the Russian-born ...