Batiste’s latest album is a return to his classical music roots — on his terms. Hear him improvise on some of Beethoven’s classics.

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The August Wilson adaptation “The Piano Lesson" is an impassioned family drama but it is also a profound ghost story.

On the weekend of December 14 and 15, 2024, the Domaine de Sceaux goes into festive mode, with Les Grandes Heures de Sceaux: ...

Filmmaker Malcolm Washington tells us how he made the bold choice to adapt August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” as his first ...

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Roger Lewis explores the historical injustices done to women throughout the Ancient history in Joan Smith's new book. Kathryn Hughes discovers the incredible life of Pippa Latour who went behind ...

Two sonatas, each in four movements and separated by 84 years, formed the twin pillars of Daniil Trifonov’s recital Sunday ...