The hushed silence of a concert hall, the first crystalline note from a piano, the unified swell of a string...

The final moments of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition are electric. After three weeks of grueling, world-class performances, a...

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It’s one of the most electric moments in all of music: a packed concert hall, a global audience holding its...

The calendar for any aspiring concert violinist is a complex tapestry of deadlines, repertoire choices, and strategic planning. For many,...

The air in the concert hall is electric, so thick with anticipation you can almost touch it. On stage, a...

The moment before the first note hangs in the air, thick with potential. For a young pianist, that silence is...

You’ve spent countless hours at the keyboard, your fingers know the music better than you know the back of your...

The hushed silence before the first note, the shared breath between musicians—this is the heart of a chamber music contest....

It’s the silence before the first note—a shared breath between a violinist, a cellist, and a pianist. In that moment,...