“I feel a freedom behind the piano”: Armin Van Buuren on his surprising new musical direction

"If people will dislike this or be critical of this, because it’s so personal, that will hit me harder than when I do release ...
Music News

"I seriously considered quitting music": Armin van Buuren finds new chapter with classical album 'Piano'

Armin van Buuren joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to celebrate a landmark moment in his artistic evolution: the debut of his ...

Payam Music Makes Its Bay Area Debut with New Los Altos School at 881 Fremont Ave

Today, Payam Music, the innovative piano school on a mission to change how students learn music, will open its first Bay Area location in Los Altos, California—ushering in an evolution for music ...
NPR

At 3 she snuck in to play piano, at nearly 80, she's a Colombian classical legend

When the most renowned pianist in Colombia, Teresita Gómez, came out for an unexpected solo encore at the Cartagena Music Festival at the Getsemaní Auditorium, she completely stole the show with a ...
The New York Times

André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77

One of the first Black superstars in classical music, he awed audiences with his charisma and his technical powers. By Javier C. Hernández André Watts, a pianist whose mighty technique and magnetic ...
Post-Bulletin

Mayo High School's Harry Scott excels at piano and all that jazz

“Jazz is new every time. There isn’t the restriction of the exact notes you must play in classical music,” says 17-year-old Harry Scott. A senior at Mayo High School this fall, Scott knows a thing or ...