If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Grieg "Piano Concerto in A Minor" should be positively despised. But oddly, the work is far more loved than loathed. It's been a staple in the classical ...

How, you wonder, would Grieg feel about the fact that many of us associate this particular piece of music with Morecambe and Wise? Eric’s version of the piece, conducted by André ‘Andrew Preview’ ...

Two weeks of Hall of Fame favourites come to a close with a complete performance on Friday of Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. The piece has its own fifteen minutes of fame thanks to a TV comedy ...

Dvořák’s New World Symphony was performed at WASO’s very first concert in 1928. 90 years later, it is still adored for its youthful energy and wistful Largo, simultaneously joyous and profound. The ...

When he was a child, music critic Tom Manoff heard the music of Edvard Grieg, particularly his piano concerto in A-minor. This piece of music is known as a workhorse. In pop music, it would be ...

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Although she is a French citizen, Shani Diluka’s DNA is 100% Sri Lankan. Diluka’s pianism is blessed with a magical quality that few other artists possess. When she performs, her persona undergoes ...

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Stephen Hough’s latest CD has obviously been issued to tie-in with the Liszt bicentenary celebrations. But it’s actually Hough’s performance of the Grieg concerto (which Liszt famously read at sight ...

Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky won the silver medal at Moscow's Tchaikovsky Competition in 1994 (when no gold was awarded), and made his Dublin debut as recently as last January. Given his ...