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The Philharmonia Orchestra is playing proud host to the pianist Daniil Trifonov at the moment. He's playing all the Rachmaninov concer...

Here's one of my talks from Istanbul. They're now all on Youtube. This one was dedicated to the topic of the young Chopin and preced...

It's the sort of documentary I didn't think they'd allow any more: a fabulously filmed celebration of a genuinely special arti...

Well, the north face of the piano repertoire: Liszt's complete Transcendental Etudes, live in concert. I'm still reeling.  Here'...

Tomorrow night Daniil Trifonov is making his Royal Festival Hall recital debut - and if you're in London or within easyish reach of...

Trifonov: Fazioli fan Seems that some piano wars are afoot at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. Apparen...

I spent a fascinating hour yesterday afternoon interviewing Daniil Trifonov - it's a cover feature for PIANIST magazine and will be o...

You'll need sandiwches, water, strong shoes and even stronger legs - those operas are loooong - but where else in the world can you go t...

Today The Guardian has run Charlotte Higgins's interview with Martin Roscoe , who talks in depth about what really happened when he tr...

I interrupt my Nile-side G&T after a day of basking by the pool intensive work on my novel to bring you the news that Daniil Trifonov,...

Here's a little something to remind us what it's all about: Daniil Trifonov, live at the Wigmore Hall in 2011, playing Liszt's t...

What can one add to that? Other than this: hearing Daniil Trifonov playing Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto last night at the RFH l...

One for the appropriate names department at the QEH last night. Daniil Trifonov , the 21-year-old Russian whizz-kid who has scooped top p...

Happy Monday, dear readers. We've got builders in from today (bathroom), my back is playing up and I'm ploughing through some deadli...