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Review: Schumann – Violin Concerto – Midori

Azusa Ueno - April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Midori performs Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto, 3 Romances, 5 Pieces in Folk Style, and Clara Schumann’s 3 Romances. Pentatone.

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Review: Forgotten Melodies – Alexander Malofeev, Piano

Azusa Ueno - April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

Alexander Malofeev performs Glinka, Medtner, Rachmaninoff, and Glazunov in his Sony Classical debut, ‘Forgotten Melodies’.

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Review: Nemanja Radulovic Plays Prokofiev

Azusa Ueno - March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Nemanja Radulović presents Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto alongside the Sonata for Two Violins, Five Mélodies, and transcriptions.

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Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos, Vol. 12 – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Azusa Ueno - March 15, 2026March 24, 2026

The 12th and final volume in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet”s complete Mozart piano concertos cycle, featuring concertos for two and three pianos.

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Review: De Profundis – Charles Owen Plays Liszt and Franck

Azusa Ueno - February 25, 2026February 28, 2026

Pianist Charles Owen plays works by Franz Liszt and César Franck, including the Prélude, Choral et Fugue.

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Review: Schumann – Fantasie, Humoreske, Faschingsschwank aus Wien – Nikolai Lugansky

Azusa Ueno - February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Nikolai Lugansky plays three major piano works by Schumann: the Fantasie, Humoreske, and Faschingsschwank aus Wien.

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Review: “Piano Heroines” – Claire Huangci

Azusa Ueno - February 11, 2026February 13, 2026

Pianist Claire Huangci plays works by female composers, including Fanny Hensel, Amy Beach, Clara Wiek, and Florence Price.

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Review: Giorgi Gigashvili Plays Prokofiev – ‘With All My Breath and All My Blood’

Azusa Ueno - February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

Giorgi Gigashvili plays Prokofiev’s “War Sonatas” for piano. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili joins in two short pieces.

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Review: Brahms – Late Piano Music – Piotr Anderszewski

Azusa Ueno - January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Piotr Anderszewski plays a selection of late works by Brahms.

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Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite – Nobuyuki Tsujii

Azusa Ueno - January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Pletnev’s piano arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. With the Liverpool Philharmonic under Domingo Hindoyan.

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Dr. Azusa Ueno has a twenty-five-year career as a classical pianist. She has made concert appearances in New York City, Los Angeles, Connecticut, New Jersey, and internationally in Japan and the Czech Republic. Azusa attended the Manhattan School of Music, the Juilliard School, and Yale University. Her doctoral dissertation, an analysis of the life and works of American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes, combined the disciplines of psychology and music. A sought-after lecturer, she has presented on Griffes, the piano works of Chopin and Debussy, and the history of 20th-century American music. Azusa is also an avid collaborative pianist and has performed the complete Schubert song cycles.

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