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Review: Schubert – Treasures – Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano

Azusa Ueno - June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

Rudolf Buchbinder plays 160 of Schubert’s published dances – waltzes, ländler, and ecossaises.

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Review: Clavecin XX – Justin Taylor in Harpsichord Concertos by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix and Górecki

Azusa Ueno - June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Harpsichordist Justin Taylor plays a 20th-century program of concertos and solo works by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix, and Górecki.

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Review: Inferno – Behzod Abduraimov, Piano

Azusa Ueno - May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Behzod Abduraimov plays Czerny, Liszt, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Brahms on Inferno, a fire-themed piano recital.

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Review: Beethoven – The Cello Sonatas – Watkins, Bax

Azusa Ueno - May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Paul Watkins and Alessio Bax perform the complete Beethoven cello sonatas.

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Review: Arcadi Volodos Plays Schubert and Schumann (2026)

Azusa Ueno - May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

Arcadi Volodos plays Schubert’s Piano Sonata D. 850 (Gasteiner) and Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Op. 15 in a live recital on Sony Classical.

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Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 – Jan Lisiecki, Manfred Honeck

Azusa Ueno - April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 9 (K. 271) and 22 (K. 482) with Manfred Honeck and the Bamberger Symphoniker.

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Review: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev

Azusa Ueno - April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Ryan Bancroft and the Philharmonia Orchestra, alongside a generous survey of solo piano works.

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Review: “Invocation” – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano

Azusa Ueno - April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

Elsa Dreisig presents a varied program of soprano arias from Dvořák, Janáček, Puccini, Bellini, Beach, Uccelli, Wagner, and Grieg.

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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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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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