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Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos 21 & 24 – Levin, AAM, Egarr

Azusa Ueno - March 10, 2023February 28, 2026

After a 20 years hiatus, Robert Levin continues his cycle of Mozart’s complete piano concertos (2023).

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Review: Clara & Robert Schumann – Piano Concertos – Rana, Nézet-Séguin

Azusa Ueno - February 22, 2023February 28, 2026

Beatrice Rana performs the piano concerti of Clara and Robert Schumann with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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Double Review: Schubert – Schwanengesang – Padmore & Uchida, Kanabas & Heide

Azusa Ueno - March 3, 2023March 31, 2023

A double review of Schubert’s Schwanengesang by Mark Padmore with Mitsuko Uchida and Andreas Bauer Kanabas with Daniel Heide.

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Review: The Handel Project – Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Azusa Ueno - February 13, 2023February 28, 2026

Seong-Jin Cho’s new recording project features three of Handel’s keyboard suites along with Brahms’ own homage, the Op. 24 Handel Variations.

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Review: Secret Garden – François-Frédéric Guy Plays Chopin

Azusa Ueno - February 6, 2023February 28, 2026

François-Frédéric Guy plays works by Chopin on a 1905 Pleyel piano.

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Review: Schubert – Sonatas D. 784 & 959 – Eric Lu, Piano

Azusa Ueno - February 3, 2023October 23, 2025

Pianist Eric Lu’s new 2023 release features two of Franz Schubert’s best-loved piano sonatas, D. 784 and D. 959, along with the C minor Allegretto, D. 915.

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Review: Beethoven – Complete Violin Sonatas – Midori, Thibaudet

Azusa Ueno - January 24, 2023February 28, 2026

This new 2023 release presents Midori and Jean-Yves Thibaudet in their first major collaborative recording project: the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas.

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Review: Schubert Revisited – Matthias Goerne, Baritone

Azusa Ueno - January 18, 2023February 28, 2026

Matthias Goerne offers a unique angle on Schubert’s lied via versions for voice and orchestra arranged by Alexander Schmalcz.

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Review: Walking in the Dark – Julia Bullock, Soprano

Azusa Ueno - January 2, 2023February 28, 2026

Julia Bullock’s eclectic solo debut visits the realms of opera, popular song, and folk-rock with works by Barber, Adams, Connie Converse, and Sandy Denny.

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Review: Beethoven – Piano Sonatas Opp. 101 & 106 – Maurizio Pollini, Piano

Azusa Ueno - December 13, 2022February 28, 2026

Maurizio Pollini revisits two of Beethoven’s late sonatas, including the mighty Op. 106 “Hammerklavier.”

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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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