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Review: John Field – Complete Nocturnes – Alice Sara Ott

Azusa Ueno - February 17, 2025April 30, 2025

Alice Sara Ott plays John field’s 18 Nocturnes.

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Review: Khachaturian – Piano Concerto, Solo Works – Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Azusa Ueno - February 12, 2025March 4, 2026

Jean-Yves Thibaudet is joined by the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel in Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto and other works.

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Double Review: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Daniel Pioro

Azusa Ueno - January 29, 2025March 13, 2026

Review of two recordings of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Théotime Langlois de Swarte with Le Consort, and Daniel Pioro with the Manchester Camerata.

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Ravel: Complete Piano Works – Seong-Jin Cho

Azusa Ueno - January 16, 2025March 4, 2026

Seong-Jin Cho in a 2-CD set of the compete solo piano works by Maurice Ravel.

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Review: Schubert – Piano Sonata D. 958, Impromptus D. 935 – Aimi Kobayashi

Azusa Ueno - January 15, 2025March 4, 2026

Aimi Kobayashi plays Schubert’s Piano Sonata in C Minor (D. 958) and the four Impromptus (D. 935).

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Review: Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tsfasman – Works For Piano and Orchestra – Zlata Chochieva

Azusa Ueno - December 4, 2024March 4, 2026

Zlata Chochieva plays works for piano and orchestra by Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tsfasman, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Karl-Heinz Steffens.

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Review: Brahms – Cello Sonatas – Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan

Azusa Ueno - November 27, 2024December 2, 2025

Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan plays Brahms’ two cello sonatas and an arrangement of the first violin sonata.

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Review: Tchaikovsky – The Seasons – Bruce Liu, Piano

Azusa Ueno - November 20, 2024October 3, 2025

Bruce Liu plays Tchaikovsky “The Seasons” and Romance Op. 5.

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Review: Alexandre Kantorow – Brahms and Schubert

Azusa Ueno - November 13, 2024November 30, 2025

Alexandre Kantorow plays Schubert’s ‘Wanderer Fantasie’ and Brahms Piano Sonata No. 1.

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Review: Schubert – Maurizio and Daniele Pollini

Azusa Ueno - November 6, 2024March 4, 2026

In his last recording, the late Maurizio Pollini was joined by son Daniele in solo and 4 hands works by Schubert.

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Azusa Ueno

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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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