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Review: Beethoven – Piano Sonatas No. 3 & 29 (“Hammerklavier”) – Marc-André Hamelin

Azusa Ueno - October 23, 2024March 4, 2026

Marc-André Hamelin plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 3 & 29 (“Hammerklavier”).

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Review: Daniil Trifonov – My American Story: North

Azusa Ueno - October 16, 2024March 4, 2026

Daniil Trifonov plays Gershwin and Bates’ Piano Concertos, with solo works by American composers.

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Review: Chopin Voyage – Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano

Azusa Ueno - October 11, 2024March 4, 2026

Yulianna Avdeeva plays Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3, with Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Polonaise-Fantaisie, and Barcarolle.

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Review: Schubert – Piano Sonatas D. 959, 960 – Ronald Brautigam

Azusa Ueno - October 2, 2024March 4, 2026

Ronald Brautigam plays Schubert’s last two piano sonatas on a fortepiano.

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Review: Mao Fujita – 72 – Preludes by Chopin, Scriabin, Yashiro

Azusa Ueno - September 23, 2024March 4, 2026

Mao Fujita performs Chopin’s Op. 28 Preludes, Scriabin’s Op. 11 Preludes, and Akio Yashiro’s 24 Preludes.

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Review: Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3, Szymanowski – Variations – Jonathan Fournel

Azusa Ueno - September 18, 2024March 4, 2026

Jonathan Fournel plays Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 and Szymanowski’s variations.

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Review: Mendelssohn – Piano Trios – Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Jeremy Denk

Azusa Ueno - September 11, 2024March 4, 2026

Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, and Jeremy Denk perform Mendelssohn’s two piano trios.

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Double Review: Bach Keyboard Concertos – Tianqi Du, Gile Bae

Azusa Ueno - August 28, 2024March 13, 2026

Review of two albums with Bach’s keyboard concertos, by Tianqi Du and Gile Bae.

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Review: “Mendelssohn” – Isata Kanneh-Mason

Azusa Ueno - August 19, 2024March 4, 2026

Isata Kanneh-Mason in works by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn.

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Review: Movements – George Li, Piano

Azusa Ueno - August 14, 2024March 4, 2026

George Li performs Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and Stravinsky’s Petrushka.

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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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