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Review: “Reformation” – Mishka Rushdie Momen, Piano

Azusa Ueno - August 6, 2024March 4, 2026

Mishka Rushdie Momen in Baroque keyboard works by Byrd, Gibbons, and Bull, played on a modern piano.

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Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 – A Beginners Guide

Azusa Ueno - July 30, 2024November 21, 2025

A guide to Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.

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Review: “Close Ups” – Héloïse Werner

Azusa Ueno - July 10, 2024March 4, 2026

On her second album for Delphian, Héloïse Werner curates works from Hildegard von Bingen to her own compositions.

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Review: Debussy – “Images” – Piano Works – Saskia Giorgini

Azusa Ueno - July 1, 2024March 4, 2026

Saskia Giorgini in piano works by Debussy, including the two books of Images, Estampes, Pour le Piano and Deux arabesques.

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Review: Margaret Brouwer – Rhapsodies – Marin Alsop

Azusa Ueno - June 25, 2024March 4, 2026

Marin Alsop leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in contemporary works by composer Margaret Brouwer.

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Review: Henselt & Bronsart – Piano Concertos – Paul Wee

Azusa Ueno - June 17, 2024March 4, 2026

Paul Wee plays Adolf von Henselt and Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf’s rarely played Piano Concertos, with the Swedish chamber Orchestra under Michael Collins.

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Review: Beethoven – Triple Concerto – Benedetti, Kanneh-Mason, Grosvnenor

Azusa Ueno - June 3, 2024June 2, 2025

Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto for violin, cello and piano.

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Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide

Azusa Ueno - May 27, 2024May 27, 2024

The third of Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide’s Schubert series features Winterreise.

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Review: Laura van der Heijden – Cello Concertos by Walton, Bridge, Frances-Hoad

Azusa Ueno - June 13, 2024March 4, 2026

Laura van der Heijden perform three cello concertos by Sir William Walton, Frank Bridge, and Cheryl Frances-Hoad.

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Review: Mozart & Poulenc – Double & Triple Piano Concertos – Kodama, Nagano

Azusa Ueno - May 22, 2024March 4, 2026

Kent Nagano, his daughter Karin, wife Mari Kodama, and her sister Momo in double and triple piano concertos by Mozart and Poulenc.

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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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