Tag: pianist

  • Seven Times When The Encore Outshined the Concert

    Seven Times When The Encore Outshined the Concert

    As concert life has gradually returned in this pandemic season, so too, have encores. In the April 2022 issue of BBC Music Magazine I look at the uneven history of this beloved and occasionally contentious practice, from moments when encores were banned to examples of supreme encore creativity. In researching the piece, I encountered a…