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The sign in the Royal Festival Foyer read “INDISPOSED”. We had tickets for a recital by pianist Martha Argerich, but, as often happened, now she was “indisposed” and would not be playing after all. I ...

For over 60 years the Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich has amazed audiences all over the world with her wild, impulsive playing and her constant risk-taking, overcoming every technical difficulty ...

Argerich’s uneasiness playing solo meant a programme of works for four hands that, due to her own exceptional skill and formidable technique, was unevenly balanced Every appearance by Martha Argerich ...

“I didn’t want to be a pianist in the first place. I still don’t want to be, but it is the only thing that I can do, more or less.” “An artist is someone who discovers things, has revelations — is ...

If forced to name the greatest pianist before the public today, or indeed for the last sixty years, many of us would have little hesitation in nominating the Argentinian virtuoso Martha Argerich.

The Argentine-born virtuoso is arguably the best pianist in the world today. At 80, she still exudes passion and power when performing. At the age of 80, Martha Argerich remains an incomparable ...

How do you fathom the unfathomable? “My mother is a supernatural being, beyond the reach of ordinary mortals”, says Stéphanie Argerich in Bloody Daughter, her revealing 2014 documentary about the ...

Martha Argerich joined with Mischa Maisky and Yossif Ivanov to perform music by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schubert, but it was her solo Bach that was a special evening’s particular highlight Any concert ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. “It’s hard to film and share,” complains Martha Argerich to her daughter Stéphanie in this stealthily ...

“I didn’t want to be a pianist in the first place. I still don’t want to be, but it is the only thing that I can do, more or less.” “An artist is someone who discovers things, has revelations — is ...