"I know some people go to a concert to see 'so and so,' because it's a kind of celebrity-oriented thing, but that doesn't work for me, not when you're dealing with music as great as the music I play, ...

English virtuoso Paul Lewis tackled the pianist’s Everest in his latest concert with a masterly performance of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. But it’s with Beethoven, with his recording of the ...

A particular directness and sensitivity about his approach makes him able to touch the soul of this music, as perhaps no other pianist today is able to do. Sometimes when Lewis plays one can have the ...

This superficial notion is encouraged by those who profit from it, or have an interest in keeping us entertained rather than doing any serious thinking. The late works of Beethoven present a very ...

The New York Times asserts a golden age of pianists in the present and counts Paul Lewis "among those who have left a profound impression in recent performances." This esteemed British pianist's ...

Finishing the Recital Centre's celebrity series for the year, British pianist Paul Lewis renewed an amiable relationship with his Melbourne enthusiasts. British pianist Paul Lewis.Melbourne Recital ...

PIANIST Paul Lewis doesn’t do things by halves. A few years ago he performed all 32 of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas on tour in the US and Europe. PIANIST Paul Lewis doesn’t do things by halves. A few ...

Most classical musicians come from musical homes, grow up surrounded by classical music and start playing an instrument when they’re barely out of nappies. Then there’s musicians like pianist Paul ...

The molehill in question is an inane waltz tune by Diabelli. The mountain: 33 variations on that maddening tune by Beethoven, known as the Diabelli Variations. On this occasion the fearless ...

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra is certainly attracting talent and having Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra as music director and chief conductor for a few years has helped but she will finish ...