The piano is a complete solo instrument, capable of profound emotion with no accompaniment—but some of the most powerful magic in classical music happens when this beloved instrument combines its powers with the force of a full symphony orchestra! In this playlist, the greatest pianists in history interpret masterpieces by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Prokofiev, Chopin, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg, Brahms, and more alongside top international orchestras. Meet up with piano masters like Argerich, Barenboim, Kissin, Wang, Levit, Trifonov, Schiff, Pires, Rubinstein, Horowitz, and Cliburn in this selection of concert repertoire, recorded across the eras and all over the world!
Kirill Kondrashin and the Moscow Philharmonic O...
With Pierre Boulez and Maria João Pires
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
With Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orc...
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Recording session and interviews
Verbier Festival 2011
With Simon Rattle and Daniel Barenboim
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre ...
2009 Nobel Prize Concert
With Claudio Abbado and Mikhail Pletnev
