Cozy season is here — and that means much more time on the couch curled up with a hot bevy and beautiful piano music. This month, we're sharing Krystian Zimerman's white-hot readings of Szymanowski, Víkingur Ólafsson's most personal album to date, and Cyprien Katsaris's virtuosic takes on Saint-Saëns's grand orchestral works.

With the official start of summer on the horizon, we're celebrating all the lazy days in the hazy sun that lie ahead — and all the romances that are kindled (or rekindled!) during the season of love.

Here are three new albums to check out and add to your playlist. The highlights include Yuja Wang's performance of Mendelssohn's Piano Sextet and First Piano Concerto with the Verbier Festival Orchestra; the brother-duo, Lucas & Arthur Jussen, in a fantastic DG album of two piano works; and Daniil Trifonov collaborates with the baritone Matthias Goerne in gorgeous lieder.

Here are three new albums to check out and add to your playlist. The highlights include Martin James Bartlett's sensational album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and music from the art deco period. Mitsuko Uchida released the complete Beethoven Diabelli Variations. And, Daniel Barenboim plays piano "encores" as a prequel to celebrating his 80th birthday this coming November.

Here are three new albums to check out and add to your playlist. The highlights include 97-year-old Ruth Slenczynska's return on the Decca label after six decades; Lara Downes releases an all-Joplin disc which is unusual for a pianist of her calibre; and Valentina Lisitsa's first all-Scriabin album on the Naïve label.

Let's kick off the year with new recordings you might have missed from late last year. We've found Igor Levit's new album, Jan Lisiecki's single released ahead of the full album coming February 18, and lastly Daniel Barenboim's new single track added to Deutsche Grammophon's ever-growing playlist "Musical Moments.”

You might find our roundup of newly released piano recordings valuable for your listening pleasure. At times it might be hard to sift through the many new recordings released — digital or physical — and pleasantly consume it. In the spirit of focused curation, here are four discs that should put a smile on your dial.

You might find our roundup of newly released piano recordings valuable for your listening pleasure. At times it might be hard to sift through the many new recordings released — digital or physical — and pleasantly consume it. In the spirit of focused curation, here are four discs that should put a smile on your dial.

You might find our roundup of newly released piano recordings valuable for your listening pleasure. At times it might be hard to sift through the many new recordings released — digital or physical — and pleasantly consume it. In the spirit of focused curation, here are four discs that should put a smile on your dial.

Check out a brief roundup below of video performances featuring the six SOLO artists joining our 2021 / 2022 season. Explore what a subscription looks like with us. Join us in-person as we deliver world class piano concerts in Portland, Oregon.

It was so meaningful to connect with you, our dear community, this past weekend at our Virtual Piano Extravaganza featuring Anderson & Roe Piano Duo. We’d love to hear from you about your experience.

After reading Cristoph Niemann’s recent article for The New York Times, “The Unexpected Solace In Learning To Play Piano”, we have been thinking about what personal piano practice brings. In the article, Niemann recalls the challenges and joys of why learning piano as an adult is the perfect quarantine activity and shares his newfound respect for professional pianists.

In these surreal times, one of the greatest comforts is a good book. We wish to share with you three books containing the writings of celebrated pianists to kindle your curiosity and love for the piano. The perspective from the keyboard is forever mysterious and magical, and in these three books the reader sees the inner workings of the brilliant minds of pianists. We hope that you enjoy these, which we certainly treasure.

As a continuation of our gardens e-blast two weeks ago, we turn our attention to the beauty of the rose and its connection to music. Portland, also known as Rose City, is ideal for growing roses outdoors due to its location within the marine West Coast climate region, its warm, dry summers and rainy but mild winters, and its heavy clay soil. This May, the Portland Rose Festival is #ParadingInPlace, and is asking members of the community to celebrate their Rose Festival spirit by choosing a theme, decorating porches and sharing joy to neighborhoods across the city.

Spring has come to bloom and we have been inspired by our gardens in this challenging moment. There is consistency to nature that is calming, and we’re getting our hands in the dirt! As we have been inspired by our gardens, we wish to share with you three musical works inspired by the idea that we can create our own joyful islands outside and find happiness in the flowers around us.