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Mariska Hargitay was left in tears over husband’s special 60th birthday surprise. Screengrab from Mariska Hargitay's Instagram page Several days after actress Mariska Hargitay debuted the documentary ...

OSAKA — Growing up in Budapest, Robi Botos and his father, who was a jazz enthusiast, bonded over Oscar Peterson’s music, which he says they discovered through the contraband of the few albums that ...

At a recent dinner party, the host asked an unexpectedly poignant question: “What is sparking joy for you?” There were about a dozen of us at the table. The answers were a mixed bag, but I’d heard ...

Last week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, the Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet and the National Arts Centre Orchestra presented Peterson’s civil rights anthem Hymn to Freedom and the world premiere of ...

FORT WORTH — The 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition reached its final round the week of June 3-7. Performances are scheduled Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon ...

Mark Stevens Fine Pianos in Pacific Grove is closing its doors and liquidating the rest of its inventory. Stevens cited the lack of purchases in the past year as the reason for the closure."I've sold ...

New Vienna is the fourth concert released from Keith Jarrett’s 2016 European tour, following Munich 2016, Budapest Concert, and Bordeaux Concert, the latter two of which we covered here. It is named ...

Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music. This ...