'A love song to the cello which, as if a character, lives within the lives of those musicians who play it' STEPHEN HOUGH #Cello by Kate Kennedy is coming in one week. Discover the turbulent lives of these four cellists in this elegant group biography 🎻 amzn.to/4eS0rar

As with Schnabel or Friedman it's the gaps between the notes where the life, the tension resides.

THIS. And then THIS again ... 👇Richard Morrison

In just over a fortnight, Summer at Snape closes with one of the leading pianists of his generation, Stephen Hough (Stephen Hough), in a recital of beguiling music by Liszt, Chopin and Chaminade. Find out more: bit.ly/3M9maxe

The Albert Memorial from the side. Soon it will be War Requiem inside Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms London Symphony Orchestra

I've never seen a bigger one

Many of us might envy the infallible accuracy of her left hand technique ...

Just walking along ... loved him since I was a little boy #IvorNovello youtu.be/Pf2cBzTUbBU?si…

Thank you Julian!

A glorious evening on the South Downs

"The duck is super natural" said the chef. He did mean two words, in the modern usage ...

Last night Tristan. Tonight ... Hello!

Lovely, David. It was really terrific - unexpectedly poignant and subtle

We are delighted to launch our new concert season in #Swansea! Experience an enchanting evening with world-renowned pianist Sir Stephen Hough Stephen Hough and our Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft, for a programme of #Brahms and some of his most iconic works for piano

We kick off our new season at @SouthbankCentre in 4 weeks time, and with it our Nordic Soundscapes series which features music from composers including Sibelius, Nielsen, Grieg in performances featuring Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Stephen Hough, María Dueñas and

Thank you Mark. This is truly fascinating. There is a complete absence here of a sort of preening/praying which can affect performances of this piece, especially in competitions and auditions! Perhaps there's a middle ground though (a higher ground?) between this no-nonsense

Sometimes the autograph score contradicts everything everyone does. And sometimes that contradiction makes perfect sense. Chopin Etude op10 no3 #VIVACE It's all in the accents >>>> which are rubato markings. A gentle lilt/lingering

But, to continue the story, Chopin changed his mind and it was published as below. Ah yes ... but a metronome marking was added. Makes it rather #VIVACE actually.

Dipping my toe into the water over at Instagram @houghhoughx2 Keeping this as the main place for now though ...

Paderewski on his first US tour. Becoming Prime Minister of Poland twenty years later was probably a breeze in comparison.