This year marks the centennial of the birth of György Ligeti, who considered Aimard “today’s leading interpreter of contemporary piano music.” The two shared an intimate working relationship until the …
To complete his Bartók concerto cycle with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony, Aimard recently gave what the San Francisco Chronicle pronounced “a whiz-bang account of the Second Concerto.” …
Early next year, Aimard returns to the States for solo recitals in Chicago (Feb 25), San Francisco (Feb 27) and Philadelphia, where he pairs his performance with a masterclass (Feb 23).