Her energetic performance calls to mind the heroic days of late 19th- and early 20th-century recitals.

Schnabel quipped, “My recitals are boring both before and after intermission.” What the great pianist meant was, he played serious pieces throughout his program, not offering crowd-pleasers at the end ...

Hélène Grimaud had played concertos in Carnegie Hall — she did so as recently as last month — but had never played a solo recital. And, on Wednesday night, she did. The French pianist brought music ...