The young Yugoslavian pianist Ivo Pogorelich, born in 1958, has been a stormy petrel on the international music scene since his succès de scandale at the 1980 Chopin contest in Warsaw. There, though ...

2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities Pianist Ivo Pogorelich has graciously agreed to appear as soloist with Chief Conductor ...

Since his controversial elimination in the third round of the International Chopin Competition in 1980, Ivo Pogorelich has been branded an "original," i.e. a pianist who believes strongly that if an ...

A trio of critics discuss the mercurial pianist's personal take on Beethoven and Rachmaninoff and what it means to color outside the lines in... A Confrontation With Music: Ivo Pogorelich's First ...

Pianist Ivo Pogorelich has been largely out of sight for about a decade now, but it turns out his approach to music hasn't changed significantly in the interim. Artistry this distinctive rarely does.

Ivo Pogorelich returned to the Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday night (February 24) Credit: Photo: Alfonso Batalla Never far from controversy at any stage of his career, Ivo Pogorelich hit the headlines ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. When the young Croatian pianist Ivo Pogorelich first burst on to the scene in the early 1980s he was marketed as the ...

After a difficult period in his life, the return of the Croatian pianist was not of a standard that should be expected in an international piano series This was, apparently, Ivo Pogorelich’s first ...

Given that the themes of this year's international festival are homecoming and return, the inclusion of a recital by Ivo Pogorelich seemed appropriate. This was the reclusive Croatian pianist's ...