Facing the music: Beatrice Rana

The young pianist and medallist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on Bach, Brahms and Ligeti, and letting her hair down to QueenWhat was the first record you bought?
Glenn Gould playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations. I actually didn’t buy it, but it’s the first recording I remember listening to, when I was eight years old, and it was pretty shocking and revelatory. Continue reading...