" So breathtakingly beautiful..."

" Mathieu's Piano Concerto No.4 is a virtuoso romantic blockbuster on a par with Rachmaninoff's best..."

" Lefèvre's execution of Mathieu's epic-solo piano lines is staggering..."

" A work that no lover of classical music should be without."

 STEREOPHILE, NEW YORK,  March 01, 2009
ANDRÉ MATHIEU:  PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4, ALAIN LEFÈVRE piano GEORGE HANSON conductor, TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The extraordinary, multi-platinum, 12-time Grammy
Award winning Alicia Keys is a rare artist among her own
generation – a singer, songwriter and extraordinary pianist who
combines classical training with an old school sensibility and a
direct relationship with today's mix of hip-hop and R&B. Alicia
prefers the Yamaha silent pianos, such as the C6S and C7S, to
create her musical masterpieces that have earned her devoted
fans all around the world."

Since the 2001 debut of Songs In A Minor, the New York
native has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and
accomplishments and clearly established herself as one of the
best-selling artists of the decade.

Twice a year, Yamaha Corporate Artist Affairs, Inc. features 10 of Yamaha's talented artists in the highly acclaimed All Access magazine, the backstage guide to the world of Yamaha. Now Yamaha is taking fans even further behind the curtains with the launch of All Access 360, a dynamic video supplement to the magazine, providing behind-the-scenes footage of the photo shoots, one-on-one interviews and more!

Five of Canada’s top young musical talents have been accepted into the 2009 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Hamamatsu
Japan), one of the most grueling and prestigious competitions in the world.

Watch three intimate performances by Yamaha artists Isaac Slade (lead singer) and Ben Wysocki (drummer) of The Fray at Yahoo! Music’s Pepsi Smash. Still in the midst of heavy promotion of their self-titled sophomore effort, Slade can be seen playing a Yamaha C1 piano in all three performances recorded for this exclusive special: “You Found Me,” “Enough For Now” and “Never Say Never.” As of Feb. 11, The Fray reached number one on the Billboard charts selling 179,000 copies of their latest album and surpassing the previous week’s title holder Bruce Springsteen.