A beloved SF Performances veteran, Louis Lortie brings a sophistication and versatility to the keyboard that spans three decades of an international performing and recording career. "To me, Lortie has ...

There was a story floating around Symphony Hall Saturday night. As it goes, French-Canadian pianist and program soloist Louis Lortie had been rehearsing Vincent d’Indy’s Symphony on a French Mountain ...

Montreal-born Berlin-based pianist Louis Lortie has been an occasional soloist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra since 1991. Next weekend he’ll return to perform some popular fare, Beethoven’s ...

Acclaimed Canadian pianist Louis Lortie graces the Lobero stage with a captivating all-Ravel program. Known for his exquisite touch, profound musicality, and insightful interpretations, Lortie is a ...

101 years after the birth of Richard Wagner, Louis Lortie presents this homage to the iconic opera composer. The pianist considers it “a nice challenge to assemble a collection of works that would ...

Those who bought a ticket to hear Louis Lortie play on Saturday night must have been extremely glad they did so. The pianist from Montreal gave a recital at Carnegie Hall that was filled with beauty, ...

Before there was the city of Budapest, there were two separate cities, one called Buda and one called Pest. Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) wrote a musical tribute to Pest in his Hungarian ...

Pianst Louis Lortie brought a couple of transcriptions by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) to his recent recital at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. We hear Liszt's take on Robert Schumann's song ...

The pianist Louis Lortie played a very waltzy recital at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night. From beginning to end, it was nothing but 3/4 time. (If another meter made an appearance, it was a brief one.) ...