The polymath pianist offers up succinctly sketched thoughts on music and much, much more.

Hough captures Brahms, as the final cigar is extinguished…

Pianist Stephen Hough spends hours in airports, planes and hotels so uses the “dead time”, to scribble notes about music, performing, religion and life. These musings have been gathered into a book called Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More. Here are three excerpts.

Discover the role the arts can play in the face of a climate crisis, and learn about the exciting new collaborations between Indigenous composers and Western classical musicians.

Nicholas Carter’s final year as Principal Conductor features a world premiere for Pinchas Zukerman’s 70th birthday, and Jayson Gillham playing five Beethoven piano concertos.

Hough gives us sweet dreams care of 27 pianistic delights.

Hough rocks the Rach Pag while Edwards' Earth Spirit Songs soar again.

Nothing less than true musicianship from pianist Stephen Hough.

The British pianist is touring Australia, has two CDs on release and has written his first novel. As well as discussing the priesthood, he talks to Limelight about dreams, Debussy, Rachmaninov and rentboys.

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The June 2018 issue of Limelight Magazine features Queen of the Violin, Anne-Sophie Mutter on Tchaikovsky, Star Wars and stalking Daniil Trifonov.

From pagodas to cakewalks, Hough taps into Debussy.