Gentle, Self-Effacing Pianist Displays His Unruffled Focus

Who is today’s best American pianist? In a poll of New York music lovers and critics, the names most frequently mentioned would probably be Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Richard Goode, Garrick Ohlsson, Murray Perahia and Peter Serkin. Few would think to nominate Stephen Kovacevich.

And yet, among the 72 keyboard artists selected by Philips Read More