An undated photograph of composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). Pianist Jeremy Denk says "The crusty American composer had no shortage of utopian visions." Bettman/Bettman/Getty Images hide caption
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Classical music producer Adam Abeshouse was diagnosed with bile duct cancer last spring. His clients — including Simone Dinnerstein, Jeremy Denk, Joshua Bell and Lara Downes — organized a concert at his home studio to bid farewell. Rick Marino/Abeshouse Productions hide caption
Jeremy Denk's new album c.1300-c.2000 traces seven centuries of classical music. Michael Wilson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jeremy Denk's Musical Odyssey Through 7 Centuries Of Music
Jeremy Denk's c.1300-c.2000 comes out Feb. 8 on Nonesuch. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Concert with Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Jeremy Denk played Mozart at Carnegie Hall Wednesday with the San Francisco Symphony. Eric Thayer for NPR Music hide caption
'The Biggest Jazz Riff Ever Written:' Jeremy Denk's 'Goldberg Variations'
The elegant conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leading the San Francisco Symphony in a live performance from Carnegie Hall on November 13, 2013. Eric Thayer for NPR hide caption
Vijay Iyer and Jeremy Denk are 2013 MacArthur fellows. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jeremy Denk's new recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations comes out Sept. 30. Michael Wilson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jeremy Denk, 'J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations'
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"I've thought to myself often listening to some classical works: 'I think I want to make a couple million dollars and turn that into a pop song,'" Joshua Bell (right) says, laughing. "There's a lot of untapped potential there." Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Hear Joshua Bell And Jeremy Denk On 'Song Travels'
Jeremy Denk has recently written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Book Review. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jeremy Denk's new album, Ligeti/Beethoven, comes out May 15. Dennis Callahan hide caption
Jeremy Denk reviews notes on The Goldberg Variations. NPR hide caption
Jeremy Denk performs J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations - Variation No. 15. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption
Jeremy Denk discusses the Aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations. NPR hide caption
Jeremy Denk plays The Goldberg Variations at his NYC apartment. NPR hide caption
Composer Meredith Monk being interviewed during the 'American Mavericks' event at The Greene Space, New York City, on March 26, 2012. Matthew Septimus/courtesy of New York Public Radio hide caption
If Variations 1-5 are your brain, Variations 25-29 are your brain on drugs. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Variation 17 (excerpt, Glenn Gould, 1955)
Jeremy Denk performs in Studio 4A. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption