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Warsaw is once again gearing up for one of its annual musical highlights. The 21st edition of the Chopin and His Europe Festival kicked off on 20 August and runs until 6 September, packing in 29 concerts featuring a mix of world-renowned soloists, orchestras, and chamber ensembles. Read more
For piano lovers, the Verbier Festival 2025 again shaped up to be a dream come true. This summer, the festival was rolling out one of its most interesting piano lineups yet, blending household names, rising stars, and even a little jazz for good measure. This compilation video provides a captivating glimpse into the festival’s diverse performances, featuring 20 minutes of piano excellence. Read more
The piano world is buzzing with excitement this summer. As we predicted, recent media channels have been dominated by news and updates from three of the world’s most prestigious piano competitions: Chopin, Cliburn, and Queen Elisabeth. In its recent issue, the magazine “The World of Piano Competitions” dedicated a special feature to the Queen Elisabeth Competition Read more
A new recording of Florence Price’s Piano Concerto shines new light on the pioneering composer’s legacy. In this interview, Piano Street talks to pianist Han Chen, who reflects on Price’s fusion of Romantic and African American idioms, and the personal journey of interpreting her music for modern audiences. Read more
The World of Piano Competitions is a magazine initiated by PIANIST Magazine (Netherlands and Germany) and its Editor-in-Chief Eric Schoones. Here we get a rich insight into the world of international piano competitions through the eyes of its producers and participants. Read more
Piano News Flash
2025-09-13
French composer Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), member of Les Six, pioneered polytonality, jazz, and experimental techniques. Prolific and eclectic, he placed the piano at the heart of his output, embodying rhythmic vitality, harmonic innovation, and cross-cultural influences.
Read at interlude.hk
A 20th Century Visionary
French composer Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), member of Les Six, pioneered polytonality, jazz, and experimental techniques. Prolific and eclectic, he placed the piano at the heart of his output, embodying rhythmic vitality, harmonic innovation, and cross-cultural influences.
Read at interlude.hk
2025-09-12
The Chopin Competition opens on 2 October with a festive Inaugural Concert. Four past prize-winners join the Warsaw Philharmonic under Andrzej Boreyko, performing Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Bach, and Chopin’s Polonaise in A major in orchestral arrangement.
Read at polskieradio.pl
Warsaw Winners' Opening Concert
The Chopin Competition opens on 2 October with a festive Inaugural Concert. Four past prize-winners join the Warsaw Philharmonic under Andrzej Boreyko, performing Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Bach, and Chopin’s Polonaise in A major in orchestral arrangement.
Read at polskieradio.pl
2025-09-12
A century after Percy Grainger’s 1926 premiere recording of Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3, once dismissed as chaotic and overlong, Peter J. Rabinowitz surveys countless interpretations, exploring how evolving performances reshape the sonata’s reception.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
Best Recorded Chopin Sonatas?
A century after Percy Grainger’s 1926 premiere recording of Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3, once dismissed as chaotic and overlong, Peter J. Rabinowitz surveys countless interpretations, exploring how evolving performances reshape the sonata’s reception.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
2025-09-11
Musical versatility takes shape in pianist-composer Fred Hersch’s fearless, intimate, ever-evolving artistry. Across four decades, he has forged a remarkable legacy through daring collaborations - with jazz greats, innovative vocalists, and the next generation of rising stars.
Read at npr.org
Versatile Pianist Hersch
Musical versatility takes shape in pianist-composer Fred Hersch’s fearless, intimate, ever-evolving artistry. Across four decades, he has forged a remarkable legacy through daring collaborations - with jazz greats, innovative vocalists, and the next generation of rising stars.
Read at npr.org
2025-09-10
You’ve probably heard "shoot for the stars; even if you miss, you’ll land on the moon." But does aiming for perfection really get us farther than aiming for excellence? Let’s find out - with a fun quiz and poll!
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Aiming for the Stars?
You’ve probably heard "shoot for the stars; even if you miss, you’ll land on the moon." But does aiming for perfection really get us farther than aiming for excellence? Let’s find out - with a fun quiz and poll!
Read at bulletproofmusician.com
2025-09-09
Maria Curcio, a prodigious pianist who survived wartime adversity, never pursued the solo career she seemed destined for. Instead, in Britain she became a legendary teacher, mentoring artists like Argerich, Uchida, Lupu, and Fleisher, profoundly shaping pianism.
Read at interlude.hk
Piano Pedagogue Legend
Maria Curcio, a prodigious pianist who survived wartime adversity, never pursued the solo career she seemed destined for. Instead, in Britain she became a legendary teacher, mentoring artists like Argerich, Uchida, Lupu, and Fleisher, profoundly shaping pianism.
Read at interlude.hk
2025-09-09
Founded in 1963, the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey has just wrapped its 31st edition. From 133 entrants to three thrilling finalists, French pianist Paul Lecocq triumphed, winning after performing with the Zermatt Festival Orchestra.
Read at theviolinchannel.com
French Win in Clara Haskil
Founded in 1963, the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey has just wrapped its 31st edition. From 133 entrants to three thrilling finalists, French pianist Paul Lecocq triumphed, winning after performing with the Zermatt Festival Orchestra.
Read at theviolinchannel.com
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Latest Piano Albums
2025-09-07
Javier Perianes:
Javier Perianes has developed a diverse discography ranging from Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Grieg, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, and Bartók to Blasco de Nebra, Mompou, Falla, Granados, and Turina. Here he presents a selection of sonatas by his adoptive compatriot Domenico Scarlatti, revealing the richness and inventiveness of the master harpsichordist's musical language.
Listen on NML >
Javier Perianes:
Scarlatti
Javier Perianes has developed a diverse discography ranging from Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Grieg, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, and Bartók to Blasco de Nebra, Mompou, Falla, Granados, and Turina. Here he presents a selection of sonatas by his adoptive compatriot Domenico Scarlatti, revealing the richness and inventiveness of the master harpsichordist's musical language.
Listen on NML >
2025-09-04
Alexander Gadjiev:
On his new album, centered around Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Gadjiev asks himself how music can evoke stories, sometimes from times so distant that they seem almost arcane to us. "It is precisely this fascination that led me to conceive of such an extreme selection of pieces, retracing musical experiences that perhaps most closely approach the limits of what humans can express through sound."
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Alexander Gadjiev:
Legends
On his new album, centered around Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Gadjiev asks himself how music can evoke stories, sometimes from times so distant that they seem almost arcane to us. "It is precisely this fascination that led me to conceive of such an extreme selection of pieces, retracing musical experiences that perhaps most closely approach the limits of what humans can express through sound."
Listen on NML >
2025-09-01
Federico Colli:
Federico Colli has always had a special relationship with Mozart – he was inspired to study music by the discovery of Mozart’s music at the age of around six. Later, he won the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg. This is his second album entirely dedicated to the composer, featuring the famous Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, as well as Mozart's most famous Piano Sonata, KV 331 ("Alla Turca").
Listen on NML >
Federico Colli:
Mozart, Volume 2
Federico Colli has always had a special relationship with Mozart – he was inspired to study music by the discovery of Mozart’s music at the age of around six. Later, he won the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg. This is his second album entirely dedicated to the composer, featuring the famous Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, as well as Mozart's most famous Piano Sonata, KV 331 ("Alla Turca").
Listen on NML >
2025-08-30
Emanuele Delucchi:
This is Delluchi's fourth album dedicated to the art of Leopold Godowsky. Its theme is pianistic counterpoint, and the possibilities of polyphony at the piano, which Godowsky stretched to the outermost reaches. The programme focuses on transcriptions and paraphrases, with the addition of Godowsky’s Prelude and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H.
Listen on NML >
Emanuele Delucchi:
Godowsky – Transcriptions
This is Delluchi's fourth album dedicated to the art of Leopold Godowsky. Its theme is pianistic counterpoint, and the possibilities of polyphony at the piano, which Godowsky stretched to the outermost reaches. The programme focuses on transcriptions and paraphrases, with the addition of Godowsky’s Prelude and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H.
Listen on NML >
Piano Street Site Updates
29 March 2025:
piano Street celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Piano Day.
17 November 2023:
The sheet music library now contains the complete solo keyboard pieces by J. S. Bach.
12 September 2023:
Rachmaninoff's complete piano works are now available in our sheet music library.
26 January 2023:
The complete piano works of 12 composers are now available in our sheet music library.
1 February 2022:
We celebrate 20 years online with an updated webdesign of pianostreet.com and a special bonus package for all our memebers!
10 January 2022:
Pages about composer have a new design with additional content and the best solo piano pieces listed separately for composers such as Beethoven and Chopin.
26 November 2021:
A new issue of the magazine about the world of piano competitions is available for free download at Piano Street.
8 October 2021:
Piano Street's multimedia tool for watching the Chopin Competition has been updated.
24 September 2021:
Piano Street participated in the annual Media Lounge of Cremona Musica.
15 January 2021:
Urtext editions of Debussy Clair de lune, Chopin Prelude in E minor and Major Piano Scales are now available to download for free at Piano Street.
24 October 2020:
New pieces by Bach and Mozart with piano practice tips have been added to the line of Instructive Editions.
10 April 2018:
Visit Piano Street at the Frankfurt Music Expo.
piano Street celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Piano Day.
17 November 2023:
The sheet music library now contains the complete solo keyboard pieces by J. S. Bach.
12 September 2023:
Rachmaninoff's complete piano works are now available in our sheet music library.
26 January 2023:
The complete piano works of 12 composers are now available in our sheet music library.
1 February 2022:
We celebrate 20 years online with an updated webdesign of pianostreet.com and a special bonus package for all our memebers!
10 January 2022:
Pages about composer have a new design with additional content and the best solo piano pieces listed separately for composers such as Beethoven and Chopin.
26 November 2021:
A new issue of the magazine about the world of piano competitions is available for free download at Piano Street.
8 October 2021:
Piano Street's multimedia tool for watching the Chopin Competition has been updated.
24 September 2021:
Piano Street participated in the annual Media Lounge of Cremona Musica.
15 January 2021:
Urtext editions of Debussy Clair de lune, Chopin Prelude in E minor and Major Piano Scales are now available to download for free at Piano Street.
24 October 2020:
New pieces by Bach and Mozart with piano practice tips have been added to the line of Instructive Editions.
10 April 2018:
Visit Piano Street at the Frankfurt Music Expo.