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Boris Giltburg is set for a remarkable season across Germany, performing with top orchestras in Essen, Dresden, Frankfurt, and Leipzig. In this wide-ranging interview with Eric Schoones, the pianist reflects on his deep connection to Rachmaninoff, the emotional depths of Beethoven, and his upcoming exploration of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier—a new “final frontier” in his artistic journey. Read more
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
Piano News Flash
2025-10-15
World-renowned pianist Lim Yun-chan, 21, now living in the U.S., described his years in Korea’s intense education system as “hellish” and said he “wanted to die,” highlighting the country’s fiercely competitive culture.
Read at koreatimes.co.kr
Lim's Hellish Years
World-renowned pianist Lim Yun-chan, 21, now living in the U.S., described his years in Korea’s intense education system as “hellish” and said he “wanted to die,” highlighting the country’s fiercely competitive culture.
Read at koreatimes.co.kr
2025-10-14
This year marks the 10th anniversary of pianist Cho Seong-jin’s Chopin Competition win. In the latest third round, 60% of qualifiers are Asian, compared to just 25% in 2015—a remarkable shift in representation.
Read at chosun.com
Asian Trend Breaking
This year marks the 10th anniversary of pianist Cho Seong-jin’s Chopin Competition win. In the latest third round, 60% of qualifiers are Asian, compared to just 25% in 2015—a remarkable shift in representation.
Read at chosun.com
2025-10-14
Polish Radio music commentator Adam Rozlach noted that the group features nearly all early standouts highlighted by critics and audiences, including three Polish contestants. “The favorites have largely been confirmed,” Rozlach observed.
Read at polskieradio.pl
Expert Comments from Warsaw
Polish Radio music commentator Adam Rozlach noted that the group features nearly all early standouts highlighted by critics and audiences, including three Polish contestants. “The favorites have largely been confirmed,” Rozlach observed.
Read at polskieradio.pl
2025-10-13
Pianist-scholar Lucas Wong’s new album, Wilhelm Taubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, offers the first complete recording of these neglected Romantic works, reviving Taubert’s music for modern audiences.
Read at interlude.hk
Taubert's Piano Sonatas
Pianist-scholar Lucas Wong’s new album, Wilhelm Taubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, offers the first complete recording of these neglected Romantic works, reviving Taubert’s music for modern audiences.
Read at interlude.hk
2025-10-12
Ratinov recalled his first teacher, his grandmother Edit Ratinova, who always insisted - sometimes sternly - that a pianist’s job is to make the piano sing, so listeners imagine a voice, especially when playing Chopin.
Read at pap.pl
Pianists Should Sing!
Ratinov recalled his first teacher, his grandmother Edit Ratinova, who always insisted - sometimes sternly - that a pianist’s job is to make the piano sing, so listeners imagine a voice, especially when playing Chopin.
Read at pap.pl
2025-10-11
Using high-tech sensors, researchers led by Dr. Shinichi Furuya scientifically proved that pianists’ touch alters a piano’s timbre. Listeners reliably heard these changes, bridging art and science and transforming our understanding of musical creativity and performance.
Read at scitechdaily.com
Pianistic Touch Measured
Using high-tech sensors, researchers led by Dr. Shinichi Furuya scientifically proved that pianists’ touch alters a piano’s timbre. Listeners reliably heard these changes, bridging art and science and transforming our understanding of musical creativity and performance.
Read at scitechdaily.com
2025-10-10
A pianist performs Chopin's music for riders aboard the "Chopin Tram" in Warsaw, Poland, on Oct. 9, 2025. This public initiative logically coincides with the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition.
Read at news.cn
Catch the Chopin Tram!
A pianist performs Chopin's music for riders aboard the "Chopin Tram" in Warsaw, Poland, on Oct. 9, 2025. This public initiative logically coincides with the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition.
Read at news.cn
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From 92NY, New York City. J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations.
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Paul Lewis, Piano Concerto
From Lighthouse, Poole. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Thierry Fischer.
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Elisabeth Brauss, Recital
From Wigmore Hall, London. Works by Grieg, Abrahamsen, Liszt and Beethoven.
Listen at wigmore-hall.co.uk
Latest Piano Albums
2025-10-10
Eric Zuber & Boris Slutsky:
These two pianists have a longstanding relationship: Zuber became Slutsky's student at age 11 and studied with him for about 20 years. “Few things are more gratifying for a teacher than watching a young person grow and develop… Even more rewarding is seeing that student become a master of his craft, a dear friend and colleague, and someone who shares the same musical values."
Listen on NML >
Eric Zuber & Boris Slutsky:
Rachmaninoff for Two – Suites & Symphonic Dances
These two pianists have a longstanding relationship: Zuber became Slutsky's student at age 11 and studied with him for about 20 years. “Few things are more gratifying for a teacher than watching a young person grow and develop… Even more rewarding is seeing that student become a master of his craft, a dear friend and colleague, and someone who shares the same musical values."
Listen on NML >
2025-10-07
Rodolphe Menguy:
Stories and tales have always held great importance for Rodolphe Menguy. "This disk explores all this, my joys, my fears, my sorrows, my dreams, my games. It is, I hope, the image of an escape, a journey, which I am inviting you to take, letting your spirit and your own feelings wander at will along the path offered by these pieces from a dreamy repertoire."
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Rodolphe Menguy:
A Fairy Tale – A travers le miroir
Stories and tales have always held great importance for Rodolphe Menguy. "This disk explores all this, my joys, my fears, my sorrows, my dreams, my games. It is, I hope, the image of an escape, a journey, which I am inviting you to take, letting your spirit and your own feelings wander at will along the path offered by these pieces from a dreamy repertoire."
Listen on NML >
2025-10-03
Ekaterina Litvintseva:
As a small child, Ekaterina Litvintseva loved going to the ballet – she was captivated by the bright decorations and costumes, the graceful movements of the dancers, and the emotions expressed through dance. "The idea of recording an album with ballet music arranged for piano came to me completely spontaneously, and I immediately threw myself into this new repertoire with great enthusiasm."
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Ekaterina Litvintseva:
Iconic Ballet Music for Piano – Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
As a small child, Ekaterina Litvintseva loved going to the ballet – she was captivated by the bright decorations and costumes, the graceful movements of the dancers, and the emotions expressed through dance. "The idea of recording an album with ballet music arranged for piano came to me completely spontaneously, and I immediately threw myself into this new repertoire with great enthusiasm."
Listen on NML >
2025-10-01
Andrew Yiangou:
Andrew Yiangou’s Le Petit Concert is a view into the musical world of the enigmatic 19th-century composer Charles-Valentin Alkan. The centre piece in the programme is the misleadingly titled 'Sonatina' in A minor, Op.61, actually a large-scale sonata of huge technical challenges, described by Sorabji as ‘vehement, droll, gargoyle-like, childlike and naïve in turn – almost as though Berlioz had written a Beethoven sonata’.
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Andrew Yiangou:
Alkan – Le Petit Concert
Andrew Yiangou’s Le Petit Concert is a view into the musical world of the enigmatic 19th-century composer Charles-Valentin Alkan. The centre piece in the programme is the misleadingly titled 'Sonatina' in A minor, Op.61, actually a large-scale sonata of huge technical challenges, described by Sorabji as ‘vehement, droll, gargoyle-like, childlike and naïve in turn – almost as though Berlioz had written a Beethoven sonata’.
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.