Classical Piano Music!

Iranian pianist Ramin Bahrami is considered one of today's most interesting interpreters of Johann Sebastian Bach's music. A regular performer at Cremona Musica, Bahrami and flutist Massimo Mercelli presented works from their latest CD, "Bach Sanssouci", on the Decca label. Piano Street's Patrick Jovell was happy to get the chance to talk to the inspirational performer. Read more...

With music venues on lock down across the world and many of us spending a lot more time at home, we can now enjoy the growing supply of concerts via live stream to watch from home on our TV, computer or smartphone. Piano Street has launced a new feature to help you keep track of upcoming livestreamed piano events. Watch the new ticker on our homepage! Read more...

Piano Day is an annual worldwide event which takes place on the 88th day of the year, honouring the 88 keys on a modern standard piano. Piano Day 2020 welcomes every piano lover to join the festivities. Read more...

What you have been wondering and perhaps worrying about for many years is suddenly upon you. The question was if online piano lesson are worth it and if so, how to get started? Now there is no more time to ponder, this week you will be teaching all your piano students online! Read more...

The latest addition to our already vast piano sheet music library almost doubles the number of pieces by Franz Liszt. Last week, we added 193 pieces by this multifaceted composer, taking a significant step towards our goal of publishing a complete library of the classical piano repertoire. Our Liszt section is now nearly complete, but more will follow - with this extremely productive and hard-working composer-pianist it's hard to know where to stop! Read more...

A classic viral piano piece, "Dusting the Piano" has finally got a follow-up. While Dusting the Piano should be managable for players of ABRSM grade 1 and suitable for performances during less critical times, the new Coronavirus Etude is more complex (around ABRSM grade 5) and aimed to be more effective against viruses. Read more...

The current pandemic brings questions to the fore about how to eliminate the spread of infectious and harmful microorganisms in our teaching or practicing spaces. One of the most burning ones is what can be done to sanitize or disinfect piano keys without harming them. Read more...

As a collaborating partner Piano Street is proud to present the third issue of The World of Piano Competitions, a new 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...

2020-05-31Artists have always had a healthy rivalry, but in some ways this online rivalry feels stronger. "While I find it quite bewildering, this development was predictable and the reasons for it are very much understandable." Read more at theartsdesk.com

2020-05-30Governments' advice on social distancing, stress that instrumental and vocal lessons should continue online if at all possible. But when it comes to chamber music, it's all about teaching students how to play together, something which, obviously, has been difficult to do online. Read more at artshub.com.au

2020-05-29Covid-19 teaching solutions are certainly a challenge to both teachers and students. "At the moment, it is necessary, and it is a wonderful thing that our current technology allows for this sort of learning. But it is worth also considering the things we miss when we cannot sing, play and learn together in person." Read more at rte.ie

2020-05-29When performed, it is usually done by a team of pianists. This time Igor Levit alone will live-stream Erik Satie's odd and monumental Vexations, Saturday, May 30 at noon (GMT). The concert is being given to raise awareness for the plight of artists worldwide. See our upcoming live-streams. Read more at gramophone.co.uk

2020-05-29The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. "The flu did not transform the American cultural scene, as the new coronavirus threatens to; when the outbreak eased, in 1919, musical life returned swiftly to normal." Read more at nytimes.com

2020-05-28Friends and colleauges yes , but Liszt may well have been jealous of Chopin. It was unbearable the thought that he was only seen as a virtuoso and his compositions - unlike those of Chopin - were hardly met with a single word of praise. Read more at cmuse

FREE livestream: 2020-05-31 10:00:00 GMTChopin Institute presents artists performing at Chopin's birthplace Zelazowa Wola. Listen at youtube.com

FREE livestream: 2020-05-31 19:00:00 GMTFaliks performs as an artist in the Cremona Musica Web Festival. Listen at facebook.com

FREE livestream: 2020-06-01 12:00:00 GMTHough performs as part of the Wigmore Hall BBC Radio 3 Special Broadcasts Series. Program to be announced. Listen at wigmore-hall.org.uk

FREE livestream: 2020-06-02 16:00:00 GMTRachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 with Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko. Listen at meloman.ru

FREE livestream: 2020-06-03 15:00:00 GMTDoulcet performs in the Ingesund Piano #Home Live series. Works by Schumann and Doulcet. Listen at facebook.com

FREE livestream: 2020-06-03 18:00:00 GMTMozart Piano Concerto No. 22 with Aurora Orchestra under Duncan Ward. Listen at auroraorchestra.com

FREE livestream: 2020-06-04 16:00:00 GMTFrom Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow. Works for two pianos by: Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Arensky. Listen at meloman.ru

FREE livestream: 2020-06-06 00:00:00 GMTChopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Listen at philorch.org

FREE livestream: 2020-06-12 07:00:00 GMTFrom Carnegie Hall, New York City. Prokofiev 5th Piano Concerto with New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas. Listen at medici.tv

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