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The Chopin Institute engaged highest possible expertise for the instrumental part of the 2nd International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments which included inviting historical instrument builder Paul McNulty. We asked Paul a few questions about the Pleyel renovation as well as his role as a technician and instrument provider during the competition. Read more
Piano Street presents a new version of its popular tool (first presented during the 2010 Competition) for navigating the hundreds of great performances taking place during the recent Chopin Competition on Period Instruments. Use our list of pieces and pianists to find and compare your personal favorites among this year’s 35 contestants. Read more
Following the success of the first International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments launched in Warsaw in 2018, the Chopin Institute invited the world to its second edition on 5 - 15 October 2023. Piano Street’s Patrick Jovell was present at the finals in Warsaw and had a chance to ask Chopin Institute’s Aleksander Laskowski a couple of questions in the grand hall of the National Philharmonic. Read more
Johann Sebastian Bach’s keyboard music is some of the most essential repertoire for pianists, although he lived before the era of the modern piano. And you don’t need to look any further than Piano Street: our library of sheet music by Bach – 250 pieces waiting to be explored – is now complete. Read more
The annual Cremona Musica’s 2023 edition did as always provide new grips of the concept being one of the most important music exhibitions in the world. As a member of Cremona Musica’s Media Lounge, Piano Street is steadily present and we are delighted to share some events from a pianistic point of view. Read more
Piano News Flash
2023-12-09
Pianist Awadagin Pratt commissioned Montgomery to write a work based on selected prompts from T.S. Eliot's "The Four Quartets". "Rounds" was one of six compositions recorded for the Stillpoint album, released by New Amsterdam Records.
Read at theutahreview.com
Pratt Premieres Montgomery's Rounds
Pianist Awadagin Pratt commissioned Montgomery to write a work based on selected prompts from T.S. Eliot's "The Four Quartets". "Rounds" was one of six compositions recorded for the Stillpoint album, released by New Amsterdam Records.
Read at theutahreview.com
2023-12-08
In Ridley Scott's pyrotechnics-heavy biopic "Napoleon", a simple melody emerges from the delicate sound of an old piano. It's more than 200 years old and once belonged to the French emperor himself, who gifted it to his second wife, Marie-Louise.
Read at knkx.org
Napoleon's Piano
In Ridley Scott's pyrotechnics-heavy biopic "Napoleon", a simple melody emerges from the delicate sound of an old piano. It's more than 200 years old and once belonged to the French emperor himself, who gifted it to his second wife, Marie-Louise.
Read at knkx.org
2023-12-07
Created by piano maker Chris Maene and the late architect Rafael Vinoly, the idea came from a conversation that Vinoly had with two pianist friends, who expressed their frustration how challenging a standard 88-note keyboard can be to play.
Read at symphony.org
Curved Piano at Carnegie Hall
Created by piano maker Chris Maene and the late architect Rafael Vinoly, the idea came from a conversation that Vinoly had with two pianist friends, who expressed their frustration how challenging a standard 88-note keyboard can be to play.
Read at symphony.org
2023-12-07
In every issue of Gramophone, Editor Martin Cullingford chooses 10 new releases as his Editor's Choice selection. Here, you will find all of the albums selected as Editor's Choice in 2023 - so far.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
Loads of Pianists in Gramophone's Best 2023 List
In every issue of Gramophone, Editor Martin Cullingford chooses 10 new releases as his Editor's Choice selection. Here, you will find all of the albums selected as Editor's Choice in 2023 - so far.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
2023-12-06
The Noe Limited Edition has been created in collaboration with French designer Noe Duchaufour-Lawrance, the originator of myriad iconic designs, notably in furniture and interior design.
Read at worldpianonews.com
Have You Seen Steinway's Noe?
The Noe Limited Edition has been created in collaboration with French designer Noe Duchaufour-Lawrance, the originator of myriad iconic designs, notably in furniture and interior design.
Read at worldpianonews.com
2023-12-05
December 5 is Krystian Zimerman's birthday. Learn about the iconic Polish artist and hear performances from his career.
Read at interlude.hk
Zimerman's Birthday
December 5 is Krystian Zimerman's birthday. Learn about the iconic Polish artist and hear performances from his career.
Read at interlude.hk
2023-12-04
Seven national tours in Australia in 2024 consisting of competition winners and finalists, emerging talents and international piano stars will criss-cross the country.
Read at limelight-arts.com.au
Australia Criss-Crossing Pianists
Seven national tours in Australia in 2024 consisting of competition winners and finalists, emerging talents and international piano stars will criss-cross the country.
Read at limelight-arts.com.au
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Boris Giltburg, Recital
From Wigmore Hall, London. Works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff.
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Martha Argerich, Piano Concerto
From Philharmonie, Berlin. Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 with Berliner Philharmoniker under Daniel Barenboim.
Listen at digitalconcerthall.com
FREE livestream: 2024-01-10 18:00:00 GMT
Emanuel Ax, Piano Concerto
From Stockholm Concert Hall. Hillborg Piano Concerto No. 2 – "The MAX Concerto" with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under Ryan Bancroft.
Listen at konserthuset.se
Latest Piano Albums
2023-12-06
Alice Sara Ott:
On this album, Alice Sara Ott has interspersed seven contemporary compositions with Chopin’s Preludes. "When I first experimented with this idea, I didn‘t anticipate what this would come to mean to me emotionally, and reveal to me musically. I recall the moment when I heard the entire compilation for the first time and realized that the contemporary works confirm how Chopin’s Preludes are modern, provocative and timeless".
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Alice Sara Ott:
Echoes of Life
On this album, Alice Sara Ott has interspersed seven contemporary compositions with Chopin’s Preludes. "When I first experimented with this idea, I didn‘t anticipate what this would come to mean to me emotionally, and reveal to me musically. I recall the moment when I heard the entire compilation for the first time and realized that the contemporary works confirm how Chopin’s Preludes are modern, provocative and timeless".
Listen on NML >
2023-12-05
Jacopo Salvatori:
Guillaume Lekeu was born in Belgium, but moved with his family to Paris where his early talent led him to meet César Franck, who adopted Lekeu as his last pupil in music. His life ended suddenly in 1894, at the age of 24, but luckily he was a prolific composer already as a teenager. Only a few of Lekeu's piano works have been published, but some have also survived in manuscript form.
Listen on NML >
Jacopo Salvatori:
Lekeu – Complete Piano Works
Guillaume Lekeu was born in Belgium, but moved with his family to Paris where his early talent led him to meet César Franck, who adopted Lekeu as his last pupil in music. His life ended suddenly in 1894, at the age of 24, but luckily he was a prolific composer already as a teenager. Only a few of Lekeu's piano works have been published, but some have also survived in manuscript form.
Listen on NML >
2023-12-03
Mirka Viitala:
Mirka Viitala devotes this album to two exceptionally talented women, none of whom lived past the age of 25. Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) became the first female winner of the prestigious Prix de Rome when she was only 19. Vítezslava Kaprálová (1915-1940) is among the most important 20th-century Czech composers, with approximately 50 works to her credit; she was also one of the few female conductors of her time.
Listen on NML >
Mirka Viitala:
Boulanger, Kaprálová
Mirka Viitala devotes this album to two exceptionally talented women, none of whom lived past the age of 25. Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) became the first female winner of the prestigious Prix de Rome when she was only 19. Vítezslava Kaprálová (1915-1940) is among the most important 20th-century Czech composers, with approximately 50 works to her credit; she was also one of the few female conductors of her time.
Listen on NML >
2023-12-01
Mark Viner:
Mark Viner's survey of Charles-Valentin Alkan’s complete piano works is the first of its kind and expected to run to some 18 albums in length. So far, critics have been very impressed: A wonderful artistic case for an ultra-idiosyncratic idiom..a remarkable release in every aspect (BBC Music Magazine) …he’s up for whatever outrageous technical feats Alkan demands" (Fanfare)
Listen on NML >
Mark Viner:
Alkan – Character Pieces & Grotesqueries
Mark Viner's survey of Charles-Valentin Alkan’s complete piano works is the first of its kind and expected to run to some 18 albums in length. So far, critics have been very impressed: A wonderful artistic case for an ultra-idiosyncratic idiom..a remarkable release in every aspect (BBC Music Magazine) …he’s up for whatever outrageous technical feats Alkan demands" (Fanfare)
Listen on NML >
Piano Street Site Updates
1 February 2022:
We celebrate 20 years online with an updated webdesign of pianostreet.com.
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.
We celebrate 20 years online with an updated webdesign of pianostreet.com.
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.