Composed as Napoleon’s cannons battered Vienna, Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto abandons classical restraint, launching the soloist immediately into an epic, defiant struggle. Don’t miss the chance to hear Víkingur Ólafsson tackle this convention-shattering masterpiece live from Berlin. Piano Street’s members are invited to watch the livestream. Free tickets for Piano Street’s members Thanks to a continuous collaboration with the Berliner Philharmoniker’s […]

On the anniversary of Alexander Scriabin’s death. Alexander Scriabin died in April 1915, at forty-three, of a fever that took him within a week — leaving his great mystical project unfinished. He left behind a piano language no one had spoken before, one that a century later still questions every interpreter who approaches it. Boris Petrushansky has spent a lifetime […]

Why tone matters more than speed, why reading Goethe matters as much as practising octaves, and how a single insight can transform a performance. Italian pianist and scholar Andrea Bonatta has spent decades exploring the contradictions of Franz Liszt, from performer to man of faith, virtuoso to poet. Here, in conversation with Piano Street at Liszt Utrecht 2026, he shares […]

This upcoming summer marks the highly anticipated 10th edition of the Classiche Forme chamber music festival, run by acclaimed pianist Beatrice Rana. As preparations for the milestone anniversary get underway, we now get a fascinating look back at the last edition by guest writer Laurence Vittes from Bachtrack. The ninth edition of Beatrice Rana’s weeklong ‘Classiche Forme’ chamber music festival […]

Piano Day is an annual worldwide event that takes place on the 88th day of the year, which in 2026 is March 29. Every year, it inspires to special concerts, onstage and online, as well as radio shows, podcasts, and playlists. Established in 2015, it is now well known across the globe. Since its founding in 2015, Piano Day has […]

It is a timeless question, a persistent voice in the mind of every pianist: “How many hours must I practice to truly improve?” It springs from a perfectly legitimate desire to measure the commitment required to transform our ambitions into sound, whether that means playing a simple minuet or dreaming of the world’s most prestigious stages. Giulio Cinelli from Pianosolo.it […]

A teenage girl with forward-looking ideas, Lili Boulanger had enough determination to successfully navigate the competitive, patriarchal, and conservative music scene of Paris. Despite a constant fight against illness, she achieved great mastery as a composer, and left behind a significant catalog of works characterized by intense emotional depth, in a sophisticated, post-Romantic, Impressionist style. Now, all her scores for […]

From a cold and snowy Stockholm, and perhaps carrying a grain of skepticism towards Carl Maria von Weber’s solo piano music, Piano Street’s Patrick Jovell landed in a spring-sunny Utrecht, Netherlands. Yet, as the 40th anniversary of the Liszt Utrecht festival and competition unfolds, the weather isn’t the only thing defying expectations. Thanks to a clever curatorial lens, a sunnier, […]

We wish you a Happy New Year and present our annual selection of highly recommended reading from Piano Street. These are the most read, discussed, and shared articles of 2025, highlighting what resonated most with readers across the year’s defining moments in the piano world. — The Piano Street Team (Top picks selections from previous years: 2024 2023 2022 2021 […]

For more than three decades, “A Jazz Piano Christmas” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. has been a quiet highlight of the holiday season for jazz and piano lovers. No fixed formulas, no “seasonal jazz” clichés — just strong pianistic voices working with familiar material. This year, the live concert is on pause. Here’s what changed, and where pianists […]

For those of us who spend our lives on the bench — whether teaching, practicing for a recital, or simply playing for the love of it – the piano has always been a singular concept: wood, felt, strings, and soul. Yet, recent global market reports reveal that the definition of our instrument is expanding and evolving in ways that affect […]

The World of Piano Competitions magazine is a well-established reference for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of today’s international classical piano landscape. In this new issue, Chopin stands at the centre — not merely as the focus of a competition, but as a celebration of a unique musical legacy. Frédéric Chopin remains the most frequently performed and most deeply cherished […]