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Hollywood Greats Explore the Piano
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<\/a><\/div>\nGrammy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng invited some of the most prominent film composers of today to write new music for solo piano. Alexandre Desplat and John Williams were a few of the composers who took the bait and have now contributed to the contemporary piano repertoire. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nChopin is more popular than football \u2013 at least in Warsaw<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/newsl\/chopin-museum-video.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nMore than 3 million people visit Warsaw each year. Of those, about 200,000 visit the museum dedicated to Poland\u2019s national music hero: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin. Be a Chopin Tourist \u2013 take the 3 minute tour in the new museum! Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nHow to Prepare for a Piano Competition \u2013 an Interview with Mariam Batsashvili<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/BatsashviliI270.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nSoon after the 10th International Franz Liszt Competition Utrecht, Piano Street\u2019s guest writer Alexander Buskermolen spoke to its most recent winner: the Georgian 21 year old pianist Mariam Batsashvili. The main theme for this interview with the first female winner of this particular competition in The Netherlands: how to prepare for a competition and what happens if you win? Mariam Batsashvili should know. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nCan We Play Like Mozart Did?<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/mozarts-piano.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nClassical piano pieces by such composers as Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin likely sounded much different when the masters first performed those works than they do today. Pianos themselves have changed considerably \u2014 but so, too, has technique. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nBehind the Scenes of the Piano Puzzler<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/piano-puzzler-conversation270.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nSo, what is a Piano Puzzler? On the air every week, Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a classical composer. In this video we get behind the scenes and learn the core secrets behind the construction of a Puzzler. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nPianist Daniil Trifonov in a fascinating profile by Christopher Nupen<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/trifonov-hands-video.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nA new double-DVD release contains two films by Christopher Nupen about the brilliant young pianist Daniil Trifonov: \u2018The Magics of Music\u2019 and \u2018The Castelfranco Veneto Recital\u2019. Watch a clip from the film which has won two international prizes, Silver Medal at the New York Film and Television Festival and the Accolade Award. Together they give an intimate portrait of the artist both on and off the stage. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\n250 New Piano Pieces for Beethoven Premiering in Bonn<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/beethoven250-270px.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nAs a part of the world teaming up for the great Beethoven anniversary celebration in 2020, German and Bonn based pianist Susanne Kessel has invited composers from all over the world to write a piano piece for Ludwig van Beethoven. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nWarsaw: The Most Influential Piano Competition Enters Its Grand Finale<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/GrandeFinaleWarsaw.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nEvery five years the whole pianistic world moves to Warsaw and the International Chopin Piano Competition. Watch the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition and discover the piano stars of tomorrow. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nWhy is Debussy\u2019s Clair de lune the most downloaded piece? <\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/moonlight-black3.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nA challenge for both the intermediate pianist and the professional, Debussy\u2019s Clair de lune seems to contain specific qualities which both instrumentalists and listeners find attractive. The piece, which is a part of the composer\u2019s Suite Bergamasque, is the most downloaded piano score in Piano Street\u2019s sheet music library. Why? Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nClassical Music Everywhere \u2013 Interview with Simone Dinnerstein<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nGrammy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng invited some of the most prominent film composers of today to write new music for solo piano. Alexandre Desplat and John Williams were a few of the composers who took the bait and have now contributed to the contemporary piano repertoire. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n More than 3 million people visit Warsaw each year. Of those, about 200,000 visit the museum dedicated to Poland\u2019s national music hero: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin. Be a Chopin Tourist \u2013 take the 3 minute tour in the new museum! Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n Soon after the 10th International Franz Liszt Competition Utrecht, Piano Street\u2019s guest writer Alexander Buskermolen spoke to its most recent winner: the Georgian 21 year old pianist Mariam Batsashvili. The main theme for this interview with the first female winner of this particular competition in The Netherlands: how to prepare for a competition and what happens if you win? Mariam Batsashvili should know. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n Classical piano pieces by such composers as Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin likely sounded much different when the masters first performed those works than they do today. Pianos themselves have changed considerably \u2014 but so, too, has technique. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n So, what is a Piano Puzzler? On the air every week, Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a classical composer. In this video we get behind the scenes and learn the core secrets behind the construction of a Puzzler. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n A new double-DVD release contains two films by Christopher Nupen about the brilliant young pianist Daniil Trifonov: \u2018The Magics of Music\u2019 and \u2018The Castelfranco Veneto Recital\u2019. Watch a clip from the film which has won two international prizes, Silver Medal at the New York Film and Television Festival and the Accolade Award. Together they give an intimate portrait of the artist both on and off the stage. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n As a part of the world teaming up for the great Beethoven anniversary celebration in 2020, German and Bonn based pianist Susanne Kessel has invited composers from all over the world to write a piano piece for Ludwig van Beethoven. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n Every five years the whole pianistic world moves to Warsaw and the International Chopin Piano Competition. Watch the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition and discover the piano stars of tomorrow. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n A challenge for both the intermediate pianist and the professional, Debussy\u2019s Clair de lune seems to contain specific qualities which both instrumentalists and listeners find attractive. The piece, which is a part of the composer\u2019s Suite Bergamasque, is the most downloaded piano score in Piano Street\u2019s sheet music library. Why? Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n
\nChopin is more popular than football \u2013 at least in Warsaw<\/h2>\n
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\nHow to Prepare for a Piano Competition \u2013 an Interview with Mariam Batsashvili<\/h2>\n
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\nCan We Play Like Mozart Did?<\/h2>\n
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\nBehind the Scenes of the Piano Puzzler<\/h2>\n
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\nPianist Daniil Trifonov in a fascinating profile by Christopher Nupen<\/h2>\n
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\n250 New Piano Pieces for Beethoven Premiering in Bonn<\/h2>\n
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\nWarsaw: The Most Influential Piano Competition Enters Its Grand Finale<\/h2>\n
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\nWhy is Debussy\u2019s Clair de lune the most downloaded piece? <\/h2>\n
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\nClassical Music Everywhere \u2013 Interview with Simone Dinnerstein<\/h2>\n
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