Murray Perahia has spent a lot of time with Beethoven throughout his long and successful career. Still, it was only when he passed the 70-year mark that he felt ready to perform and record the “Hammerklavier” — a sonata which is something of the ultimate test of a pianist’s technique, stamina, and musical understanding. An Unsentimental but Still Expressive Experience […]

Do you want to know how to play chords on piano? This page will provide you with the best online chord resources. Where to look depends on your purpose. Getting Started Do you want to quickly figure out the notes of a specific chord? Then visit one of the many sites with piano chord charts. Here are two of the […]

On the 100th anniversary of Poland’s regaining of independence, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute organizes the first International Chopin Competition on period instruments in Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. Subsequent editions will follow every five years. The event started on 2 September, and thirty pianists aged 18 to 34 have played in the first round. They are playing on pianos from the collections […]

A native of Bolzano, Italian pianist Enrico Pompili won several national competitions before being one of the finalists at the Dublin International Piano Competition. In 1994 he was second to Viktor Lyadov at the Hamamatsu Competition, and the following year he was awarded the top prize at the XIII Paloma O’Shea Competition. This success launched an international career starting from […]

A new issue of the magazine International Piano is out! IP meets the Tuscany-born pianist Vanessa Benelli Mosell, a protégé of Stockhausen whose playing combines technical brilliance with an impeccable sense of style; celebrating the centenary of prodigious musical polymath Leonard Bernstein; Warsaw’s inaugural Chopin Competition on Period Instruments; and what insights can a harpsichordist offer pianists who play Bach? […]

Medici.tv’s extensive coverage of The Leeds International Piano Competition 2018, relaying the full Competition experience including performances from every round to more than 180 countries, can be followed at leedspiano2018.medici.tv. Audiences can enjoy the First Round performances of the 24 competitors who were selected from among 68 First Round pianists to go through to the next round in Leeds in […]

A new issue of the magazine International Piano is out! Mark Viner: dazzling but deep Scandalous spirit: maverick virtuoso Henry Charles Litolff French romantics: forgotten piano masterpieces from the 19th century Jazz advance: Cecil Taylor’s groundbreaking dirty blues   Piano Street Gold members have instant online access to the digital version of the magazine. For print subscription, visit rhinegold.co.uk

The new 2019 & 2020 piano syllabus along with Piano Exam Pieces (grades 1-8) was released June 7 and promises 100% refreshed repertoire. It is evident that the ABRSM these days is very conscious of its position as the leading international exam board challenged by both Trinity College London and the London College of Music boards. Therefor they have to […]

Zlata Chochieva is a unique pianist of the highest calibre. From Salzburg, where she lives and teaches at the Mozarteum, she enchants music-lovers all over the world with her exceptional artistry, combining natural musical expression with outstanding and self-evident technical ability. Photo: Vgeny Evtyukhov Stephen Kovacevich called her ‘one of the most interesting and unconventional pianists of today’. She appears […]

Poised with a contemporary air and pure timeless beauty, the creations of piano bench designer and maker Mario Koch were conspicuously present at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 2018. Under the trademark MAKONI visitors were given a chance to indulge in a different world of the piano’s best friend and companion; the piano bench. The whole thing actually started with Koch looking […]