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In today’s crowded music competition landscape, it’s challenging for young musicians to discern which opportunities are truly worthwhile. The new 2025 edition of the Argerich-Alink Foundation’s comprehensive guide to piano competitions, provides valuable insights and inspiration for those competing or aspiring to compete, but also for anyone who just wants an updated overview of the global piano landscape. Read more
“Practice makes perfect” is a common mantra for any pianist, but we all know it’s an oversimplification. While practice often leads to improvement, true perfection is elusive.
But according to recent research, a robotic exoskeleton hand could help pianists improve their speed of performing difficult pianistic patterns, by overcoming the well-known “ceiling effect”. Read more
Ruth Slenczynska, one of the most mesmerizing pianists alive today, celebrates her 100th birthday on January 15, 2025. A former child prodigy, her nine-decade career represents a living link to the Golden Age of the Piano, embodying its spirit through her artistry, her lineage, and her role as a keeper of its traditions. Read more
We wish you a Happy New Year with a list of recommended reading from Piano Street. These are the most read, discussed or shared articles of 2024. Read more
“He has everything and more – tenderness and also the demonic element. I never heard anything like that,” as Martha Argerich once said of Daniil Trifonov. To celebrate the end of the year, the star pianist performs Johannes Brahms’s monumental Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko on December 31. Piano Street’s members are invited to watch the livestream. Read more
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2025-02-26
Though solo piano music was peripheral to Philip Glass's early career, he increasingly performed his own works from the 1990s onward. To expand his repertoire and refine his skills, he composed Etudes, virtuosic pieces containing some of his most personal music.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
Glass' Complete Etudes
Though solo piano music was peripheral to Philip Glass's early career, he increasingly performed his own works from the 1990s onward. To expand his repertoire and refine his skills, he composed Etudes, virtuosic pieces containing some of his most personal music.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
2025-02-25
Young pianist Ishaan Leonard Rao's "Spice Route" album blends diverse influences, from Western classical music and Armenian folk to Turkish fusion and Indian classical music, reflecting his own musical heritage.
Read at newindianexpress.com
Pianist Under Influence
Young pianist Ishaan Leonard Rao's "Spice Route" album blends diverse influences, from Western classical music and Armenian folk to Turkish fusion and Indian classical music, reflecting his own musical heritage.
Read at newindianexpress.com
2025-02-24
Dmitry Masleev, 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition winner, releases a new album featuring Liszt's Totentanz and Rhapsodie espagnole (arr. Petukhov) plus Rachmaninov's Rhapsody. He's accompanied by the Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
Pianist Masleev in His Dies Irae Trail
Dmitry Masleev, 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition winner, releases a new album featuring Liszt's Totentanz and Rhapsodie espagnole (arr. Petukhov) plus Rachmaninov's Rhapsody. He's accompanied by the Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
2025-02-24
Pianist Arcadi Volodos, known for his extraordinary technique, tonal palette, and musical insight, has reached the pinnacle of classical music. A late starter (at 16), his repertoire ranges from Schubert's lyricism to Liszt's virtuosity, and his transcriptions showcase deep musical understanding.
Read at interlude.hk
The One and Only Volodos
Pianist Arcadi Volodos, known for his extraordinary technique, tonal palette, and musical insight, has reached the pinnacle of classical music. A late starter (at 16), his repertoire ranges from Schubert's lyricism to Liszt's virtuosity, and his transcriptions showcase deep musical understanding.
Read at interlude.hk
2025-02-23
Pianist Lang Lang, a global musical ambassador, returns to Carnegie Hall for the second year of his Perspectives series. He hopes this "World Cup/Olympics" of music will allow him to explore new ideas and collaborations, including duet recitals, despite scheduling challenges.
Read at playbill.com
Lang Lang on Carnegie Hall
Pianist Lang Lang, a global musical ambassador, returns to Carnegie Hall for the second year of his Perspectives series. He hopes this "World Cup/Olympics" of music will allow him to explore new ideas and collaborations, including duet recitals, despite scheduling challenges.
Read at playbill.com
2025-02-22
In 1840, Franz Liszt's London concerts at Hanover Square Rooms marked the birth of the piano recital. Previously called "musical soliloquies," his concerts were the first to use the term "recital," borrowed from dramatic readings.
Read at classical-music.com
Things to Know About Liszt
In 1840, Franz Liszt's London concerts at Hanover Square Rooms marked the birth of the piano recital. Previously called "musical soliloquies," his concerts were the first to use the term "recital," borrowed from dramatic readings.
Read at classical-music.com
2025-02-21
Fresh from his Grammy win for his DG recording, Víkingur Ólafsson returned to Toronto. His acclaimed Goldberg Variations release, accompanied by an 88-country tour, made this replacement concert a hot ticket for those who missed his previous sold-out show. Ólafsson's Goldbergs are a 21st-century benchmark.
Read at ludwig-van.com
Vikingur's Canadian Goldberg
Fresh from his Grammy win for his DG recording, Víkingur Ólafsson returned to Toronto. His acclaimed Goldberg Variations release, accompanied by an 88-country tour, made this replacement concert a hot ticket for those who missed his previous sold-out show. Ólafsson's Goldbergs are a 21st-century benchmark.
Read at ludwig-van.com
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2025-02-08
Boris Giltburg:
Rachmaninov often seems to have written only one piano sonata – that in B flat minor. The first Sonata, symphonic in scale and with great dramatic power, has remained severely underappreciated. The symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead was inspired by the eponymous painting by Arnold Böcklin. Boris Giltburg has revised Georgy Kirkor’s 1957 transcription, reinstating Rachmaninov’s complex three-layer writing.
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Boris Giltburg:
Rachmaninov – Piano Sonatas, The Isle of the Dead
Rachmaninov often seems to have written only one piano sonata – that in B flat minor. The first Sonata, symphonic in scale and with great dramatic power, has remained severely underappreciated. The symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead was inspired by the eponymous painting by Arnold Böcklin. Boris Giltburg has revised Georgy Kirkor’s 1957 transcription, reinstating Rachmaninov’s complex three-layer writing.
Listen on NML >
2025-02-03
Dmitry Masleev:
On his fourth album, centered around the haunting Dies Irae theme, Dmitry Masleev leads the Svetlanov Orchestra from the piano. It opens with Liszt's Totentanz, which Masleev performed when winning the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition. The program continues with Rhapsodie espagnole (adapted for piano and string orchestra by Masleev's mentor Petukhov) and concludes with Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody.
Listen on NML >
Dmitry Masleev:
DIES IRAE – Liszt, Rachmaninoff
On his fourth album, centered around the haunting Dies Irae theme, Dmitry Masleev leads the Svetlanov Orchestra from the piano. It opens with Liszt's Totentanz, which Masleev performed when winning the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition. The program continues with Rhapsodie espagnole (adapted for piano and string orchestra by Masleev's mentor Petukhov) and concludes with Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody.
Listen on NML >
2025-01-28
Seong-Jin Cho:
2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Seong-Jin Cho’s first-prize victory in the Chopin Competition, and Maurice Ravel's 150th birthday anniversary. Cho celebrates with this recording of the composer's complete piano works, which he also performs in single recital programs, in chronological order and with two intermissions: a tour de force that few concert pianists have dared to attempt publicly.
Listen on NML >
Seong-Jin Cho:
Ravel – Complete Solo Piano Works
2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Seong-Jin Cho’s first-prize victory in the Chopin Competition, and Maurice Ravel's 150th birthday anniversary. Cho celebrates with this recording of the composer's complete piano works, which he also performs in single recital programs, in chronological order and with two intermissions: a tour de force that few concert pianists have dared to attempt publicly.
Listen on NML >
2025-01-24
Kate Liu:
Since being awarded third prize in the Chopin Competition in 2015, Kate Liu has performed in many prestigious venues worldwide. In 2016, she released her debut album of Chopin works on the Fryderyk Chopin Institute label. For her debut with Orchid Classics, she has chosen to leave Chopin aside and record two great sonatas, one by the aged Beethoven and one by the young Brahms.
Listen on NML >
Kate Liu:
Beethoven Op. 110, Brahms Sonata No. 3
Since being awarded third prize in the Chopin Competition in 2015, Kate Liu has performed in many prestigious venues worldwide. In 2016, she released her debut album of Chopin works on the Fryderyk Chopin Institute label. For her debut with Orchid Classics, she has chosen to leave Chopin aside and record two great sonatas, one by the aged Beethoven and one by the young Brahms.
Listen on NML >
Piano Street Site Updates
17 November 2023:
The sheet music library now contains the complete solo keyboard pieces by J. S. Bach.
12 September 2023:
Rachmaninoff's complete piano works are now available in our sheet music library.
26 January 2023:
The complete piano works of 12 composers are now available in our sheet music library.
1 February 2022:
We celebrate 20 years online with an updated webdesign of pianostreet.com and a special bonus package for all our memebers!
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.
The sheet music library now contains the complete solo keyboard pieces by J. S. Bach.
12 September 2023:
Rachmaninoff's complete piano works are now available in our sheet music library.
26 January 2023:
The complete piano works of 12 composers are now available in our sheet music library.
1 February 2022:
We celebrate 20 years online with an updated webdesign of pianostreet.com and a special bonus package for all our memebers!
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.