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Pianist Tamara Stefanovich is a well-known name to concert audiences throughout the world and to discophiles maybe mostly known for her engagement in contemporary and 20th century repertoire. Piano Street is happy to get a chance to talk to the Berlin based Yugoslavia-born pianist. Read more
The World of Piano Competitions is a magazine initiated by PIANIST Magazine (Netherlands and Germany) and its Editor-in-Chief Eric Schoones. Here we get a rich insight into the world of international piano competitions through the eyes of its producers and participants. Read more
In the end of September, the annual Cremona Musica 2024 exhibition, a significant global event, takes place providing novel insights into the music industry. As a member of the Media Lounge, Piano Street is pleased to offer a pianistic perspective on key events. Read more
A previously unknown manuscript by Frédéric Chopin has been discovered at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum. The handwritten score is titled “Valse” and consists of 24 bars of music in the key of A minor and is considered a major discovery in the wold of classical piano music. Read more
Many know Josef Hofmann as an exceptional pianist, but how many are aware that he was also a prolific inventor? He was a brilliant mind who found fulfillment not only at the piano but also through numerous patents, channeling his immense passion for mechanics and technology across a variety of fields. But who was Josef Hofmann? Read more
Piano News Flash
2024-12-10
"The pleasure of practicing, of marking my own progress, is, as hokey as it sounds, its own reward." writes artist Sarah Hotchkiss at KQED Arts & Culture. None of this is really a surprise. Studies show that engaging in artistic, expressive hobbies has clear mental health benefits.
Read at kqed.org
Taking Piano Lessons Is Good For You
"The pleasure of practicing, of marking my own progress, is, as hokey as it sounds, its own reward." writes artist Sarah Hotchkiss at KQED Arts & Culture. None of this is really a surprise. Studies show that engaging in artistic, expressive hobbies has clear mental health benefits.
Read at kqed.org
2024-12-09
What does the album top list for 2024 say about how we enjoy classical music?
The piano is a strong feature of the charts, featuring as the lead instrument in four of the top five.
Read at euronews.com
Chopin in Top at Apple Music Classical
What does the album top list for 2024 say about how we enjoy classical music?
The piano is a strong feature of the charts, featuring as the lead instrument in four of the top five.
Read at euronews.com
2024-12-08
Being a composer is not about sitting in a room writing complex symphonies, says Matthew Hindson. It's about making music that connects.
Read at limelight-arts.com.au
Sad Piano: Because times change – and so do we
Being a composer is not about sitting in a room writing complex symphonies, says Matthew Hindson. It's about making music that connects.
Read at limelight-arts.com.au
2024-12-04
In the first of two columns about Chopin’s teaching practices, Kenneth Hamilton outlines the state of our current knowledge, which underpins our understanding of the man and his music.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
Chopin the Teacher
In the first of two columns about Chopin’s teaching practices, Kenneth Hamilton outlines the state of our current knowledge, which underpins our understanding of the man and his music.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
2024-12-01
"He shaped my journey and my passion for music," piano student Cemeron Akioka said of Trifonov. "He's the first person that I go to when I’m thinking about learning a new piece. I listen to his recordings first." Now he got the chance to meet Trifonov in a master-class in Chicago.
Read at cso.org
Trifonov Teaches Thrilled Students
"He shaped my journey and my passion for music," piano student Cemeron Akioka said of Trifonov. "He's the first person that I go to when I’m thinking about learning a new piece. I listen to his recordings first." Now he got the chance to meet Trifonov in a master-class in Chicago.
Read at cso.org
2024-11-28
Berlin-based pianist Nils Frahm has spent the last two decades blurring the lines between classical and contemporary music. Owing to his unconventional blend of piano and ambient electronic minimalism, Frahm has had to push back at the industry’s exploitative attempts to pigeonhole him as a "neo classical" artist.
Read at musicradar.com
Frahm Bluring the Lines
Berlin-based pianist Nils Frahm has spent the last two decades blurring the lines between classical and contemporary music. Owing to his unconventional blend of piano and ambient electronic minimalism, Frahm has had to push back at the industry’s exploitative attempts to pigeonhole him as a "neo classical" artist.
Read at musicradar.com
2024-11-27
"I watched the 10th Hamamatsu Piano Competition on YouTube in 2018 and knew I wanted to enter it one day", says Manami Suzuki who became the first Japanese pianist to win the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition after performing Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto in yesterday's final round.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
Winning Pianist Inspired by YouTube
"I watched the 10th Hamamatsu Piano Competition on YouTube in 2018 and knew I wanted to enter it one day", says Manami Suzuki who became the first Japanese pianist to win the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition after performing Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto in yesterday's final round.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
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2024-12-05
François Dumont:
This recording is the first ever made on Debussy's own piano, a Blüthner that he acquired in 1904 and used for nearly fifteen years, until his death in 1918. François Dumont's encounter with this instrument was "a real aesthetic shock. All of a sudden I felt as though I were getting closer to a far-off sound-world; I felt that I had a living, vibrant instrument in my hands, certainly capricious but always warm and colourful."
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François Dumont:
Debussy – Clair de Lune
This recording is the first ever made on Debussy's own piano, a Blüthner that he acquired in 1904 and used for nearly fifteen years, until his death in 1918. François Dumont's encounter with this instrument was "a real aesthetic shock. All of a sudden I felt as though I were getting closer to a far-off sound-world; I felt that I had a living, vibrant instrument in my hands, certainly capricious but always warm and colourful."
Listen on NML >
2024-12-02
Abdel Rahman El Bacha:
Abdel Rahman el Bacha came to the world's attention in the mid-1970s, when he won the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition by unanimous decision of the judges. Since then he has appeared at the most prestigious concert halls and recorded a large part of the standard repertoire – Beethoven's 32 Sonatas, Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues, and Chopin's complete works, just to mention some of it.
Listen on NML >
Abdel Rahman El Bacha:
Bach – Goldberg Variations,
Italian Concerto
Abdel Rahman el Bacha came to the world's attention in the mid-1970s, when he won the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition by unanimous decision of the judges. Since then he has appeared at the most prestigious concert halls and recorded a large part of the standard repertoire – Beethoven's 32 Sonatas, Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues, and Chopin's complete works, just to mention some of it.
Listen on NML >
2024-11-28
Alessandro Simonetto:
Giya Kancheli, Georgia’s most famous composer, was born in Tbilisi in 1935 but lived in Western Europe from 1991 until his death in 2019. After studying piano and composition he followed a familiar path for composers in the Soviet era and wrote mostly for stage and film, which allowed him greater freedom. His music often unfolds quietly with a slow, measured pulse, punctuated by violent outbursts.
Listen on NML >
Alessandro Simonetto:
Giya Kancheli – 33 Miniatures
Giya Kancheli, Georgia’s most famous composer, was born in Tbilisi in 1935 but lived in Western Europe from 1991 until his death in 2019. After studying piano and composition he followed a familiar path for composers in the Soviet era and wrote mostly for stage and film, which allowed him greater freedom. His music often unfolds quietly with a slow, measured pulse, punctuated by violent outbursts.
Listen on NML >
2024-11-25
Margherita Santi:
Margherita Santi's new album is a collection of Fantasies, through which we discover the history that changes between two centuries and witness the balance between creativity and form. "In each composer we find characteristics typical of the time in which he lived, others typical of the composer, and sometimes phrases, ideas, fragments, which seem to come out of time and space."
Listen on NML >
Margherita Santi:
Fantasies – Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann
Margherita Santi's new album is a collection of Fantasies, through which we discover the history that changes between two centuries and witness the balance between creativity and form. "In each composer we find characteristics typical of the time in which he lived, others typical of the composer, and sometimes phrases, ideas, fragments, which seem to come out of time and space."
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.