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“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
Tradition meets modernity this year on NPR's traditional season’s celebration ”A Jazz Piano Christmas”, recorded live at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. on December 13. Read more
Piano News Flash
2025-01-31
Alice Sara Ott's latest album features the complete nocturnes by John Field, including lesser-known pieces like "The Troubadour" and "Dernière pensée." This reflects Ott's inclination to explore unconventional paths
Read at gramophone.co.uk
First Time Ever - Field's Nocturnes on DG
Alice Sara Ott's latest album features the complete nocturnes by John Field, including lesser-known pieces like "The Troubadour" and "Dernière pensée." This reflects Ott's inclination to explore unconventional paths
Read at gramophone.co.uk
2025-01-30
The Leonard Bernstein Award, a €10,000 prize from the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, is sponsored by Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. This year, pianist Hayato Sumino AKA Cateen is the recipient.
Read at theviolinchannel.com
The Viral Pianist Awarded
The Leonard Bernstein Award, a €10,000 prize from the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, is sponsored by Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. This year, pianist Hayato Sumino AKA Cateen is the recipient.
Read at theviolinchannel.com
2025-01-29
Gramophone's James Jolly interviewed pianist Seong-Jin Cho following his performance of all Ravel solo works in a single evening in Liechtenstein. They discussed Ravel's significant contributions to the piano repertoire.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
Cho Celebrating Ravel
Gramophone's James Jolly interviewed pianist Seong-Jin Cho following his performance of all Ravel solo works in a single evening in Liechtenstein. They discussed Ravel's significant contributions to the piano repertoire.
Read at gramophone.co.uk
2025-01-28
Igor Levit will perform Erik Satie's "Vexations" 840 times consecutively at London's Southbank Centre on April 24th, a 22-hour marathon following Satie's 1893 instructions.
Read at people.com
22 Hours Satie with Levit!
Igor Levit will perform Erik Satie's "Vexations" 840 times consecutively at London's Southbank Centre on April 24th, a 22-hour marathon following Satie's 1893 instructions.
Read at people.com
2025-01-28
Born on January 28th, Arthur Rubinstein remains a legendary 20th-century pianist. His legacy rests upon his expressive artistry, impeccable technique, and profound emotional connection to the music.
Read at interlude.hk
Happy Birthday Arthur Rubinstein
Born on January 28th, Arthur Rubinstein remains a legendary 20th-century pianist. His legacy rests upon his expressive artistry, impeccable technique, and profound emotional connection to the music.
Read at interlude.hk
2025-01-27
Bruce Liu, 2021 Chopin Competition winner, has transcended his early fame. Beyond Chopin, he masterfully navigates French repertoire and now, in his second Carnegie Hall recital, delves into the profound world of Russian music.
Read at bachtrack.com
Bruce Liu at Carnegie Hall
Bruce Liu, 2021 Chopin Competition winner, has transcended his early fame. Beyond Chopin, he masterfully navigates French repertoire and now, in his second Carnegie Hall recital, delves into the profound world of Russian music.
Read at bachtrack.com
2025-01-26
David Kadouch's "Forbidden Love," showcases a diverse range of composers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Tchaikovsky, Poland's Karol Szymanowski, and French singer-songwriter Charles Trenet.
Read at npr.org
Pianist Presents Forbidden Love
David Kadouch's "Forbidden Love," showcases a diverse range of composers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Tchaikovsky, Poland's Karol Szymanowski, and French singer-songwriter Charles Trenet.
Read at npr.org
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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.
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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 >
2025-01-19
David Kadouch:
"I’ve lost count of the number of times I have had to talk about, or heard about, the love triangle between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, or Beethoven’s ‘Immortal Beloved’... Today, I think it’s time to talk about other love stories". On Forbidden Loves, David Kadouch presents seven composers whose forbidden passions could not be expressed through any other means but their music.
Listen on NML >
David Kadouch:
Amours interdites
"I’ve lost count of the number of times I have had to talk about, or heard about, the love triangle between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, or Beethoven’s ‘Immortal Beloved’... Today, I think it’s time to talk about other love stories". On Forbidden Loves, David Kadouch presents seven composers whose forbidden passions could not be expressed through any other means but their music.
Listen on NML >
2025-01-15
Bella Schütz:
On this album, we find the young Bach of the Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue and the Toccatas, together with the late Chopin of the Fantaisie, the Barcarolle, and the final Nocturnes op. 62. "What fascinates me in these works born of fantasy and improvisation is the way in which they reveal the eternal conversation between light and darkness."
Listen on NML >
Bella Schütz:
Chiaroscuro – Bach, Chopin
On this album, we find the young Bach of the Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue and the Toccatas, together with the late Chopin of the Fantaisie, the Barcarolle, and the final Nocturnes op. 62. "What fascinates me in these works born of fantasy and improvisation is the way in which they reveal the eternal conversation between light and darkness."
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.