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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
What does it take to get a true grip on Beethoven? A winner of the Beethoven Competition in Bonn, pianist Moritz Winkelmann has built a formidable reputation for his Beethoven interpretations, shaped by a lifetime of immersion in the works and instruction from the legendary Leon Fleisher. Eric Schoones from the German/Dutch magazine PIANIST had a conversation with him. Read more
The motivations for learning the piano are diverse, ranging from personal enjoyment to cultural appreciation and professional aspirations. While some see it as a way to connect with cultural heritage, others pursue it as a path to fame and fortune. In the movie “Piano Dreams” director Gary Lennon documents the struggles and sacrifices of three wannabe piano stars in modern China. Read more
Celebrating its 20th anniversary the festival “Chopin and His Europe” included the thematic title “And the Rest of the World”, featuring world-renowned pianists and international and national top ensembles and orchestras. As usual the event explored Chopin's music through diverse perspectives, spanning four centuries of repertoire. Piano Street presents a selection of concerts videos including an interview with the festival’s founder, Chopin Institute’s Stanislaw Leszczynski. Read more
If you’re in the market for a piano, be cautious of a new scam that’s targeting music lovers, businesses, schools, and churches. Scammers are offering “free” pianos but with hidden fees that can add up to hundreds of dollars and, as you may have guessed, the piano will never be delivered. Read more
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2024-10-25
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, the 2010 Chopin Competition winner, showcased her mastery at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. Her program, featuring a breadth of Chopin's works, culminated in Liszt's monumental B Minor Sonata, preceded by lesser-known pieces from the composer's later years.
Read at blogcritics.org
Avdeeva in Carnegie Hall
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, the 2010 Chopin Competition winner, showcased her mastery at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. Her program, featuring a breadth of Chopin's works, culminated in Liszt's monumental B Minor Sonata, preceded by lesser-known pieces from the composer's later years.
Read at blogcritics.org
2024-10-24
The album "My American Story" offers a personal glimpse into Daniil Trifonov's musical journey. Divided into "North" and "South," the album explores his experiences in the Americas. The first part, "North," focuses on his time in the United States and features deeply personal pieces. Trifonov plans to release the second part, "South," dedicated to Latin America, in the future.
Read at qobuz.com/
Trifonov's US Story
The album "My American Story" offers a personal glimpse into Daniil Trifonov's musical journey. Divided into "North" and "South," the album explores his experiences in the Americas. The first part, "North," focuses on his time in the United States and features deeply personal pieces. Trifonov plans to release the second part, "South," dedicated to Latin America, in the future.
Read at qobuz.com/
2024-10-23
Franz Liszt's two piano concertos are staples of the concerto repertoire. A third concerto, previously unknown, was discovered and assembled by Jay Rosenblatt in 1989. While initially believed to be an early draft of the first concerto, the third concerto's existence was unknown as Liszt never mentioned it. It premiered in 1990 but remains relatively obscure.
Read at interlude.hk
"The Other" Piano & Orchestra Works
Franz Liszt's two piano concertos are staples of the concerto repertoire. A third concerto, previously unknown, was discovered and assembled by Jay Rosenblatt in 1989. While initially believed to be an early draft of the first concerto, the third concerto's existence was unknown as Liszt never mentioned it. It premiered in 1990 but remains relatively obscure.
Read at interlude.hk
2024-10-22
Polish pianist and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, known for his role in the 2002 film "The Pianist," has passed away at 72. His exceptional musical sensitivity, particularly in Chopin's interpretations, earned him international acclaim.
Read at theguardian.com
Olejniczak Dies
Polish pianist and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, known for his role in the 2002 film "The Pianist," has passed away at 72. His exceptional musical sensitivity, particularly in Chopin's interpretations, earned him international acclaim.
Read at theguardian.com
2024-10-21
Renowned Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Music Academy in Łódź. The Academy's Senate praised Zimerman as a world-class pianist, a champion of Polish music, and a philanthropist. Pianist Piotr Paleczny described Zimerman as a "national treasure" for Polish music.
Read at polskieradio.pl/
Zimerman Honored
Renowned Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Music Academy in Łódź. The Academy's Senate praised Zimerman as a world-class pianist, a champion of Polish music, and a philanthropist. Pianist Piotr Paleczny described Zimerman as a "national treasure" for Polish music.
Read at polskieradio.pl/
2024-10-20
Seventeen-year-old Canadian pianist Ryan Wang, a student at Eton College, has won BBC Young Musician 2024. Wang, who began playing piano at four and performed his first solo recital at Carnegie Hall at five, recently earned an Artist Diploma at the École Normale de Musique de Paris.
Read at bbc.co.uk
Pianist is BBC Young Musician 2024
Seventeen-year-old Canadian pianist Ryan Wang, a student at Eton College, has won BBC Young Musician 2024. Wang, who began playing piano at four and performed his first solo recital at Carnegie Hall at five, recently earned an Artist Diploma at the École Normale de Musique de Paris.
Read at bbc.co.uk
2024-10-19
Pianist Pallavi Mahidhara is the Executive Producer, Writer, and Host of "The Conscious Artist," a podcast dedicated to mental health awareness for performing artists. She is also the Second Prize winner and Young Audience Award winner of the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition and the VI International Prokofiev Competition.
Read at theviolinchannel.com
Pianist on Mental Health
Pianist Pallavi Mahidhara is the Executive Producer, Writer, and Host of "The Conscious Artist," a podcast dedicated to mental health awareness for performing artists. She is also the Second Prize winner and Young Audience Award winner of the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition and the VI International Prokofiev Competition.
Read at theviolinchannel.com
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2024-10-29
Marc-André Hamelin:
Pianist-composer Marc-André Hamelin is well-known worldwide for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, in concert and on recordings(89 albums to date) and his "near-superhuman" technique (New York Times) with which he also takes on great works of the established repertoire – as on this Beethoven album.
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Marc-André Hamelin:
Hammerklavier – Beethoven Sonatas Op 106 & Op 2 No 3
Pianist-composer Marc-André Hamelin is well-known worldwide for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, in concert and on recordings(89 albums to date) and his "near-superhuman" technique (New York Times) with which he also takes on great works of the established repertoire – as on this Beethoven album.
Listen on NML >
2024-10-27
Isabel Dobarro:
Isabel Dobarro’s new album proposes an interchange among women composers from distant continents, cultures, and traditions. "Kaleidoscope explores the spectrum of my musical journey… I deeply admire each of the composers selected for this album, and it was both a thrill and a delight to perform their works. Each composition has affected me profoundly".
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Isabel Dobarro:
Kaleidoscope
Isabel Dobarro’s new album proposes an interchange among women composers from distant continents, cultures, and traditions. "Kaleidoscope explores the spectrum of my musical journey… I deeply admire each of the composers selected for this album, and it was both a thrill and a delight to perform their works. Each composition has affected me profoundly".
Listen on NML >
2024-10-25
Daniil Trifonov:
With My American Story – North, Daniil Trifonov retraces his immigrant’s journey in the “New World,” through American piano scores ranging from jazz and swing to modernism, minimalism, and popular soundtracks. “I did not wish to record an anthology,” he says. “These are simply pieces that I feel personally connected to. Favorites of mine that speak to me on a musical level.”
Listen on NML >
Daniil Trifonov:
My American Story – North
With My American Story – North, Daniil Trifonov retraces his immigrant’s journey in the “New World,” through American piano scores ranging from jazz and swing to modernism, minimalism, and popular soundtracks. “I did not wish to record an anthology,” he says. “These are simply pieces that I feel personally connected to. Favorites of mine that speak to me on a musical level.”
Listen on NML >
2024-10-23
Anna Tsybuleva:
Anna Tsybuleva shot into the international spotlight in 2015 when she was crowned First Prize Winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition. "When I play Debussy, I seek to capture the feeling of wind, of squinting in the shining sun, of the goosebumps from 'the sounds and fragrances floating in the evening air', with my hands."
Listen on NML >
Anna Tsybuleva:
Debussy – Complete Preludes
Anna Tsybuleva shot into the international spotlight in 2015 when she was crowned First Prize Winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition. "When I play Debussy, I seek to capture the feeling of wind, of squinting in the shining sun, of the goosebumps from 'the sounds and fragrances floating in the evening air', with my hands."
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.