As a musical holiday gift, you are welcome to try out to learn “a small piece that sounds big” in 49 easy steps or to compose your own ending to one of Mozart’s most loved piano pieces. New at Piano Street, December 2014: Worksheets & Practice Guides The two pieces below are from the series of Piano Street Instructive Edition, […]

Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity, Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has made a spectacular ascent to classical stardom. Today, Medici TV offers the chance to watch a streaming live performance on their website and also up to 90 days after the event. Tuesday, December 9 at 8 PM New York time (GMT: 1 AM on Wednesday 10 December) Watch recital […]

In February 1977, Murray Perahia made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker with Mozart’s C minor piano concerto, conducted by Riccardo Muti. “A first-class soloist was introduced to us, with fantastic musicianship and a highly sensitive touch,” as the press wrote. Many wonderful performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker were to follow. And so it was only logical that the orchestra […]

Free tickets for Piano Street’s members Thanks to a collaboration with the Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall, all Piano Street members can enjoy free access for 48 hours to the Digital Concert Hall. Log in to your Piano Street account to get your free voucher code which gives you instant access to the Digital Concert Hall. Take the opportunity to […]

A recent article featured in Piano Street’s News Flash explains that four-hand piano duo partners share neurons dealing with spatial seizing while playing. That suggests that we give you readers a gem on the same topic. NEW! Click the album cover to listen to the complete album: (This is a new feature available for Gold members of pianostreet.com) Two legends […]

A new issue of International Piano is out! Content highlights: Elisabeth Leonskaja: Tales from Russia Helping hands: How to play with feeling Lessons from the past: Period performance practice on modern day pianos Murray McLachlan: The importance of preparation In harmony: Piano trios through time Mexican feast: Music by Manuel Ponce Jorge Bolet: Centenary tribute Piano Street Gold members have […]

A new piano recital series has been launched in Stockholm this fall. The first recital, with pianist Peter Jablonski took place on September 15 and today, October 20 at 17.00 GMT it’s time for pianist Murray McLachlan to enter the stage. The series is run by the organisation Piano Visions. One of the sponsors and collaborators is Piano Street, which […]

Noriko Ogawa seems to be comfortable in the same pea pod as Claude Debussy; she displays a similar maverick streak to the French composer. They both lament the “rules” in roughly the same way. Debussy didn’t like the composition rules of his teachers at the Paris Conservatory, while Ogawa keeps away from what she sees as the restrictive, emotional tradition […]

Four pages from Mozart’s original manuscript for the Piano Sonata in A major, K 331 (whose last movement is the well-known “Turkish March”) has been found in Budapest. Hungarian music expert Balazs Mikusi was looking through hundreds of pages of handwritten copies of sheet music from Mozart’s time, when he suddenly recognized Mozart’s unique handwriting. The major discovery starts in […]

Striking a very special chord for many world class performers the Verbier festival just completed its 21st edition. A regular guest artist there, pianist Evgeny Kissin believes it’s crucial to combine rest with work because it helps the performer to regain lost focus. After remarking that it was too bad that “… there were only 25 (sic) hours in a […]

Sonatas come in many shapes throughout the history of music. The name Sonata is derived from the Italian word “suonare” (to sound) as opposed to “Cantata” (to sing). Although we find many single movement pieces from the Baroque period and mid-18th century named sonatas, it is not until Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven develop a 3 (or 4) movement disposition that […]

A new issue of International Piano is out! Content highlights: Jean Muller: recording Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes Rising stars: the top 30 pianists under 30 John Ogdon: remembering his talent 25 years on Sheet music of Chopin’s Polonaise in A flat major, Op 53 and MP3 downloads of recordings made on the instruments at Finchcocks Musical Museum in Kent Piano Street […]