Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine concert pianist. Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining out of the limelight for most of her career. She has given relatively few interviews. As a result, she may not be as well known as other pianists of similar calibre. Nevertheless, she is widely recognized as […]

The 2008 proms series has been announced, with several piano-centric events. The complete Rachmaninoff piano concerti will be performed as part of the series, plus the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, by pianists Yevgeny Sudbin, Nicolai Lugansky, Boris Beresovsky, Steven Hough and Olga Kern. Murray Perahia will also return to the Proms for the first time in 20 years. […]

Masterclasses, lectures and concerts on a daily basis to students from every continent by some of the world’s most distinguished teachers and performers in Oxford’s historic buildings. All classes and concerts are open to the public. Some of the artists who have appeared at the Festival include Rosalyn Tureck, John Lill, Menahem Pressler, Maria Curcio, Charles Rosen, Cristina Ortiz, Dmitri […]

A vast number of piano teachers and pedagogues are aware of the increasing sight- reading problem of students allover the world. In our ”hi-tech” age of websites, downloads, YouTube-videos and iPods, the instant accessibility of high quality recordings is taken for granted. Christine Brown is the author of the excellent book “Play at Sight”, published in the early 1960s and […]