On the 100th anniversary of Poland’s regaining of independence, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute organizes the first International Chopin Competition on period instruments in Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. Subsequent editions will follow every five years. The event started on 2 September, and thirty pianists aged 18 to 34 have played in the first round. They are playing on pianos from the collections […]

Medici.tv’s extensive coverage of The Leeds International Piano Competition 2018, relaying the full Competition experience including performances from every round to more than 180 countries, can be followed at leedspiano2018.medici.tv. Audiences can enjoy the First Round performances of the 24 competitors who were selected from among 68 First Round pianists to go through to the next round in Leeds in […]

A new issue of the magazine International Piano is out! Mark Viner: dazzling but deep Scandalous spirit: maverick virtuoso Henry Charles Litolff French romantics: forgotten piano masterpieces from the 19th century Jazz advance: Cecil Taylor’s groundbreaking dirty blues   Piano Street Gold members have instant online access to the digital version of the magazine. For print subscription, visit rhinegold.co.uk

The new 2019 & 2020 piano syllabus along with Piano Exam Pieces (grades 1-8) was released June 7 and promises 100% refreshed repertoire. It is evident that the ABRSM these days is very conscious of its position as the leading international exam board challenged by both Trinity College London and the London College of Music boards. Therefor they have to […]

Zlata Chochieva is a unique pianist of the highest calibre. From Salzburg, where she lives and teaches at the Mozarteum, she enchants music-lovers all over the world with her exceptional artistry, combining natural musical expression with outstanding and self-evident technical ability. Photo: Vgeny Evtyukhov Stephen Kovacevich called her ‘one of the most interesting and unconventional pianists of today’. She appears […]

Poised with a contemporary air and pure timeless beauty, the creations of piano bench designer and maker Mario Koch were conspicuously present at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 2018. Under the trademark MAKONI visitors were given a chance to indulge in a different world of the piano’s best friend and companion; the piano bench. The whole thing actually started with Koch looking […]

Federico Colli just released his first album of sixteen Scarlatti Piano Sonatas on Chandos Records. Colli has emerged as one of the most interesting pianists of his generation after victories in the Salzburg Mozart Competition and the 2012 edition of the Leeds International Piano Competition. “The biggest challenge for young pianists today is to be able to master a wide […]

A new issue of the magazine International Piano is out! From transcriptions by Liszt and Busoni to new commissions from her own contemporaries, the brilliant young French pianist Lise de la Salle tells IP how J S Bach has inspired her programming across three centuries of piano repertoire; the revolutionary role of the piano in the French protests of 1968; […]

This April, Piano Street will be exhibiting at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. The exhibition will take place at the Messe Frankfurt Convention Centre and is the world’s biggest trade show for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and marketing. Piano Street will be showing the digital services available for individuals and for institutions. Visit Piano Street at Musikmesse April 10-14: […]

The great French composer Achille-Claude Debussy died 100 years ago, on March 25 in Paris. Debussy is considered one of the fathers of modern music and the most influential of all French composers. From a filmed recital (available on DVD ) from the beautiful interiors of Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, Rome we hear Italian pianist Alessandra Ammara who gives us […]

Numerous pianists and concert goers around the world are living the ”Debussy 100” this year. The centennial celebrations do have a clear impact on concert halls and concert programs and record labels like Deutsche Grammophon and Warner Classics have graced the market with new Debussy complete works CD-box releases. The Swedish/Polish international pianist and London resident Peter Jablonski is one […]

A new issue of the magazine International Piano is out! Pianistic polymath Pierre-Laurent Aimard brings a spirit of adventure to Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux; Paul Roberts explores Debussy’s fascination with visual imagery in the composer’s centenary year; IP celebrates the 80th birthday of virtuoso and activist Frederic Rzewski; and rare treats at Husum’s annual piano festival in northern Germany. Plus, Cliburn […]