This year we featured six fantastic piano-focused podcast episodes, featuring the music of Mozart, Liszt, Vaughan Williams, Hélène de Montgeroult and Anne Dudley. If you’re a dedicated pianist or simply a fan of piano music, there’s an episode for you!

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet on Mozart on piano concertos

Gramophone Podcast Editor Martin Cullingford met with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet to discuss volume six of his series of Mozart piano concertos, recorded with the Manchester Camerata and conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy. This album features Piano Concerto No 22, K482 and No 23, K488, and is available on the Chandos label. This Gramophone Podcast was produced in association with Wigmore Hall.

Anne Dudley on how a new piano inspired her lockdown album

The Oscar-winning composer Anne Dudley’s album, 'Crossing the Bar', was created during lockdown and prompted by her acquiring a new piano. Gramophone's James Jolly spoke to her at Angel Studios in Islington about the album, but also about her work in music across so many different genres.

Liszt’s piano music, with Alexander Ullman

Alexander Ullman's new album featuring Liszt's Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2 and the Sonata in B Minor, was released on Rubicon Classics. The Award-winning pianist joined Gramophone's Editor Martin Cullingford to explore this extraordinary music, its beauty and its challenges.

Mark Bebbington on Vaughan Williams and the piano

The pianist Mark Bebbington continues his invaluable service to British music with a new album for Resonus that gathers together four rarities from Vaughan Williams's output, ranging from the Piano Quintet of 1903 to the Fantasia on the 'Old 104th' Psalm Tune of 1949. Joined by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for three of the works, and by the entire orchestra plus the City of London Choir and conductor Hilary Davan Wetton for the Fantasia, this album fills in some major gaps in the RVW recorded catalogue. James Jolly caught up with the pianist to talk through the album's four works.

Martin James Bartlett on his new Gershwin and Rachmaninov album, 'Rhapsody'

For his second album for Warner Classics, the pianist Martin James Bartlett brings together works by Gershwin and Rachmaninov, both solo and with orchestra. James Jolly met up with Martin to talk about the album, the connections it makes and his admiration for the work and playing of the American pianist Earl Wild.

Clare Hammond on Hélène de Montgeroult 

Clare Hammond's album is a wonderful recital of works by Hélène de Montgeroult. Gramophone's Editor Martin Cullingford caught up with the pianist to talk about what drew her to this French composer's neglected music. 'Hélène de Montgeroult - Études' is available now on the BIS label.

Check out our article on Aldeburgh’s piano focused festival as they announce Pavel Kolesnikov's residency.