Is the piano world inherently sexist?
Following the Leeds International Piano Competition’s introduction of steps to remove unconscious bias from its selection process, Charlotte Gardner reflects on some of the issues
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There are no short cuts to learning to play the piano properly
Charivari laments the idea, seemingly prevalent among a plethora of online tutors touting for your business, that you can play the piano in just a few easy steps
Zlata Chochieva: the music of my life
Zlata Chochieva reflects on the importance of personality in making music speak, from Michelangeli’s Mozart to Horowitz live and unedited
Samuil Feinberg: a life in the service of art
Continuing his series of articles on great 20th-century Russian pianists, Farhan Malik explores the life and distinctive pianism of Samuil Feinberg
The nuts and bolts of piano technique – Part 1: Octaves
A manual breaking down aspects of piano technique with practical advice and step-by-step guidance for players of all standards, written for International Piano by Murray McLachlan
Reflections on recording the nocturnes of John Field
Having recorded the complete nocturnes of John Field, Tyler Hay outlines what drew him to the composer and explains the lasting value of his underrated body of work
International Piano meets ... Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis tell us what music is practicing at the moment, what works he would love to learn and which composers are the most underrated
One to Watch: Jan Čmejla
Jed Distler is bowled over by the musical empathy and strong personality of Jan Čmejla, a young Czech pianist who is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic
‘It’s possible to have performed a piece too much, to have played it to the point of unconscious routine’ | Kenneth Hamilton column
In a new column for International Piano, the pianist, writer and musicologist Kenneth Hamilton reflects on a throwaway remark from a fellow pianist and writer, the late Charles Rosen, and asks:...
Krystian Zimerman interview: ‘I want to reach people who don’t yet know that they love this kind of music’
In London to collect his seventh Gramophone Award, Krystian Zimerman gives a rare interview to Jessica Duchen, and talks about recording Szymanowski, the challenges of touring and the need for good...
Music as Transformation: Ingrid Fliter
Ingrid Fliter talks about recordings that evoke special memories, with music that transports her to another dimension
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Josef Hofmann: The Historic Legacy
Mark Ainley offers an overview of the recorded legacy of one of the greatest of all 20th‑century pianists, Josef Hofmann, and suggests some essential listening
Javier Perianes on Granados's Goyescas: ‘He wrote nothing else on this brutal level of technical complexity’
Javier Perianes has recorded one of the pinnacles of Spanish piano music, Granados’s Goyescas. He talks to Jessica Duchen about playing this evocative and demanding music and following...
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