Marc-André Hamelin is well known for his omnivorous appetite for the highways and byways of the piano’s repertoire. He talks to Harriet Smith about exploring the refined subtleties of a fin de siècle...
When Yunchan Lim became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition last year, he launched a major career with a string of unforgettable performances. Jed Distler...
In a new regular column Mark Ainley explores historic treasures both familiar and obscure, recommending new discoveries and encouraging fresh listening
Sulamita Aronovsky fled the Soviet Union in 1971 and built a formidable reputation as a teacher in London. Michael Church offers first-hand recollections of this indefatigable and inspirational...
Bryce Morrison considers the treasured recorded legacy of Sergey Rachmaninov
Charles Timbrell explores the history on record of one of Chopin’s late masterpieces and recommends some listening
From Furtwängler's Brahms to Callas's intensity and Björling's astonishing voice, musical moments that most inspired Garrick Ohlsson
Saskia Giorgini talks about exploring the poetic side of Liszt’s multifaceted musical personality
The Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva has quietly been building a hugely impressive discography. Tim Parry talks to her about her new album, her influences and her studies with Mikhail Pletnev
Bryce Morrison explores the inimitable playing of Moriz Rosenthal
Director Todd Field's new film TÁR features a pianist turned composer, conductor and writer caught up in intense power struggles. The role is played by Cate Blanchett, who talks to Jonathon Brown
Almost any piano teacher will say that the majority of their students are female, so where are all the women when it comes to handing out the glittering prizes at major music competitions?
A technical refresher course for recommencing piano enthusiasts, created for International Piano by Murray McLachlan
With performances in ornate Baroque churches, private homes, a nature reserve and even a bus, Piano City Lecce showed how the piano can infiltrate every aspect of a city's culture
Virtuoso arrangements of tunes from Disney movies are the focus of Lang Lang's latest album, which he hopes will offer younger listeners a way into classical music. Owen Mortimer reports
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