International Piano - January/February 2023

In the January/February 2023 issue of International Piano, British pianist Sir Stephen Hough makes some astonishingly frank revelations in his new memoir; Bryce Morrison examines Simon Barere’s penchant for fast tempos in a new series examining the recorded legacy of artists whose playing divides opinion; and we visit the Steingraeber workshop in Bayreuth to find out whether handcrafted pianos are superior to factory-built instruments.

Plus, Nicolas Stavy on recording two Shostakovich world premieres; 9 pages of free sheet music including the scores for Raoul Pugno’s Humoresque and Philip Cashian’s The Distance of Night; summer schools and short courses for pianists in 2023; Maria Martinova returns to the studio with a new solo album; introducing a pioneering festival for piano duos in the suburbs of Paris; our report from the revived Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris, where two young pianists shared first prize; Rina Sala Gallo Competition winner Young Sun Choi; Joseph Moog picks five recordings that have fostered his own taste for risk; and what motivates pianists to adopt a stage name?