International Piano - November 2022

In this special issue marking International Piano’s 25th anniversary, French pianist Alexandre Tharaud champions great film scores and explains how they help him connect with audiences; and we revisit exclusive interviews with Claudio Arrau, Alfred Brendel and Sviatoslav Richter from the IP archives.

Plus, Cate Blanchett reveals why playing the piano on-screen awakens memories from her childhood; Lang Lang plays virtuoso transcriptions from Disney movies; 15 pages of free sheet music including works by Józef Krogulski and Nancy Litton; Sir Stephen Hough reveals his formative musical influences; Murray McLachlan’s technical refresher course for recommencing pianists continues with part two of his focus on touch; France’s Long-Thibaud Competition gets a new lease of life; George Xiaoyuan Fu introduces his debut album Mirrors; our guide to piano competitions in 2023 and beyond; En Blanc et Noir festival director Bobby Mitchell; Piano City comes to Lecce in Italy; and why don’t more women win major competitions?