International Piano

International Piano offers a rich mix of inspiration and guidance to pianists and piano fans around the world, from dedicated amateurs and students to professional pianists, teachers and aficionados. Celebrating the piano in all its forms, including the fortepiano and digital keyboards, each edition of our magazine is packed with interviews, features, news and reviews showcasing the top artists of today and yesteryear.

From Sofronitsky to Rachmaninov

International Piano

International Piano meets Nikolai Lugansky

Yunchan Lim signs to Decca

Lang Lang’s Young Scholars

DG’s new Finnish conductor records piano improvisations

Zimerman wins another Gramophone Award

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Serving his art • Vsevolod Zavidov is a thoughtful young pianist at one with his instrument. He talks to Jonathon Brown about finding the right inspiration and following his own path

Historical Perspectives • In this month’s column on great pianists from the past, Mark Ainley champions the artistry of Marcelle Meyer, whose legacy extends beyond the Baroque and French music that still form the bedrock of her reputation

The Ill-Tempered Clavier • There are many ways of acknowledging applause, from a dignified nod of the head to an arms-outstretched quasi-embrace of the assembled audience. Charivari casts a critical eye over the approaches of different performers

Creating a musical dialogue • Bertrand Chamayou may be best known for his recordings of Liszt, Ravel and Saint-Saëns but he has been fascinated by more modern music since childhood. He talks to Harriet Smith about his latest recording project, which combines music by Erik Satie and John Cage to form an album that is more than the sum of its parts

A musical maverick • For this month’s focus on a pianist who provokes critical extremes, Bryce Morrison considers the unusual case of the Hungarian-American Ervin Nyiregyházi, who briefly emerged from obscurity in the 1970s and was hailed by some as a throwback to a lost Romanticism

A spiritual experience • In the first of a series of articles exploring the life and recordings of great 20th-century Russian pianists, Farhan Malik considers the legacy of Vladimir Sofronitsky, renowned as one of the greatest interpreters of the music of Scriabin

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Reflecting on Rachmaninov • Inspired by a covert recording of the composer, Inon Barnatan has arranged Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances for solo piano. He explains what drove him to make this arrangement and introduces his new recording

Alkan’s Symphony for Solo Piano • Introducing Alkan’s Symphony, Ateş Orga surveys the recorded history of this strikingly original work and recommends some listening

RETURNING TO THE PIANO • A technical refresher course for recommencing piano enthusiasts, created for International Piano

Classical music • Insight and inspiration for music professionals

GRAMOPHONE PRESENTS… MY CLASSICAL MUSIC

MASTERCLASS • David Dolan talks readers through a range of methods that can be geared towards achieving an appropriate character of improvisation and spontaneous freedom in Mozart’s Fantasy in D minor, K397

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Embracing fresh challenges • Steven Osborne has completed his survey of Debussy’s music for solo piano with an album containing the Études and Pour le piano. He talks to Tim Parry about the pleasures of playing Debussy and learning new repertoire

A musician without ego •...