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.

Colophon

Rejoicing in talent young and old

International Piano meets Federico Colli

STUDIO NEWS

The piano world loses two greats of the 20th century

Inon Barnatan records Rachmaninov

Gramophone’s centenary concert available to watch online

HMV back on Oxford Street

Modartt releases Pianoteq 8 for iOS

Youthful assurance • William Bracken has embraced a range of performances opportunities with confidence and enthusiasm. Tim Parry meets a young pianist who combines intellectual curiosity with expressive flair

Menahem Pressler : an obituary • The pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio has died at the age of 99

The Ill-Tempered Clavier • How do you organise your CD collection? Charivari finds his own system full of problems and contradictions but isn’t sure how to fix it

Lyrical Liszt • Saskia Giorgini talks to Peter J Rabinowitz about exploring the poetic side of Liszt’s multifaceted musical personality

Strength and authority • In the latest of his series exploring the playing of great pianists who have admirers and detractors alike, Bryce Morrison considers the treasured recorded legacy of Sergey Rachmaninov

Remembering Sulamita • The Lithuanian pianist Sulamita Aronovsky fled the Soviet Union in 1971 and built a formidable reputation as a teacher in London. Following her death last December, Michael Church offers first-hand recollections of this indefatigable and inspirational musician

Chopin’s Polonaise-fantaisie • Charles Timbrell explores the history on record of one of Chopin’s late masterpieces and recommends some listening

Fantasy of dreams • Emmanuel Despax pays tribute to his literary family with a new album of nocturnal music from the Belle Époque

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

International Piano MASTERCLASS • Yevgeny Sudbin gives some tips on how to approach the popular Barcarolle that comprises ‘June’ from Tchaikovsky’s misnamed cycle The Seasons

The song behind the music • Ateş Orga explores a new box-set of Byron Janis’s recordings for Mercury Living Presence and recalls the career of this great American pianist

Critic’s choice

SOLO REPERTOIRE

PIANO CONCERTOS

Live Reviews

Live Reviews

AIX-EN-PROVENCE

REVIEWS • SHEET MUSIC

Seeking transcendence • Garrick Ohlsson recalls a selection of revelatory musical experiences that left a deep impression on him