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.

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International Piano

International Piano meets Anna Fedorova

Yuja Wang launches new Steinway

Lang Lang records Saint-Saëns

The Naumburg Competition announces its latest winner

Stephen Hough premieres his Piano Concerto

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The magic of spontaneity • William Bracken – who recently graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and was our One to Watch back in June – discusses the revelations of adopting a truly improvisational approach to performing music

Historical Perspectives • In this month’s column on great pianists from the past, Mark Ainley explores the recorded legacy of Jascha Spivakovsky, whose playing was nearly lost to posterity

The Ill-Tempered Clavier • Charivari considers the downsides of downloading and the shortcomings of streaming, and retains a nostalgia for the days of genuine collecting and the ritual of playing physical discs

Colourful complexity • Javier Perianes has recorded one of the pinnacles of Spanish piano music, Granados’s Goyescas. He talks to Jessica Duchen about playing this evocative and demanding music and following in the footsteps of Alicia de Larrocha

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From ferocious mastery to inward poetry • In this month’s column on a pianist who has inspired a mixed critical response, Bryce Morrison examines the legacy of Lazar Berman, a Russian pianist renowned for his overwhelming virtuosity

A French discovery • The obscurity of late-Romantic female composers is a familiar tale, and a number of recordings in recent years have shone a light on the charming piano music of Mel Bonis. But who was she? Jeremy Nicholas discovers a fascinating life

Championing Alkan • Mark Viner has reached roughly the midway point in his groundbreaking survey of Alkan’s complete music for solo piano. He reflects on what makes Alkan’s music both distinctive and important, and introduces the contents of the latest volume

Alban Berg’s Piano Sonata • Peter J Rabinowitz samples the surprisingly vast discography of Berg’s early masterpiece and recommends some listening

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

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Romance sans paroles, Op 56

Romance sans paroles, Op 56

A musicians’ musician • Bryce Morrison is overwhelmed by a selection of live performances by the late Nicholas Angelich, reminding us of this great pianist’s musical quality in a generous breadth of repertoire

Rare poise and contemplation • David Threasher listens to the early recordings made for EMI between 1991 and 2005 by Lars Vogt, a pianist renowned for his musical honesty and integrity

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