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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Stephen Hough awarded knighthood

Casio Music UK launches Wellness Hub

New York Liszt Competition 2022 invites applications

NEWS IN BRIEF

Divine discontent • Liszt’s extraordinary artistry sprang from profound contradictions in his personality, writes Bryce Morrison

All-embracing spirit • Franz Liszt was a celebrity of the first order whose charisma inspired numerous contemporary accounts. Jeremy Nicholas surveys the most memorable descriptions celebrating Liszt’s genius

Liszt’s portrait • Artist Hadi Karimi explains how he has used digital technology to create a lifelike portrait of Liszt

Defining Liszt • Who exactly was Franz Liszt? We explore the complex character behind the great composer and virtuoso with specialists Mariam Batsashvili, Alfred Brendel, Paul Crossley, Stephen Hough, Leslie Howard and Charles Timbrell

The pianist as actor • In an excerpt from his book Reading Franz Liszt, Paul Roberts examines how the composer as performer inhabited characters in the tradition of grand theatre

Chopin: The Perfect Virtuoso • His life, music and legacy explored

Clash of the titans • In 1837, Liszt took part in a piano ‘duel’ with rival virtuoso Sigismond Thalberg that gripped the Parisian press and divided the music world. Carlos María Solare examines this infamous event and its aftermath

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MASTERCLASS

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

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Nostalgie • Zygmunt Noskowski

Insight and inspiration for music professionals

Ready for action • Yamaha’s new CFX grand piano has taken 12 years to develop by an international team of technicians working in collaboration with 100 top artists. Owen Mortimer assesses the results

A shared life • A new archival release from the acclaimed pianist and teacher Brenda Lucas Ogdon features core classics alongside works by her late husband, John Ogdon. She talks candidly to Guy Rickards about memorable moments from her long career

Critic’s choice

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Big heart • Mark Viner picks five distinctive recordings he adores