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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What’s on the programme?

International Pianomeets

Ariel Lanyi wins Buchbinder backing

Pianists at the Proms

Wigmore Hall to host Gramophone centenary concert

Lukas Geniušas records original Rachmaninov

Heart and intellect • The young Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko, fresh from winning the prestigious Honens Competition, takes New York by storm with a powerful recital combining Chopin, Liszt and music from his homeland. Stephen Wigler reports

Royalty and the piano • As the United Kingdom celebrates the coronation of King Charles III, Benjamin Ivry reports on the history of piano-playing among the world’s royal families

The Ill-Tempered Clavier • Piano recitals are boring. At least, some are. Charivari peruses concert programmes from another age and finds himself wishing that modern pianists were as willing to entertain

Understated refinement • The Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva has quietly been building a hugely impressive discography. Tim Parry talks to her about her new album, her influences and her studies with Mikhail Pletnev

Charmer or charlatan? • In another in our series examining the legacy of pianists who attract admirers and detractors alike, Bryce Morrison explores the inimitable playing of Moriz Rosenthal

Adolph von Henselt: restoring a legacy • Daniel Grimwood has spent a lifetime promoting the music of Henselt, most recently with his editions and recording of two sets of Études. Jeremy Nicholas talks to him about the composer’s importance to the history of the piano

Ligeti’s Études • A hundred years on from the composer’s birth, Jed Distler examines the context and recorded history of György Ligeti’s three books of Études

In search of truth • Known primarily for his Mozart-playing, Christian Blackshaw approaches great music with humility and a sense of awe. He talks to Simon Mundy about the psychological challenge of playing music that resists interpretation

The pianist’s Havergal Brian • Murray McLachlan offers some thoughts on recording a five-disc set of the complete piano sonatas by the Australian composer Geoffrey Allen

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

La Gondola, Op 13 No 2

Blue Lagoon • From Piano Tales for Peter Pan

Nine Symphonies, Four Hands, One Piano • Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman are recording Beethoven’s complete symphonies in the little ‐known piano ‐duet arrangements by Xaver Scharwenka. Jeremy Nicholas talks to them about this adventurous project

In full swing • Chiyan Wong celebrates the influence of jazz on classical music with his new album of works by Ravel and Tsfasman. Owen Mortimer reports

Critic’s choice

SOLO REPERTOIRE

JAZZ

PIANO CONCERTOS

PIANO DUET

Klein

Schubert

Rachmaninov

In concert

Live Review

Live Review

Finding inspiration • Danny Driver recalls recordings that have shaped his relationship with music that is central to his own repertoire