Leading pianists helped the Beijing Music Festival deliver on its promise to foster international exchange, innovation and excellence
In the first of two columns about Chopin’s teaching practices, Kenneth Hamilton outlines the state of our current knowledge, which underpins our understanding of the man and his music
Murray McLachlan offers some highly personal insights on the latest Leeds International Piano Competition, in which his son Callum took part
Japanese pianist wins ¥4,000,000 plus performance and recording opportunities
Not all piano competitions feature a chamber round, but it is an integral part of the 12th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
In his latest column exploring the legacy of pianists who divide opinion, Bryce Morrison summarises the playing of the flamboyant French pianist Samson François, with its wild contradictions and...
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Jonathan Dobson digs for treasure in two box-set collections of mostly obscure recordings from the Westminster, American Decca and Deutsche Grammophon catalogues
David Threasher welcomes a celebratory box of Sir András Schiff’s complete Decca recordings
Despax’s approach to the B minor Sonata is impressive – even grandiose – creating a highly personal sound world with tremendous scale and power yet with finesse and subtlety
APR is to be congratulated for shining a light on these two remarkable and little-known pianists
A sparkling and perceptive performance
This is Ives interpretation at its most perceptive
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