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.

Reflections from the Cliburn

International Piano

International Piano meets Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Aristo Sham wins the Cliburn

András Schiff wins Japanese prize

Queen Elisabeth winner announced

Former editor Maggie Williams dies aged 57

Nelly Akopian-Tamarina: an obituary

LETTERS

Champion of the stony path • Jonathon Brown offers a personal appreciation of the artistry and humanity of Alfred Brendel, who died in June at the of 94

Historical Perspectives • Mark Ainley remembers the ill-fated Chilean pianist Rosita Renard, whose light was extinguished far too soon but whose playing lives on in a celebrated live recording from Carnegie Hall

Musings of a musician • Kenneth Hamilton reflects on a sonata by a young composer who died before his abundant gifts were fully developed, a pupil of Liszt whose surviving works give a hint of what might have been

Forgotten treasures • Jeremy Nicholas launches a new column, unearthing overlooked gems – forgotten pianists, neglected composers, once-popular works that have fallen out of fashion. Here he explores the life and work of the pianist and composer Bernhard Stavenhagen

Shared beginnings • Anna Geniushene’s latest album combines the first published works by several different composers. She tells Harriet Smith about her love of programme-building, competition success and the importance of staying true to herself

An electrical centenary • Andrew Hallifax reflects on a century of electrical recording and suggests that despite its supremacy we should not disparage its mechanical predecessor

Anatol Ugorski: imaginative eccentricity • Bryce Morrison returns to the idiosyncratic recordings of a maverick Russian pianist who left his homeland for a more accepting environment

Franck’s Symphonic Variations • Jeremy Nicholas introduces a once-popular work for piano and orchestra that is now rarely heard in the concert hall, and explores its history on record

NUTS AND BOLTS • A manual breaking down aspects of piano technique with practical advice and step-by-step guidance for players of all standards, written for International Piano by Murray McLachlan

Rêverie, Op 5

A feast of festivals • Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva launched the London Piano Festival in 2016. Ahead of their tenth event in October, they talk to Tim Parry about sharing their love of the piano

Critics’ choice

INTERNATIONAL PIANO CHOICE

NEW RELEASES

A quarterly round-up • Nigel Simeone listens to a selection of recent piano recordings

Live Reviews

SHEET MUSIC

NEXT ISSUE WINTER 2025

Lasting inspirations • Andrew Litton chooses five recordings that have shaped his relationship with music, as both pianist and conductor

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