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.

Practical advice for players runs the gamut from articles on technique and repertoire to learning resources and study courses, plus the latest developments in piano technology. Our goal is to draw together the fascinating strands that make the piano such a popular instrument, enhancing every reader’s knowledge and supporting those who strive to master its challenges.

The Spring issue of International Piano features on its cover the Canadian pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin, who came second to Seong-Jin Cho at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition and has since made several outstanding recordings for the Canadian label Analekta. He talks to Michelle Assay about his latest album, coupling music by Chopin and Granados.

 

In our regular columns this issue, Mark Ainley considers the legacy of Victor Schiøler, one of Denmark’s greatest pianists, while Kenneth Hamilton reports on an exciting Lisztian discovery in the collection of Liszt’s pupil August Stradal. In this issue’s Polarising Pianists column, Bryce Morrison recalls the playing of the American Joseph Villa. Jiayan Sun introduces his latest album for Bridge Records, ‘Busoni and his Muses’, presenting works by the Italian composer alongside music that influenced him. Murray McLachlan continues his educational ‘Nuts and Bolts’ series with an instructive guide to navigating leaps. For this issue’s Repertoire Guide, David Threasher explores the recorded history of one of the least-known of Mozart’s mature piano concertos, No 26 in D major, K537, and recommends his favourite versions. Our rare sheet music this issue is a transcription by Jules Schulhoff of the slow movement of Haydn’s Symphony No 93.

 

Our comprehensive reviews coverage encompasses new releases from, among many others, Peter Donohoe, Stephen Hough, Kate Liu, Alice Sara Ott and Samson Tsoy, while Nigel Simeone offers his regular round-up and additional recordings you might easily have missed. Finally, our live reviews report on concerts in London, New York and Lucerne.