The piano, as we know it, dates back hundreds of years. The instrument was key in many seminal compositions, from the classical era to modern times. Pianists have learned to play exquisite pieces ...
This is a film that encapsulates the essence of a great pianistic age that married virtuosity and musicianship with the most thrilling aspect of individual showmanship.
At eighty, the brilliant pianist Claudio Arrau plays passionately on, but successors in the Romantic tradition are hard to find. Is Claudio Arrau the greatest pianist in the world? He turned eighty ...
Popular for her bold outfits and active social media presence, at the same time she is hands-down (sorry…) one of today’s greatest pianists. She can do speed and precision like possibly no ...
The Winter issue of International Piano features one of the greatest pianists of the late 20th century, Jorge Bolet. In the final decade of his life, Bolet – who died in 1990 – made a series of ...
Rachmaninoff considered Hofmann the greatest pianist in the world. However, the brilliant musician had many other talents to show. He gave us windscreen wipers, paperclips, adjustable piano stools, ...
2) and José Iturbi, famed throughout Europe and South America as Spain’s greatest pianist. José Iturbi was born in Valencia 34 years ago. In his early ‘teens he won honors at the Valencia ...