International Piano magazine - news & features for pianists and piano enthusiasts

International Piano (IP) incorporates International Piano (formally International Piano Quarterly) and Piano magazine. It is written for pianists and discerning fans of piano music.

Each bi-monthly issue includes interviews with top pianists and rising talent, performance tips, news, features, analysis and comment. You will find exclusive tutorials by concert artists, in-depth articles on piano recordings and repertoire, masterclasses on piano technique, and festival, concert and competition reports from around the globe.

Regular columns include ‘Better late than never’ (for adult beginner pianists), ‘Accompanist’s Diary’, ‘Letter from America’ and ‘Take Five’, covering jazz piano greats. Every edition includes a five-page Symposium, hosted by Jeremy Siepmann, which brings together leading experts and international pianists for a round-table debate.

Our comprehensive reviews section examines the latest CDs, books, DVDs, sheet music, new instruments and accessories.

Plus, each issue includes free sheet music – often rare or newly released works – for readers to add to their collections.

Headlines

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The Elgar Society releases free online archive of The Journal
Back issues of The Journal published by the Elgar Society are now available online and free of charge, opening up a 15-year archive of articles, essays and research papers to all those with an interest in Elgar and his legacy
Martha Argerich set to perform at Manchester International Festival
World-renowned Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich is set to give a rare performance at the Bridgewater Hall on 12 July, as part of the Manchester International Festival (MIF)
American pianist Van Cliburn dies aged 78
Van Cliburn, the American pianist, has died aged 78. He was awarded the US’s National Medal of Arts in 2010 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003, and was one of the world’s best-known performers of classical music.
New quality seal to identify German-made pianos
The German Association of Piano Manufacturers (BVK) has created a new system to distinguish German-made pianos from copycat instruments. The move comes as an increasing number of manufacturers are falsely claiming instruments to be European made, when in fact many are produced in the Far East.
Coming soon: London International Piano Symposium
A trio of three-day piano conferenceswill begin in February, hosted by London International Piano Symposium (LIPS),founded by Cristine MacKie, and held in association with Steinway & Sons.

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Contents for International Piano

Cortot © Tully Potter Collection

The piano as art

The evolution of Alfred Cortot’s pianism

The Gallic muse: French piano music

Bechstein’s 160th anniversary piano

Reflections on an apprenticeship with Charles Rosen

Liberace’s legacy
The cult of Wladziu Liberace lives on

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Editorial

The American pianist Van Cliburn was striking in more ways than one. At 6ft 4in he cut an impressive figure, and dazzled audiences with his early performances of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Cliburn, who has passed away aged 78, was an icon to many

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