Igor Levit receives Gilmore Artist Award
Pianist Igor Levit has received the 2018 Gilmore Artist Award. The quadrennial award, which is organised by the Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, is … Read more
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Applications open for the Paris Play-Direct Academy 2017
The search is on for a talented handful of pianists to head to the City of Light for a week of intensive piano training. Applications … Read more
New version of Six Pianos allows audiences to get involved
Today marks the release of a very unusual interpretation of Steve Reich’s Six Pianos. Internationally acclaimed pianists Gregor Schwellenbach, Hauschka, Erol Sarp, Daniel Brandt, Paul Frick and John Kameel Farah were all involved in … Read more
Martha Argerich receives RPS Gold Medal
Pianist Martha Argerich, known for her incredible recordings of 20th century composers, has been awarded a Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Gold Medal. She joins Daniel … Read more
Concours de Genève names piano prizewinners
The Concours de Genève has awarded the CHF20,000 first prize in its piano discipline to 18-year-old South Korean musician Ji-Yeong Mun. Second prize went to … Read more
Concours de Genève marks 75th anniversary
The 69th Concours de Genève will take place this month, celebrating the competition’s 75th anniversary. The focus on this year’s contest is piano and flute, seeing … Read more
Honens Piano Competition opens
Pianists of all nationalities are invited to apply now to the eighth Honens International Piano Competition, which launched an open call for contestants last week. The … Read more
Staging intimate classical performances
Andrew Freris is an economist who has worked as a professor at universities in London and Hong Kong. He now works at investment bank BNP Paribas. In 1984 … Read more