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.

A graceful coda

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Competition win for Yuanfan Yang

Forthcoming piano box-sets

Remembering Gary Graffman • Jonathon Brown offers a personal appreciation of the artistry and humanity of the great American pianist and teacher, who has died at the age of 97

Remembering Brenda Ogdon • Charles Beauclerk remembers a British pianist forever associated with John Ogdon

Tamás Vásáry: an obituary

Jonathan Powell dies aged 56

Historical Perspectives • Mark Ainley has been listening to the recordings of Robert Lortat, a slightly younger French contemporary of Alfred Cortot whose small but treasurable discography was confined to Chopin

Musings of a musician • Kenneth Hamilton paints a vivid portrait of the evolving state of piano‑playing in China, from Fou Ts’ong to the present day

NEW AND RECENT RELEASES

Forgotten treasures • Jeremy Nicholas recalls the life and work of the pianist and composer Józef Wieniawski, younger brother of the more famous violinist Henryk

Stepping out into the sunshine • Imogen Cooper has announced that she will soon stop playing the piano in public. Jeremy Nicholas talks to her about her career, her decision to step back from public performance and her final recording, of Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas

From vision to reality • In the first of a two-part feature, Simon Callaghan draws on personal experience to explore the practicalities of mounting a recording project, from editing source material to entering the studio

Forgotten Melodies • Alexander Malofeev introduces his debut album for Sony Classical, which combines well-known and neglected works by four Russian composers close to his heart

Bridge’s Piano Sonata • Richard Whitehouse introduces a widely acknowledged but still under-appreciated masterpiece 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

Minuetto and Trio from Symphony in G minor, Op 43

Minuetto and Trio from Symphony in G minor, Op 43

Critics’ choice

INTERNATIONAL PIANO CHOICE

SOLO REPERTOIRE

Malcolm Binns

A quarterly round-up • Nigel Simeone catches up on a wide-ranging batch of new piano recordings

Live Reviews

REVIEWS BOOK

REVIEWS SHEET MUSIC

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NEXT ISSUE SUMMER 2026

A road of discovery • Carter Johnson reflects on five recordings that have been important to his own musical growth and understanding

Celebrating the piano’s music and musicians • International Piano offers a rich mix of inspiration and guidance to pianists and piano fans around the world. Each edition of our quarterly magazine is packed with interviews, features, news and reviews showcasing the top artists of today and yesteryear.