International Piano Magazine March - April 2015 Edición anterior

Swiss pianist Andreas Haefliger speaks to IP about Beethoven, Berio and his passion for kung fu; we discover how Hungary’s new instrument looks set to change the face of piano manufacturing; IP’s panel of experts reveal the secrets behind the art of accompanying; and your guide to 2015’s piano festivals. Plus, editor Claire Jackson travels to Grieg’s hometown of Bergen; Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva talks Rachmaninov and Mikhail Pletnev; Noriko Ogawa expands her concert series for parents and carers of people with autism; how Dorothy Taubman’s methodology for making music without fatigue, pain or injury has transformed pianists’ lives; Tamara-Anna Cislowska discusses the oeuvre of Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe; and Benjamin Ivry argues that public pianos are not always cause for celebration. Also includes sheet music from Beethoven’s Sonata No 15 Op 28 and an MP3 download from Andreas Bach’s recording of Bartók’s solo works.