International Piano Magazine Nov - Dec 2014 Edição anterior

A rare interview with keyboard poet Elisabeth Leonskaja; IP’s industry insiders debate whether piano competitions are ‘God’s curse on pianists’ or an essential stepping stone to greatness; and as preparations get under way to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, we consider the effect the disease has had on the global piano community. Plus, the third instalment of Benjamin Ivry’s examination of the illustrious history of the piano duo; 18th and 19th-century performance practice on contemporary pianos; pianist and composer Dejan Lazic shares his experience of writing and premiering his first piano concerto; Duncan Honeybourne highlights the oft-overlooked pianistic oeuvre of English composer Greville Cooke; the appeal of celebrity pianists’ autographs and selfies; Van Cliburn winner and former child prodigy Haochen Zhang; a centenary tribute to the Cuban-American pianist Jorge Bolet; a look at the ‘Chopin of Mexico’ Manuel Ponce; free sheet music of Elena Cobb’s Arabia: Etude-Tableaux Op 1; downloads of two new tracks from Pinna Records; and your chance to win a Philippe Entremont box set on CD.