Pianist | Feb-Mar 2023
✔ Alim Beisembayev – The 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition winner talks to about life after the big win and the challenge of taking on Liszt’s mighty Transcendentals
✔ 40+ PAGES OF SCORES – 15 scores in total including a sultry bolero from Alfredo Casella, a shimmering tone poem by Amy Beach, a slow ragtime waltz from Scott Joplin and lots more
✔ Step-by-step lessons Including a fascinating lesson on Rachmaninov's Prelude in G major Op 32 No 5
✔ Masterclass 1 – Mark Tanner on how to prepare for a performance
✔ Masterclass 2 – Graham Fitch on how to get the best out of the thumb
✔ Rachmaninov@150 – As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the great composer's birth, Warwick Thompson takes a fresh look at the life of this brilliant, adored, yet depressive man
✔ Out of Sight – John Evans speaks to two pianists blind from birth on how we can all benefit from listening as intently as they do
✔ Learning the Piano Later – Pianist Carlos Gardels looks at the stories of some eminent late starters as inspiration for the late bloomers among us
✔ Alexander Malofeev – Who is this Russian genius? Zsolt Bognár finds out
✔ Piano Teacher Help Desk – Sounding out repertoire for the smaller hand
✔ EXCLUSIVE VIDEO LESSONS for all levels – from Graham Fitch, Chenyin Li, Tim Stein, Martin James Bartlett and more!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Pianist Feb-Mar 2023.