Pianist

Pianist magazine is adored internationally by those who love to play the piano. From Bach to Billy Joel, the magazine offers a wide range of music styles to learn from, as you don’t just read it – you play it too! With every issue, you’ll find 40 pages of selected sheet music (suitable for players of all levels) accompanied by specially recorded sound files. The sound files act as the perfect learning tool, so you can listen to a piece of music before you learn it. All you need to do is click on the ‘sound’ icon and turn the Scores pages with a light swipe of your finger. With Pianist magazine you can expect nothing less than the very best when it comes to playing the instrument you love. You’ll have everything you need to play like an expert, including notes on technique, pedalling and interpretation, sheet music reviews, Q&As, teaching tips, in-depth ‘How to Play’ masterclasses, readers’ letters, piano news, interviews with top concert pianists and so much more! And guess what? If you opt for the digital issue, you get FREE EXTRA Scores! From the basics of scale playing to the difficult stretches and fast runs, Pianist magazine is your top piano playing guide – giving you the confidence and expertise you need to play like a pro!

Scenes from Childhood

WIN! • YOAV LEVANON’S DEBUT RELEASE FOR WARNER CLASSICS

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ON TOP OF THE WORLD • A sensational young Korean pianist scaled the heights at this year’s Van Cliburn Competition in Texas. Erica Worth reports back from Finals week

Making magic • At just 18 years of age, Yoav Levanon has already recorded two warhorses of the piano repertoire. What’s next for the young Israeli pianist? Jessica Duchen speaks to him

YOAV LEVANON Up close

Looking ahead

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE: FOLLOWING THE SCORE • Tempting as it is to look down at your fingers, it’s just as important to stay fixed to the score. Mark Tanner helps you shift your gaze

Resisting temptation • Mark Tanner on avoiding the downward glance in three of this issue’s scores

SHIFT INTO GEAR AND IMPROVE THE COMFORT ARPEGGIOS • There’s a fair amount of shifting and pivoting involved in legato arpeggio playing, says Graham Fitch, but it’s the arm that will guide you through the twists and turns

Composing Competition 2023 • Compose your own piece and WIN a Kawai piano

THE SCORES • Pianist 127 • Read the lessons • Play the scores

LEMOINE ETUDES ENFANTINES OP 37 NO 10 • Evenness is the name of the game in this energetic study, and that means extra work on those ‘weaker’ fingers, says Melanie Spanswick

ROBERT SCHUMANN ARR. CLARA SCHUMANN MONDNACHT OP 39 NO 5 • Sometimes less can be more: Clara Schumann’s transcriptions of her husband’s songs are a model of pianistic sophistication, says Nils Franke

CHAMINADE LA LISONJERA • Cécile Chaminade defied her father’s wishes to pursue a life in music – and what a stash of delicious repertoire she left behind. Mark Viner dissects on one of her most intoxicating works for solo piano

THE SPECTRE’S WALTZ • 2022 Composing Competition winner Michelle Lord talks you through her quirky waltz, where sudden shifts of harmonies and dynamics create the menacing drama

Carl CZERNY (1791-1857) • The Young Pianist Op 823 No 11

Melanie SPANSWICK • Red and Yellow Tulips

Henry LEMOINE (1786-1854) • Etudes Enfantines Op 37 No 10

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) • Bagatelle WoO 54 ‘Lustig und Traurig’

Michelle LORD • The Spectre’s Waltz

Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) arr. Clara SCHUMANN (1819-1896) •...